Analysis of Financial Statements Ratio Analysis DuPont Equation Potential Misuse of ROE Use Financial Ratios to performance Uses and Limitations of Financial Ratios • Ratios help us to evaluate financial statements. Ratios are used to make comparisons. • There are many different ratios‚ with different ones used to examine different aspects of the firm’s operations. • Ratios can be divided into 5 categories: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Liquidity ratios‚ Asset management ratios‚ Debt management ratios‚ Profitability
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HIGHLIGHTS FY2008 (JUNE 2007 – MAY 2008) FINANCIAL EVOLUTION STORES 371 REVENUE (£M) 129.3 108.8 90.7 FY08 GROWTH 19% 70.1 50.5 REVENUE UP 19% TO £129.3M (2007: £108.8M) LIKE-FOR-LIKE STORE SALES INCREASED BY 2.4% EBITDA ROSE BY 20.5% TO £24.1M (2007: £20M) PRE TAX PROFIT CLIMBED BY 38% TO £13.2M (2007: £9.6M) STRONG CASH GENERATION CONTINUES TO FUND ROLL-OUT OF NEW STORES A NET INCREASE OF 61 NEW STORES DURING THE YEAR‚ BRINGING GROUP TOTAL TO 371 YEAR END LAUNCHED “NERO EXPRESS” CARTS FOR AIRPORT
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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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Financial Statements Paper John Doe ACC/290 January 3‚ 2013 Introduction In this paper it will go through: Identify the four basic financial statements‚ describe the purpose of each of the four financial statements‚ discuss how the financial statements would be useful to internal users such as managers and employees‚ and discuss how the financial statements would be useful to external users such as investors and creditors. Identify the
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A business’ financial conditions are of major concern to all its stakeholders. As capital providers‚ investors and creditors rely on a company’s financial conditions for both the safety and profitability of their investments. The four basic financial statements are (1) Balance Sheet‚ (2) Income Statement‚ (3) Statement of Retained Earnings‚ and (4) Statement of Cash Flow (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ & Kieso‚ 2010). The balance sheet represents the financial position of a company for a specific period
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Financial Statements Paper ACC/290 Income statements chronicle the gains or deficiencies of a company’s operations over a period of time‚ by reporting all revenues and expenses. These statements are processed each month‚ and at the end of the fiscal year. Income statements include definite expenses and revenues. Sometimes these statements are also known as P&L statements or profit and loss. The second statement is known as a retained earnings statement. This is for displaying
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Abstract In this paper I will identify the four basic financial statements‚ discuss how they are interrelated with each other‚ and why they are useful to managers‚ investors‚ creditors‚ and employees. BALANCE SHEET A balance sheet provides detailed information about a company’s assets‚ liabilities and shareholders’ equity. Assets are things that a company owns that have value. This usually means they can either be sold or used by the company to make products or provide services that can be
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Financial Statements Paper There are for basic financial statements in accounting. Each one of these statements has their one nook within a company either negative or positive. The four are; the balance sheet‚ the income statement‚ the statement of retained earnings‚ and the statement of cash flows. I will discuss the how each is useful to both external and internal users. In the conclusion of this paper you will also understand the importance of each of these as well
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The Consolidated Statements of Earnings or the income statement tells financial statement users that there was a decrease in gross profit and net sales for the fiscal year 2008. The Consolidated Statements of Earnings show that the closing of underperforming stores‚ removal of new store openings from the pipeline‚ and staff reductions in many Home Depot projects resulted in $951 million in pretax charges. The difference profit and net sales is also a cause of fiscal year 2008 being 52 weeks and
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The following paper will talk about the income statement and what the income statement tells about the company including why this statement is important and what business decisions can be made using the income statement. Also‚ the paper will talk about the balance sheet and what the balance sheet tells about the company. Also‚ the reason the balance sheet is important and what business decisions can be will be covered. Lastly‚ it will talk about the statement of cash flows and what it tells about
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