Sears vs. Wal-Mart Questions Accompanying the Case Create a table and calculate the following ratios for the three years for both Sears and Wal-Mart: Current ratio‚ quick ratio‚ ‚ total assets turnover‚ fixed assets turnover‚ inventory turnover (using cost of good sold)‚ inventory turnover per day (days payable)‚ days sales outstanding‚ days payable outstanding‚ debt ratio‚ time-interest-earned‚ fixed charges coverage‚ return on sales‚ net operating profit after taxes ratio‚ return on total
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CHAPTER 4 Final Accounts Meaning Preparation of final account is the last stage of the accounting cycle. The basic objective of every concern maintaining the book of accounts is to find out the profit or loss in their business at the end of the year. Every businessman wishes to ascertain the financial position of his business firm as a whole during the particular period. In order to achieve the objectives for the firm‚ it is essential to prepare final accounts which include Manufacturing and
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF SEARS VS. WAL-MART Table Content Background Analysis------------------------------------------------ 3 Financial Ratio analysis--------------------------------------------- 4 Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)--------------------- 12 Working Capital Management--------------------------------------20 Dividend Policy and Tax Treatment------------------------------- 23 Conclusion------------------------------------------------------------24 Background Analysis Wal-Mart
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management to record‚ plan and control activities to aid decision-making process | Accounting process | Follows a full process of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarising for the purpose of analysis and interpretation of the financial information | Cost accounts are not preserved under Management Accounting but analyses necessary data from financial statements and cost ledgers. | Legal/rules | Drafted according to GAAP - General Accepted Accounting Procedure. | Drafted according to management suitability
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chart of accounts? Chart of accounts (COA) is a list of the accounts used by an organization. The list can be numerical‚ alphabetic‚ or alpha-numeric. The structure and headings of accounts should assist in consistent posting of transactions. Each nominal ledger account is unique to allow its ledger to be located. The list is typically arranged in the order of the customary appearance of accounts in the financial statements‚ profit and loss accounts followed by balance sheet accounts. It is
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a Dematerialized (or "Demat") account‚ instead of the investor taking physical possession of certificates. A Dematerialized account is opened by the investor while registering with an investment broker (or sub-broker). The Dematerialized account number is quoted for all transactions to enable electronic settlements of trades to take place. Every shareholder will have a Dematerialized account for the purpose of transacting shares. Process for opening a DEMAT account in any bank. Q2 What are
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LECTURE 1 PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNTS 1.1 LECTURE OUTLINE 1.1 The provision of the Partnership Act 1.1.1 Formation/ membership limits 1.1.2 Rights of partners 1.1.3 Obligations of partners 1.1.4 Dissolutions of partnerships Business/ Firm 1.1.5 Privileges of partners 1.2 Realignments 1.2.1 Treatment of goodwill in partnership Admission of new partners 1.2.2 Admission of new partners Retirement of partners 1.2.3 Retirement of partners 1.3 Dissolution of partnerships 1.3.1 Piece-meal Dissolutions
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DEMAT Account DEMAT Account Meaning: In India’s banking terminology‚ the term DEMAT Account refers to a deposit made at an Indian financial institution that can be used for investing in shares of stocks and other financial assets. Securities are held electronically in a DEMAT Account‚ thereby eliminating the need for physical paper certificates. Definition Demat account is a safe and convenient means of holding securities just like a bank account is for funds. Today‚ practically 99.9% settlement
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Accounts receivable is a legally enforceable claim for payment from a business to its customer/clients for goods supplied and/or services rendered in execution of the customer’s order. These are generally in the form of invoices raised by a business and delivered to the customer for payment within an agreed time frame. Accounts receivable is shown in a balance sheet as an asset. It is one of a series of accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that the
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The Chart of Accounts The increases and decreases in accounting element as affected by a business transaction are recorded in a device called account name‚ account title or account. Each accounting element is composed of several accounts which describe the related economic transactions and events. To maintain uniform account name‚ the business must have a listing of all the accounts it uses to record economic transactions. This listing of all accounts is called “Chart of Accounts.” The Chart of
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