Why are accurate financial statements important for outside business interests? Matt ACC 205: Principles of Accounting I Professor Kaplan Ashford University December 22‚ 2011 Accounting is specifically “a system by which economic information is identified‚ recorded‚ summarized and reported for the use of decision makers”; however‚ accounting involves interpretation and analyzing of all financial information‚ including taxing‚ personal financial information and investment (Alba
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Financial Statement Analysis between China Mobile & China Unicom in HK stock market ➢ China Mobile Brief description: The company: China Mobile (Stock Exchange of Hong Kong 941) Competitor: China Unicom (Stock Exchange of Hong Kong 762) It’s now estimated that China has more mobile phone users than any other country. According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Information Industry of the PRC‚ the number of mobile phone owners throughout the country totaled 539
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In the preparation of financial statements there are different formats used. Whatever formats used the results will be the same. There is no prescribed format for the preparation of the income statement. The company should select a method of presenting its expenses by either function or nature; this can either be as encouraged‚ on the face of the income statement‚ or in the notes. There are accounting standards such as IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and GAAP (Generally Accepted
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The Wal-Mart case is intended for an introductory or main course on Financial Statement Analysis. It may also be useful within a Corporate Finance/Financial Management course. After a class on financial statements and liquidity‚ profitability and solvency ratios – and some brief examples discussed by the lecturer – students should be capable of making a financial analysis of Wal-Mart. Students can be asked to make this analysis in class‚ or to prepare the case outside the classroom‚ and to present
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the largest chains‚ which operates in three large segments: The Walmart U.S.‚ the Walmart International‚ and the Sam’s Club. In this report we are focusing mainly on Walmart US. This latter is has a momentous presence in the retail industry‚ operating throughout the united states. “ The Walmart U.S segment includes the Company’s mass merchant concept under the Walmart or Wal-Mart brand‚ as well as walmart.com.” (Reuters‚ n.d) Walmart offers various lines of products and services including the following:
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various financial statements like balance sheet‚ income statement‚ and statement of cash flow and owner’s equity with its advantages and disadvantages of preparing this statement with an example. INTRODUCTION Financial statements provide information of value to company officers and various external parties‚ such as investors and lenders of funds. Publicly owned companies are required to publish general-purpose financial statements that include a balance sheet‚ income statement‚ and statement of cash
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annual report differs from most other company’s annual reports; as most annual reports are targeted to shareholders or future investors‚ Walmart focuses its annual report on shareholders‚ associates‚ and customers. What is also unique about Walmart’s annual report is that it includes information and data of its subsidiary‚ Sam’s Club. In its 2014 annual report‚ Walmart uses many strategies to effectively communicate its current success and future goals to its investors‚ customers‚ and associates. First
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Huron Consulting Group‚ Inc.: The Effect on Financial Statement and the Affect on Stockholders Abstract Huron Consulting Group‚ Inc. provides business consulting services in diverse industries in regard to improving performance‚ complying with complex regulations‚ resolving disputes‚ recovering from distress‚ leveraging technology‚ and stimulating growth. On July 31‚ 2009‚ the Company made the announcement that it will restate its financial statements for the fiscal years 2006‚ 2007 and 2008 and
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Quarterly preparation of financial statements and reports: the most appropriate interval of reporting What are businesses made for? Basically‚ businesses are made to earn profits by providing high quality goods and services to the consumers like the public. Different operations are carried out by these entities just to obtain their desired level of income and to establish a good reputation in the industry where they belong. Their earned income and incurred expenses for a certain period are summarized
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The expression “Financial statements can be manipulated by the people who prepare them” is very much disputed for us and we think we can look at this from two different points of view. Firstly‚ we would like to define the term financial statement; to be sure we mean the same thing. In every enterprise accountants track‚ organise and record the financial dealings of a company during the accounting cycle. At the close of each period‚ accountants use the information they have gathered to prepare
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