Chapter 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2-1 Financial Statement Analysis • Investors often use accounting statements to: – Compare the firm with itself by analyzing how the firm has changed over time – Compare the firm to other similar firms using a common set of financial ratios Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2-2 Why are ratios useful? • Ratios standardize numbers and facilitate
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The analysis of financial information refers to the process of the critical examination of the financial information contained in the financial statements in order to understand and make the decisions regarding the operations of the firm. There are four kinds of analysis namely; external analysis‚ internal analysis‚ horizontal analysis and vertical analysis. The external analysis is done by outsiders who do not have access to the detailed internal accounting records of the business firm. When it
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT Presented By Group Leader: Table of contents: - 1. SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………….…. 2 2. SECTION 2: BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS ……………………………….. 4 3. SECTION 3: INCOME STATEMENT…………………………………………17 4. SECTION 4: RATIO ANALYSIS………………………………………………27 5. SECTION 5: CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS……………….…......30 6. SECTION 6: PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND RECENT RESULTS………….…31 7. APPENDIX 38
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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 statement‚ statement 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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Purpose of Financial Statements The objective of financial statements is to provide information about the financial position‚ performance and changes in financial position of an enterprise that is useful to a wide range of users in making economic decisions (IASB Framework). Financial Statements provide useful information to a wide range of users: Managers require Financial Statements to manage the affairs of the company by assessing its financial performance and position and taking important business
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Financial Statement Analysis Assignment 1 This assignment is designed to get you to locate the annual report for a company and become familiar with the contents of an annual report and analysis of the financial statements. You are required to obtain the 2011‚ 2012 and 2013 annual reports of Square Pharma Ltd. and then answer the following questions. Question 1 Describe the principal activities of Square Pharma Ltd (hereafter Square). Name the members of Square’s board of directors and
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Introduction Between the years 2009 and 2008 there were multiple financial changes to the Patton – Fuller Community Hospital. Using a combination of the balance sheet‚ statement of revenue and expenses‚ and also the 2009 hospital’s annual report we are able to see how the years differ in a financial situation. This paper will explain the differences in the finances that had the largest impact on the company as a whole. Balance Sheet The assets of the
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the Federal Government True / False Questions 1. Responsibility for setting accounting and reporting standards for federal agencies rests primarily with the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. True False 2. By law‚ federal agencies must incorporate the accounting standards (GAAP) established for the federal government into their financial management systems. True False 3. The objectives of federal financial reporting are to assist report users in evaluating
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Financial Statement Analysis MBA 6150 Financial Statement Analysis – Verizon Communications Abstract The process of developing financial statements for a business is to provide supporting documentation to what has been reported as annual or quarterly income. Within the financial statement analysis strengths and weaknesses are identified through the comparison of data from the balance sheet. There are many different ways to interpret the data that is utilized for the analysis; those
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Project Report (Submitted for the Degree of B.Com. Honours in Accounting & Finance under the University of Calcutta) “Financial Statement Analysis” Submitted by--- Name of the Candidate: Subrata Jana Registration No. : 145-1121-0144-10 Roll No. : Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration Supervised by Name of
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