Qualitative Characteristics of Useful Financial Information The purpose of financial reporting is to provide decision makers with useful information. When accounting choices are to be made by individuals‚ those choices should be based upon the usefulness of that information to the decision making process. The Framework identifies six qualitative characteristics of financial statements as follows:- • relevance; • faithful representation; • comparability; • verifiability; • timeliness; and
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Financial performances Carrefour’s financial performances can be analysed and assessed by looking at the balance sheet‚ the Profit & Loss account and its global ratios. The first aspect that can be observed is that the Company is huge as it has a large amount of total assets - more than 62 billion dollars at the end of 2011. However‚ the total assets owned by Carrefour decreased over the last five years and this sudden decrease can be attributed to the change of strategy adopted by the Company‚
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Assignment: Management of Financial Resources and Performance Introduction This assessment accounts for 100% of your overall module grade. It is an individually written assignment of about 3000-3500 words (10% -/+) excluding appendices‚ to be submitted to LSS Business School on the deadline shown in the student portal with the appropriate cover note according to the guidelines given in the student handbook. Your work is expected to be analytical and evaluative‚ consolidate on relevant theory
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SFAC 6 ELEMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ASSETS. Probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a particular entity as a result of past transactions or events. LIABILITIES. Probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of a particular entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future as a result of past transactions or events. EQUITY. Residual interest in the assets of an entity that remains after deducting its liabilities
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Financial Crises and Firm Performance Financial crises • Financial crises could happen anywhere‚ although emerging markets tended to be more seriously afflicted in recent times • Companies operating in a region where a financial crisis had broken out could undergo corporate disasters as a result. • The following sections describe what happened during three major financial crises in the late 1990s and early 2000s‚ and how the business sectors of the regions were affected. • The best-known of
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Introduction Accounting is all about financial information —capturing it‚ recording it‚ configuring it‚ analyzing it‚ and reporting it to persons who use it. The financial statements : The final product of financial accounting is in the form of financial statements that are packaged with other information in a financial report. •Financial statements are prepared at the end of each accounting period. A period maybe one month‚ one quarter‚ or one year. •Financial statements report summary amounts‚ or
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DANONE Case - Financial analysis of Danone group PENG Bo (e113110) GE Chuxiao(e113051) JIANG Yihong(e113066) Fiancial Statement Analysis – Danone Case Agenda • Introduction • Capital structure • Profitability • Return • Liquidity • Solvency • Conclusions & Recommendations Fiancial Statement Analysis – Danone Case Introduction of DANONE Group History Initiate in 1966‚ DANONE evolved from the original glass manufacturer to the international leader in fresh diary products.
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Financial Statement Restatement Paper Justina Kabanuk University of Phoenix ACC/537 Financial Accounting Steven Hall July 5‚ 2010 Financial Statement Restatement Paper Financial statement users depend on accurate financial statements from
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FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS Table of Contents3 Abstract4 Introduction4 Memorandum4 Profitability of Sample Company5 Sample Company ROI for 20005 Sample Company ROI for 20015 Stock Performance6 Activity of Sample Company7 Leverage of Sample Company7 Liquidity of Sample Company7 What Is Necessary to Assess the Company?8 What Ratios Have the Most Value?10 What Other Factors‚ Beyond Ratios‚ Need To Be Considered?10 How Would Your Assessment Criteria Change If The Company In a Different Industry12
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SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATE FINANCE: PEPSICO Corporation ratio analysis Name: Nguemhe Ngouem Jacques Ludovic Chinese name: 罗维克 Student number: 220123833 Country: Cameroon PEPSICO Balance Sheet | | | View: Annual Data | Quarterly Data | in thousands | Period Ending | Dec 30‚ 2011 | Dec 24‚ 2010 | Dec 25‚ 2009 | | Assets | Current Assets | | Cash And Cash Equivalents | 4‚067‚000 | 5‚943‚000 | 3‚943‚000
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