Analyzing Financial Statements July 6‚ 2009 Ellen Tobey MMPBL/503 Mr. William Mellett Introduction Financial statements are created to give the small business owner a clear understanding of how their company is performing. Accurately prepared financial statements are important to manage the business‚ borrow money and pay the correct amount of tax. The three basic financial statements are the balance sheet‚ the income statement and statement of cash flows; each tells something different
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USES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The financing‚ investing‚ and operating activities of a company are recorded by accounting systems in the form of detailed transactions. To effectively communicate a company’s activities to decision-makers‚ these detailed transactions are summarized and reported in a set of standardized reports called financial statements. The role of financial statements is to provide information that will help investors‚ creditors‚ and others make judgments and predictions that serve
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The GAP‚ Inc. The Fiscal year Ended January 28‚ 2012 A. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1. Financial Statements Included in the Annual Report 2.1. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow 2. Major Competitors of the GAP‚ Inc. American Eagle Outfitters‚ Inc.‚ J. Crew Group‚ Inc.‚ and the TJX Companies‚ Inc. can be shown as the major competitors for the GAP‚ Inc. Based on the data given in annual reports of the companies‚ gross margin % for GAP‚ Inc. is 36%‚ while American Eagle Outfitters
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Financial Statement: A Summary report which quantitatively describes the financial health of a company Purpose of financial Statement: The objective of financial statements is to provide information about the financial position‚ performance and changes in financial position of an enterprise to the shareholders and lenders. it is useful to a wide range of users in making economic decisions. Components of Financial Statement: Profit & Loss Statement / Income Statement Retained earnings
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this assignment I am going to describe the current patterns of ill health and how they are monitored‚ I will also compare historical and current features of public health. Through the past century the health of the public has changed dramatically with such issues as polio‚ measles‚ rubella and other infectious diseases have almost been eradicated but now such issues are arising being; obesity‚ alcohol abuse‚ smoking‚ an aging demographical ‚ mental health and dental issues. All the issues that have
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assets spreads Demand Media’s expenses over time and reduces its current losses on its income statement. Thus‚ Demand Media’s accounting could be considered misleading to investors of the IPO. 2. Is the company’s capitalization accounting policy justified? If yes‚ why yes? If not‚ why not? We do not believe Demand Media’s capitalization accounting policy is justified. Although it is a reasonable assumption that Demand’s web content can attract traffic and earn advertising revenue over a few years
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Citibank Current Market Conditions As the economic situation in the United States continues to be the hot topic around the world‚ it is not a surprise that every move Citibank makes is scrutinized and added to the headlines. This paper will analyze the current market conditions of the Citibank conglomerate. The current market structure‚ the impact of new companies entering the market‚ prices related to the market and technology will be addressed. Additionally‚ productivity and cost structure
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Evaluating the Financial Health of Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is a discount variety business that began small and has grown into a worldwide multibillion dollar industry within the forty eight years of operation. Providing a brief history‚ analyzing the financial statements‚ performing an industrial comparison and trend analysis‚ this paper will evaluate the financial health of this corporation. (Walmart Corporate‚ 2010). History Wal-Mart was established in 1962 by Sam Walton
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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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Understanding what contributes toward business success is essential for a new business owner. Learning from your mistakes or the mistakes of others is essential to a successful business. Please review the following case study and answer the two questions that follow: Case study: Eric is a young man with a vision. He sees himself as heading up a large corporation someday‚ a company that he has started and helped to grow. He has basically supported himself since he was fifteen‚ and has
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