Financial Statement Analysis Tools CHAPTER 4 After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Describe the purpose of financial ratios and who uses them. 2. Define the five major categories of ratios (liquidity‚ efficiency‚ leverage‚ coverage‚ and profitability). 3. Calculate the common ratios for any firm by using income statement and balance sheet data. 4. Use financial ratios to assess a firm’s past performance‚ identify its current problems‚ and suggest strategies
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of good management. However‚ how good is it? As of December 1st‚ 2007‚ one share of Microsoft was approximately $33. Every investor would be curious if that price is reasonable. Also‚ it is too dangerous to rely completely on intuition or rumor when you buy stocks. Therefore‚ we decided to analyze Microsoft in a more rational‚ reasonable‚ fact-based way‚ and refer to that information in determining whether to buy Microsoft ’s stock or not. The 10-K financial statement from Microsoft is an enormous
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ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Chapter Outline I. Reasons to analyze financial statements of foreign companies include: • making foreign portfolio investment decisions‚ • making foreign merger and acquisition decisions‚ • making credit decisions about foreign customers‚ • evaluating foreign suppliers‚ and • benchmarking against foreign competitors. II. There are several problems an analyst might encounter in analyzing foreign financial statements‚ including: • finding
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Definition of Key Terms: Mobile Platform - also described as an OS or operating system. Mobile Device - a small computing device‚ typically small enough to be handheld (and hence also commonly known as a handheld computer or simply handheld) having a display screen with touch input and/or a miniature keyboard. Mobile Application - a computer program designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Android - a software package for smartphones‚ including many application
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Introduction Financial ratio analysis is important to a business’s success. A financial ratio analysis is an indicator of a company’s financial performance. It helps a business compare company financials with previous periods and also allows a business to contrast its financials to similar companies. A financial ratio can provide a clear image of a company ’s state and identify trends that are emerging. Use of ratios in analyzing financial statements Ratio analysis is a form of financial analysis
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Starbucks Financial Statement Analysis 09/08/2011 [pic] Starbucks Financial Statement Analysis The intent of this paper is to research and analyze the financial statement of Starbucks‚ a locally originated (yet global) publicly traded‚ Pacific Northwest Company. Resources used are the 2010 10-K‚ the DataMonitor company profile‚ Mint Global‚ and the NetAdvantage Corporate Social Responsibility reports‚ as well as several cited online resources. Company Overview Starbucks Corporation
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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 totals
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Chapter 13 … Analyzing Financial Statements Chapter Outline I. Basics of Analysis -- Transforming data into useful information for decision making. A. Purpose of Analysis To help users (both internal and external) make better business decisions. 1. Internal users (managers‚ officers‚ internal auditors‚ consultants‚ budget officers‚ and market researchers) make the strategic and operating decisions of a company. 2. External users (shareholders‚ lenders‚ directors‚ customers‚ suppliers
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examination of financial statements and underlying records for conformance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It does this as well as generally accepted governmental auditing standards C. Tests for compliance with laws and regulations. D. Both B and C. 2. Government Auditing Standards (GAS) issued by the U.S. Comptroller General apply to A. Financial statement audits of federal organizations made by the Government Accountability Office. B. Financial statement audits of
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Education Volume 6‚ 2009‚ 83-96 A FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUCTORY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Marilyn B. Misch Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA Carolyn A. Galantine Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA ABSTRACT This paper describes a financial statement analysis project useful in both preparerbased and user-based introductory courses in financial accounting. The project requires students
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