INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ways of interpreting financial statements - Using individual items contained in financial statement. - Using ratios computed from items contained in Financial Statement (Ratio analysis) Reasons for interpreting accounts Accounts have to be analyzed and interpreted for the following logical points (1) Evaluation of the trading performance of a firm in order to have a measure of the quality of management running it. (2) Appraisal and monitoring
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* Financial Analysis No company can remain in business if it cannot sustain and grow its profits and banks are no exemption. If Bank Alfalah wants to become a premier banking institution and to satisfy its customers‚ it itself needs to become a profitable organization‚ that not only has growth in profits‚ increase its assets but also provide its shareholders with the maximum return so that they are also satisfied. * Operational Result Profit Comparison for 2010 & 2011 Description |
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December 2011 Title: A year-on-year comparison between Kingfisher PLC year end 31 January 2011 and Home retail group PLC year end 28th February 2011. Contents Introduction 3 Kingfisher PLC 3 Home Retail Group 3 Analysis 4 Profitability Ratios 4 Liquidity Ratios 5 Gearing Ratios 5 Investment Ratios 6 Performance Factors 6 Kingfisher PLC 7 Home Retail Group 7 Appendix 8 Profitability Ratios 8 Liquidity Ratios 9 Gearing Ratios 9 Investment Ratios 10 Bibliography 11
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Tables 4 Chapter 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Theoretical background 8 1.1.1 Use and significance of Ratio Analysis 8 1.1.2 Limitations 11 1.1.3 Classifications of ratios 13 1.2 Research Methodology 33 1.2.1 Need for the study 33 1.2.2 Scope of the study
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better known as ratio analysis. Ratios are among the more widely used tools of financial analysis because they provide clues to and symptoms of underlying conditions.2 Ratios help measure a company’s liquidity‚ activity‚ profitability‚ leverage and coverage.1 These five measured sections show how ratio analysis is used in decision-making‚ how a firm can measure its financial situation and financial performance‚ and the strengths and weaknesses of the company. The term ratio analysis can be broken
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25‚ 2012 Re: Huffman Trucking Ratio Analysis Team B has completed a ratio analysis on Huffman Trucking. Our team has looked over financial statements to determine the liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency ratios of Huffman Trucking. These ratios provide detailed information to creditors‚ investors‚ and employees. Together‚ the ratios reveal data related to the performance and position of Huffman Trucking. What do the liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency ratios reveal about the company’s financial
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is used to evaluate relationships among financial statement items. The ratios are used to identify trends over time for one company or to compare two or more companies at one point in time. Financial statement ratio analysis focuses on three key aspects of a business: liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency. Liquidity Ratios Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a company to repay its short‐term debts and meet unexpected cash needs. Current ratio The current
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History of the British Islands The study of the British Islands helps us to understand the foundations on which our society is built on. The present life of the British Islands is the result of the accumulated past; and if we understand the past‚ we can understand ourselves and also determinate our future. The History and Culture of England helps us to answer questions that ask for the remains of the past‚ such us: Who built a dolmen? Who built a hill-fort? What was a castle? Etc. Therefore
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| JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION | COMMON SIZE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RATIO ANALYSIS | | RUFIN‚ MA. URIKA C.2008103114FIN102DEAN MAURICE SABIOSY2010-2011 | | | RATIO ANALYSIS | 1.) EARNINGS PER SHARE | | | | | | | | | EPS= | NET INCOME - PREFERRED DIVIDENDS | | | | AVE. NO. OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING | | | | | | | | | NET INCOME | OUTSTANDING SHARES | | | 3‚637‚297‚943 | 2010 | 1‚053‚438‚818 | | | | 2009 | 1‚051‚458‚156 | | | |
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University of Phoenix Material Patton-Fuller Ratio Analysis There is a _$_1 million__ difference between the “unaudited” and the “audited” financial reports. The subsequent audit adjustment __increase bad debt_____expense by $__1 milion___ and changed the operating results for 2009 from _a gain to a loss_‚ as compared to the unaudited financial statements. This audit adjustment reduced _the profitability_by 1 mil_and weakens the __creditability_ of the CEO’s report to the Board in December
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