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    Financial statements‚ also known as financial reports‚ record the financial activities of a business in short and long term. The four financial statements are: balance sheet‚ income statementstatement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. A balance sheet reports the assets‚ liabilities‚ and net equity on a company. An income statement reports income‚ expenses‚ and profits on a company. A statement of retained earnings shows a company ’s changed retained earnings. The statement

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    Enron

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    wife and children‚ was a company created in 1998 by Enron ’s CFO‚ Andrew Fastow‚ to buy Enron ’s poorly performing stocks and stakes and bolster Enron ’s financial statements. Fastow proposed in October 1999 to Enron ’s finance Board the creation of LJM2 Co-Investment L.P. Fastow would act as general director of a much larger private equity fund that would be funded with $200 million of institutional funds. The question of Fastow’s dual role as Enron ’s CFO and LJM2 ’s general director was not viewed

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    Running Head: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial Statements Paper Ricardo E Mendoza University of Phoenix Principles of Accounting Sandra Hernandez 21 January 2010 Abstract In this paper I will discuss about the definition of accounting and the different financial statements that are use to monitor all the tangibles that flows within a company and how they relate to each other to control the flow of monies on any given business. Financial Statements Paper What is the purpose of accounting

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    (2004-2008) Course Title: Managing Financial Resources Course: MSc. Finance Date: 11th January 2010. TABLE OF CONTENT Executive Summary This report shows the analysis of the financial performance of Centrica Plc‚ one of the top energy business providers in UK. Based on my analysis from this report I can conclusively state that: Centrica Plc has an upper hand in the energy and gas market than it s competitor; Scottish Power. Centrica Plc’s turnover was very high in

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    Working with Financial Statements Accounting is the heart and soul of executing a successful business. Accounting is used to provide record for all items that are paid and received for a business over any period of time. Within the purpose of accounting lies the need to provide continuity and sustainability within a business‚ without it a business will not thrive. The information obtained is kept on record‚ in order to give insight to upper management on data concerning the daily revenue and expenses

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    management of Enron including Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow. These managers created a tone at the top of Enron that allowed and encouraged accounting that mislead investors. The audit team at Anderson and especially David Duncan the lead partner for Enron’s audit holds responsibility. Anderson was negligent in finding problematic accounting used by Enron. In addition‚ Anderson made millions on consulting services provide to Enron which makes their independence for Enron come into

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    CHRISCHER L. ALANES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING REACTION PAPER – THE ENRON SCANDAL FACTS OF THE CASE Enron Corporation was formed in 1985‚ led by Kenneth Lay‚ as a result from the merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth that specializes in natural gases and commodities. In 1990‚ the company hires Jeffrey Skilling to lead the trading of commodities under deregulated market and Andrew Fastow later that year (USA Today‚ 2002). Deregulation of the energy markets allowed companies to place bets

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    CFIN4 ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS 1/21/15 CHAPTER 2 1 1. 2. Describe the basic financial information that is produced by corporations and explain how the firm’s stakeholders use such information. Describe the financial statements that corporations publish and the information that each statement provides. 2 © 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied‚ scanned‚ or duplicated‚ in whole or in part‚ except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product

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    ENRON The Enron scandal was a financial scandal that was revealed in late 2001. After a series of discoveries involving irregular accounting procedures which could be turned in as fraud‚ went on throughout the 1990s‚ involving Enron and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen. Enron stood at the verge of falling into the largest bankruptcy in history by mid-November 2001. An attempt by a smaller energy company‚ Dynegy‚ was not feasible. Enron filed for bankruptcy on December 2‚ 2001. As the scandal

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    Page - 1 of 24 Financial Statement Analysis. Abstract Financial Statements are summaries of monetary data about an enterprise. Hence Financial Statement Analysis will help one to assess the Viability‚ Stability‚ Profitability and Liquidity of an enterprise. In this Assignment‚ an attempt‚ to analyze the financial performance of two companies in Textile Industry (S.Kumar Nationwide Ltd. & Gokaldas Export Ltd.) has been made. As the result of this assignment I found the performances of S.Kumar

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