COMMON-SIZE FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS When all the items of a financial statement are expressed on a common basis‚ it is known as a common-size financial statement. Common-sizing of balance sheet is done generally by expressing its all items as a percentage of its total assets or total equities. Similarly‚ income statement is common-sized when its all items are expressed as percentage of total sales. PROCEDURE OF COMMON SIZING In preparing common-size income statement‚ the following procedure
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Common-Size Analysis When comparing financial statements‚ it is often necessary to compare successive years ’ statements of the same company or statements from companies of various sizes. Ordinary financial statements can make it difficult to recognize trends or spot disproportionate categories since the figures make it difficult to tell how much a category has changed in relation to the other categories. Common-size statements solve this problem by valuing all categories in relation to a base
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Common Size Statements are used to compare financial statements of different-size companies‚ or of the same company over different periods. Common-size analysis - (also called vertical analysis) expresses each line item on a single year’s financial statement as a percent. The base amount for the balance sheet is usually total assets (which is the same number as total liabilities plus stockholders’ equity)‚ and for the income statement it is usually net sales or revenues. By comparing two or more
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT COMMON SIZE STATEMENT AND TREND ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION We know business is mainly concerned with the financial activities. In order to ascertain the financial status of the business every enterprise prepares certain statements‚ known as financial statements. Financial statements are mainly prepared for decision making purpose. But the information as is provided in the financial statements is not adequately helpful in drawing a meaningful conclusion. Thus‚ an effective analysis
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are required to critically examine the validity of this view and determine how the two banks could justify their multi-billion dollar annual investments in IT. It is also necessary to critically analyse the IT investment strategies of HSBS and Citigroup. Finally the authors will analyse how companies should go about assessing the value of their IT investments and determine in their opinion‚ which of the two banks in clever in its IT investment. Carr (2003) stated that as information technology
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Analysis of Financial Statements After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: Explain why ratio analysis is usually the first step in the analysis of a company’s financial statements. List the five groups of ratios‚ specify which ratios belong in each group‚ and explain what information each group gives us about the firm’s financial position. State what trend analysis is‚ and why it is important. Describe how the Du Pont chart is used‚ and how it may be modified to include
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company’s accounting statements or financial statements and making comparisons with relevant information Financial Ratios are measures of relative values of key financial information. Ratio Analysis involves methods of calculating and interpreting financial ratios to assess the firm’s performance. Ratios are measured as (1) percentages; (2) times or multiples; and (3) number of days. Ratios are of interest as key indicators of financial health to: shareholders
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Financial Statements December 18‚ 2012 Financial Statements There are four main types of financial statements in the account world. Each statement has a difference focus and importance. Managers‚ creditors‚ and investors to learn about a company’s financial status and to make decisions about the company use the financial statements. Each financial statement type will briefly be defined and explained in this paper. Also‚ why these statements are of interest to managers‚ creditors‚ and investors
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ABC SDN. BHD. (Incorporated in Malaysia) REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 December 2010
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Financial Statement Companies use several tools such as a balance sheet to make sound business decisions. A balance sheet is a quantitative summary of a company ’s financial condition at a specific point in time‚ including assets‚ liabilities and net worth. The first part of a balance sheet shows all the productive assets a company owns‚ and the second part shows all the financing methods (such as liabilities and shareholders ’ equity) Also‚ called statement of condition.
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