Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is often used for assessing the company’s stock price. P/E is determined by first calculating the earnings per shares (EPS)‚ which is the post-tax profits divides by the number of shares (Figure 1). Trailing P/E is equal to current market share price divided by trailing earnings per share for the past 12 months‚ whereas forward P/E is equal to current share price divided by expected earnings per shares for the next 12 months or next full-year fiscal period (http://www
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AUDIT FAILURE OF WORLDCOM Group 1 Background • WorldCom‚ first named LDDS (Long Distance Discount Services)‚ grew largely by aggressively acquiring other telecommunications companies in 1990s. • For a time‚ it was the United State’s second largest long distance phone company (after AT&T). Background However‚ the year 2002 comes… • In March‚ the SEC began to investigate WorldCom as it reported large profit while AT&T reported loss. • In May‚ Arthur Anderson was replaced by KPMG
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ABC Company Internal Audit Manual Internal Audit Manual Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................... .....2 CHARTER......................................................................................... ....................5 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................5 ORGANISATION AND BOARD REPORTING....................................
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Beginning the Audit Report Peter Serunjoji ACC546 January 15‚ 2012 Arlette Peoples Beginning the Audit Report MEMORANDUM TO: Larry Lancaster‚ Chairman‚ President‚ and CEO of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. FROM: Matrix Certified Public Accountants (MCPA) Inc.‚ DATE: January 15 2012 SUBJECT: Beginning the Audit Report (Engagement letter‚ Engagement checklist‚ Outline of timeframes and milestones of the audit) Dear Mr. Lancaster‚ This letter is to confirm the
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Earnings management is typically regarded as a bad thing. I will cover why it’s considered a bad thing‚ and what it entails. When an executive “cooks the books” it’s referring to them providing false information in order to deceive other important employees or shareholders. This act includes‚ but is not limited to: falsifying receipts‚ inventories‚ balance sheets‚ and/or cash flow statements. This is an important concept to familiarize yourself with because‚ if identified and stopped in time‚ could
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draws the background and key events of the pre-Civil Rights Movement period. Then‚ the second part will address a deep analysis of the Civil Rights Movement and the period after that. We will see all along this paper that often the Federal and State power confronted each others. The Southern States were the most affected by the rebellions and the Civil Rights Movement. Fred Douglas‚ who supported the end of slavery‚ played also a significant role in the pre-Civil period. From 1900s‚ Black equality
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AUDIT QUALITY A BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE QUALITY OF ASSURANCE AND AUDIT Student ID: 1204335 Xiaoyu ZHENG AUDIT QUALITY A BR IEF D ISC US SI ON R EGAR D IN G THE QUAL IT Y OF A S SUR A N CE AN D A UD IT A INTRODUCTION uditing has inevitably become one of the essential activities in the current business world. It may be attributable to the fact that financial reports still remain the major criteria in evaluating the performance of the business. Audit quality refers to different
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M3.12 MOTIVATING TO PERFORM IN THE WORKPLACE ~ By ANDREA HUGHES The value of assessing performance Formal and Informal systems of assessment/appraisal Assessment is the on-going review by a line manager of the work an employee or a team has performed that is measured against expected outcomes. It is a two way communication channel that gives a shared understanding of what is to be achieved‚ it provides an opportunity to get employees to buy in to the process. It is a useful tool that can highlight
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2.2 Effective telephonic interaction requires professional behaviour. List at least five things that you can do to behave in a professional manner during a telephone or conference call. Answer • Be polite and respectful when speaking • Listen carefully to what the person on the other end is saying or asking • Apologise if you had to put the person on hold for a while or made them wait. • Ask if it is a convenient time to talk especially if you are calling them on their cell phone or at work. • Don’t
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Accounting Research Center‚ Booth School of Business‚ University of Chicago Why Do Audits Fail? Evidence from Lincoln Savings and Loan Author(s): Merle Erickson‚ Brian W. Mayhew‚ William L. Felix‚ Jr. Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Accounting Research‚ Vol. 38‚ No. 1 (Spring‚ 2000)‚ pp. 165-194 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Accounting Research Center‚ Booth School of Business‚ University of Chicago Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2672927 . Accessed: 30/01/2012
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