in January) 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Net Sales 466‚114 443‚854 418‚952 405‚046 401‚244 374‚526 Percentage Increase 124.5% 118.5% 111.9% 108.2% 107.2% 100% Amount 91‚588 69‚328 44‚426 30‚520 26‚718 - Source: EBIT Financial Analyses Center 2013 The data analyzed using the comparative-horizontal analysis is the net sales for Wal-Mart. It is assumed that 2008 is the base year to calculate the horizontal analysis. Based on the previous data it is analyzed we can determine
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15.515: Financial Accounting Fall 2012 Problem Set 2 Question 1. Understanding Walmart’s financial statements In this homework we will ask you a series of questions related to revenue recognition based on Wal-Mart 2012’s Annual Report (posted on Stellar ~/Materials/Financial statements used / discussed in class). The goal is to become familiar with real financial statements. 1. How much net sales did Walmart generate for the fiscal period ending on January 31‚ 2012? $443‚854M
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Income Statement Examination Cost of Goods Sold: Over the period of 2002-2005‚ Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) as a percentage of sales decreased from 78% to 76%. The constant COGS explains that Wal-Mart has settled with the over 4 million deliveries to each store they make each year. With such a constant rate over a 4 year period‚ Wal-Mart has not found any new technique that has lessened the cost of transporting their goods from assembly line to shelf. Gross Profit: Gross profit is the difference
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WALMART INC Consolidated Balance Sheets Walmart’s Statement of Financial Position on January 31‚ 2012 is given below together with some transactions reported during the fiscal year 2012. (Amounts in millions) January 31‚ 2012 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $6‚550 Receivables 5‚937 Inventories 40‚714 Prepaid expenses and other 1‚774 Total current assets 54‚975 Property and equipment‚ at cost: Land 25‚612 Buildings and improvements 90‚686 Fixtures
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three criteria. 1. Engage in business activities and earn revenues and incur expenses. 2. Operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision-maker to assess performance and make resource allocation decisions. 3. Discrete financial information is available from the internal reporting system. C. Once operating segments have been identified‚ three quantitative threshold tests are then applied to identify segments of sufficient size to warrant separate disclosure. Any segment
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Financial Statements Paper ACC/290 Income statements chronicle the gains or deficiencies of a company’s operations over a period of time‚ by reporting all revenues and expenses. These statements are processed each month‚ and at the end of the fiscal year. Income statements include definite expenses and revenues. Sometimes these statements are also known as P&L statements or profit and loss. The second statement is known as a retained earnings statement. This is for displaying
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Medtronic ’s Ratings Earning Power I would rank Medtronic ’s earning power at a 9 on a scale of 1 (very weak) to 10 (very strong). Medtronic has successfully demonstrated their ability to grow and provide substantial return to their owners. Medtronic ’s net earnings have steadily increased from $984.0 million in 2002‚ to $1599.8 million in 2003‚ to $1959.3 million in 2004. Their total assets have increased 13.7% from $12‚405.5 million in 2003 to $14‚110.8 million in 2004. These measures show
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Financial statements are essential accounting tools which include balance sheets‚ cash flow statements‚ and income statements that provide information on a company ’s past and present financial history. Information on financial statements can be used by any number of public and private entities to determine if an organization ’s financial status is healthy. Burger King and McDonald ’s are two organizations that use financial statements in conducting business. Further‚ this paper will discuss the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….....1 1.1 Relationship between Holding/parent company- subsidiary………………………….2 2.1 Consolidated Financial Statement…………………………………………………….4 3.1 The concept of Goodwill……………………………………………………………...5 3.1.1 Computation of Goodwill…………………………………………………………...6 3.1.2 Computation of negative Goodwill………………………………………………...7 4.1 The recommendation of the IASB……………………………………………………8 5.1 IFRS 36 Impairment of Assets………………………………………………………..9 6.1 IFRS
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parties that may ultimately rely on the client’s financial statements? Should auditors insist that audit engagement letters identify the third parties to whom the client intends to distribute the audited financial statements? Would this practice eliminate auditors’ legal liability to nonprivity parties not mentioned in engagement letters? During an audit it is the auditors responsibility to give their opinion on a company’s financial statements to its shareholders. However‚ the main purpose of
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