Field of interest: Financial Analysis Introduction I am interested in investing and that means that I am interested in almost all "investment vehicles"; from stocks and bonds to futures and options. However‚ I am in certain stage of my life where I don’t have high income. So I shifted my interest primarily toward options. Because of the simply reason‚ options in 100 shares will cost much less than actually buying 100 shares. This reason and my today’s situation have "forced" me to be more interested
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Financial Statements Robert Greene Phoenix University Principles of Accounting I 290 Dr. Zeneo Williams June 18‚ 2013 Financial Statements To understand finances‚ the ability to decipher the data available must be attained. One of the tools used to do this is through financial statements. There are four prevalent statements used to achieve this. They are the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. These statements are
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Part A There are three main areas of decision making for the corporate financial manager: Investment: The choice of projects or assets in which to invest company funds. Competing alternatives have to be assessed using a number of techniques. This type of decision will also be of concern to the private individual when making choices about which shares to buy. Finance: How these investments should be financed. It is necessary to evaluate the possible sources‚ external and internal‚ and the effect
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CHAPTER 1 FInANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTEXT ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION ID1–1 Security analysts and stockholders: These users would use financial statements to try to estimate the future earnings and cash flow potential of the company‚ which would be used to project a value for the company’s stock. Bank loan officers: These users would use the financial statements to determine the ability of a company to repay loans to the bank. A company’s
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market. An example of financing decisions would be allowing investors to buy stock in the company. Question #2: Chapter 2 (Ten Points) Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the major financial markets. A financial market is a market where securities are issued and traded. These financial markets channel savings to corporate investment and they help match up borrowers and lenders. They provide liquidity and diversification opportunities for investors. Some of these markets include
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Book Information Page Financial Management 5e Principles & Practices By Timothy Gallagher Colorado State University 3 things about Gallagher 5e 1. Complete coverage of recent financial crises\great recession 2. Review of systematic risk and “too big to fail” concepts 3. Best value proposition on the market (see quote on backside) 3 things about Textbook Media Press* 1. Proven content from trusted authors since 2004 2. Unique student options (online; desktop-PDF; paperback; iPhone)
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Chapter 3 Analysis of Financial Statements LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • Explain why ratio analysis is usually the first step in the analysis of a company’s financial statements. • List the five groups of ratios‚ specify which ratios belong in each group‚ and explain what information each group gives us about the firm’s financial position. • State what trend analysis is‚ and why it is important. • Describe how
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Financial deregulation Financial deregulation created an environment in which mortgage lending expanded and speculation in other financial markets were heightened. The result was‚ first‚ the failure of mortgage firms‚ banks and a major insurance company‚ followed by the collapse of the market for short term loans. This initially led to a liquidity crisis and then to insolvencies and a debt deflation and the whole economy sunk into a deep recession. Financial deregulation prepared the conditions
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Sapura Kencana Petroleum Berhad (Sapura Kencana) is a full-fledged upstream player and one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas services and solutions providers. Sapura Kencana’s full spectrum of capabilities covers the entire value chain of exploration‚ development‚ production‚ rejuvenation‚ and decommissioning and abandonment. Multinational workforce comprising 51 nationalities and over 13‚000 people‚ comprehensive world-class assets and project management capabilities
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monetary values of financial transactions of a business The reporting of results Providing financial information as a basis for decision making 3 main processes define the accounting process: 1. IDENTIFYING: Selecting evidence of economic / financial activity (transactions) 2. RECORDING transactions to provide a permanent history of the businesses financial activities 3. COMMUNICATING the recorded information to interested users by use of accounting reports IE Financial Statements The Nature
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