Chapter 5: Essentials of Financial Statement Analysis Evaluating accounting “quality” How do we define financial reporting quality? Qualitative characteristics of accounting Information: Understandability Decision usefulness Reliability Relevance Consistency Comparability 1 Attributes of High Quality Financial Reporting Financial reporting (earnings) quality has been considered positively associated with the following: High persistence of earnings and cash flows
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Comments on Trend Analysis As indicated earlier‚ the full year audited results for the period ended 31st March‚ 2009 were for a 15 months period. Hence‚ these are not comparable with the full year audited results for the year ended 31st March‚ 2010. However‚ on a memorandum basis‚ for comparative purposes‚ the audited results for year ended 31st March‚ 2010 along with the un-audited results for the 12 months period ended 31st March‚ 2009 are given below: * Net Sales for
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Meghna Oil Limited MJL Bangladesh Limited Items 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Items 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Lequidity Rarios Lequidity Rarios (1) Current Ratio 1.05 1.08 1.09 1.07 1.1 (1) Current Ratio 1.36 1.45 1.68 2.41 1.48 (2) Quick Ratio 0.54 0.75 0.58 0.77 0.86 (2) Quick Ratio 0.87 0.78 0.89 1.81 1.04 Operating Ratios Operating Ratios (3) Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio 10.6 7.87 11.58 6.59 9.21 (3)
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Analysis of Financial Statements Financial statements are frequently a key source of information for financial decisions and taking a look at Microsoft’s financial statements can help us decide certain things about the company. There are three different types of statements that will be discussed in this section. These include: the balance sheet‚ the income statement‚ and the statement of cash flows. They are discussed here in either the sense of quarterly or yearly statements and will be noted
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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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Four Basic Financial Statements In the field of accounting‚ the basis of all decisions comes from the calculating and reporting of financial statements. Without these statements‚ a company may lack in organization skills which could lead to huge errors being made. These huge errors could cost a company millions of dollars. Knowing that‚ it is important to make sure that these reports are done accurately and in a timely fashion so that mistakes do not become catastrophes. Income Statement The Income
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IPSASB Exposure Draft (ED) 47 March 2012 Comments due: July 31‚ 2012 Proposed International Public Sector Accounting Standard Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) sets International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) for use by public sector entities‚ including national‚ regional‚ and local governments‚ and related governmental agencies. A key part of the IPSASB’s strategy is to converge the IPSASs‚
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Financial Statement Analysis for Investors Michael Price MBA640: Accounting for Decision Making Dr. Ulinski December 11‚ 2012 Table of Contents: Section I: Introduction (Page 3) Section II: Literature Review (Page 4) Section III: Methodology and Data Collection (Page 5) Section IV: Results (Page 6) a. Income Statement Analysis (Page 7) b. Balance Sheet Analysis (Page 11) c. Statement of Cash flow Analysis (Page 14) Section V: Conclusion (Page 16) a. Recommendation
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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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happened? 2 Financial Reporting Issues 3 Trading Business and Mark to Marketing 3 Reporting Issues for Special Purpose Entities 3 Other Accounting Problems 4 Governance and Intermediation Failures at Enron 4 Role of Top Management Compensation 4 Role of Audit Committees 4 Role of External Auditors 4 Role of Fund Managers 5 Role of Accounting Regulations 5 The Sarbanes Oxley Act 5 Did it help? 5 Bibliography 6 Introduction Kenneth Lay formed Enron in 1985‚ when InterNorth
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