Accruals and the Prediction of Future Cash Flows: evidence from China Background Predicting the company’s future cash flows is of high significance in accounting and finance areas alike‚ due to the fact that the ability of company generating cash flows substantially influences its securities value. For this purpose‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) states that the primary objective of financial reporting is to provide information to help investors‚ creditors‚ and others in assessing
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of Cash flow * Cash flow is more “direct” as “profit” is highly dependent on accounting conventions and concepts/principles * Cash flow reporting satisfies the needs of all users better since cash flow is more direct with its messages. Some of the interested user parties are: * Creditors -repayment of debts‚ overdue accounts * Management -cash flow reporting provides the type of information which decision should be taken re: relevant costs ( decision based on future cash flow)
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CFO>Capex? 4. CFO>Capex + Dividends 5. Excess Cash 6. Source of cash to pay Capex and/or Dividends 7. Were working capital accounts other than cash and cash equivalents primary sources of cash or users of cash? 8.What other major items affected cash flows? 1991 1. Major sources of cash are cash received from customers and proceeds from the issuance of common stock. Major uses of cash are cash paid to suppliers and employees and increase of accounts
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Sen’s Sensibility: Managing the Cash Flow Ronal Sen was looking at the bank statement for the last quarter. He thought about the effort that he underwent to make those payments referred as withdrawals in the bank statement. He recollected the occasions in which he had to request the vendor to delay the deposit of the cheque given by him as he had insufficient balance in the bank. The company he had founded had outgrown the informal processes that he used to control it. He was interested in getting
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Modèles du Free Cash Flow Thèmes choisis en gestion – États financiers et placements (ADMI 3500) Les exemples sont tirés du livre : Stowe‚ J. D.‚ Robinson‚ T.R.‚ Pinto‚ J. E. et Henry ‚ Equity asset valuation‚ Second Edition‚ 2010‚ CFA Institute Investment Series 2 1. Introduction Les modèles d’évaluation basés sur les flux monétaires actualisées (DCF model) considèrent la valeur intrinsèque d’une action comme étant la valeur actualisée des flux monétaires espérés. Dans ce chapitre
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twenty years‚ rounded to the nearest dollar? (A) (B) $19‚292 (C) $144‚105 (D) 3. $14‚938 $40‚000 A firm’s profit before tax is $150 000 and depreciation expense is $30‚000. Assuming a company tax rate of 30%‚ the firm’s cash flow from operations is: (A) $840‚000 (B) $180‚000 (C) $135‚000 (D) $75‚000 4. Given an effective annual interest rate of 14 per cent‚ the present value of a perpetuity consisting of yearly payments of $25‚000 starting immediately
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C) What do you think is the real cause for the cash flow problem at cyclone? What actions can be taken to improve the situation? Comment on Rangi’s management of the factory. The real causes for the cash flow problem at cyclone are: • No perfect planning to distribute goods /provisions • Failure to establish human resource strategies. • Misusage of wealth during the cyclone • Negligence & irresponsibility of top level management. • Unsatisfactory workplace. Remedies to be done for improvement of
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Cash Flow Statements - Indirect method – Reconciliation for Cash from Operations –from Accrual profit to Cash generated. Accrual profit recorded items below that did not involve Cash Action to derive Cash Explanations and reasons for adjustments necessary to derive Cash from Operations [Profit making activities] 1 Depreciation buildings Add back Non cash expense that reduced profit 2 Proceeds from sale of Asset deduct Non cash gain or profit that increased profit 3 Carrying amount of Asset sold
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Discounted Cash Flow Homework Problems Please post the answers (and show your work) in the assignments section by midnight the last day of the week assigned. 1. Calculate the future value of 1‚535 invested today for 8 years at 6 percent. (5 points) $1535 * 1.5938 = $2‚446 2. What is the total present value of the following cash stream‚ discounted at 8 percent? (5 points) |Year |Amount |Rate |PV | |1 | $ 400
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IRAC Brief: Stryker Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission Legal risks associated with domestic and international business are a challenge for today’s business managers. A company must possess strong internal controls to prevent deceptive bookkeeping and corrupt business practices as part of their overseas operations. Stryker Corporation experienced this firsthand as part of their international business practices‚ recently challenged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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