MPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC Importance of financial statement is not what anyone can just keep aside without feeling the heat. A financial statement is very important in every society as many economic and financial decisions are made based on it. WHAT ARE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? Financial statements are those sets of accounts that every quoted company / incorporation is mandated by law to produce for the benefits of its shareholders and other stakeholders. Financial statements
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Financial Statement Analysis Lecture 5 Learning Objectives: - Financial Analysis continued: Financial strength ratios (solvency & liquidity) So far we have…. Talked about the framework of financial statement analysis Discussed why we use ratios for analysis Calculated and interpreted a range of profitability & asset utilisation ratios Today we will… Calculate and interpret more ratios! These will relate to: 1. Management performance (i) Profitability (ii) Asset utilisation 2. Financial strength
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THE EFFECTS OF ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT 5.1 ENTITY CONCEPT The first accounting concept is entity concept. These concept shows accounts are kept for entities and not the people who own or run the company. Even in proprietorships and partnerships‚ the accounts for the business must be kept separate from those of the owners. This is because what whatever amount the company owes to others is not the liabilities of the owners. The maximum amount that the owner is going to lose
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The Effect of Financial Statement in Decision Making Background of the Study In every organization‚ every fiber of decision is important. However‚ before creating such valuable decision‚ it is also important that the decision makers such as leaders has basis. In terms of performance in an organization and creating new business ventures‚ it is emphasized that the use of financial statements or financial reports can be a great source of crafting decision. Through the income statement‚ balance sheet
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Financial Statements The Role of Financial Statements in an Effective Market: Financial Statements are a company’s primary source of financial information. If you want to invest in a company and needed to know how to find out if a certain company is worth the investment you would take a look at the company’s financial statements. Simply put a financial statement is a declaration of what is believed to be true about a company‚ communicated in terms of a monetary unit‚ such as the dollar. The financial
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Ratio and Financial Statement Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary.................................................................................................3 1. Nike History.............................................................................................................4 2. Nike Market Share: SWOT Analysis.......................................................................5 3. Nike Financial Report................................
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my own effort. Executive Summary I will evaluate three leading pharmaceuticals of Pakistan for profitability ratio analysis of Abbott‚ Ferozsons and Sanofi-Aventis. I will assess them on the basis of facts and figures provided in their financial statements. My objective is to figure out their flaws and potencies. Outcomes of profitability analysis are worthy for management in making effective decisions. My findings will make easy for all related parties to have impartial analysis. This project
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Financial Statements Financial Statements of a company measures the performance of their accounting period. The four parts of a Financial Statement are income statement‚ balance sheet‚ and statement of cash flow‚ and stockholders’ equity. The income statement of Landry’s Restaurants will show the summary of how the business has incurred revenues and expenses through operating expenses (Phillip‚ Libby‚ Libby‚ 2005). The income statement of Landry’s Restaurants‚ Incorporation shows the
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Direct and Indirect Cash Flow Cassandra Stewart ACC 291 June 18‚ 2014 Susan Schulz / Direct and Indirect Cash Flow Differences between direct and indirect cash flow are just what they seem. Direct statement of cash flow identifies a company’s sources and uses of cash. This cash flow has three sections that include operating‚ investing‚ and financing activities. Operating activities includes receipts and payments from normal business operations. Investing activities include the purchase
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law to prepare and provide financial statements for each accounting period. This has been the case since the conception of The Companies Act 1948’ (Flint‚ 1982)‚ last amended in 1985. Although it’s been over 55 years of reporting entities preparing financial statements‚ the objective of these statements has always been a matter of discussion. The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) came up with a precise outline in 1999 which stated "The objective of financial statements is to provide information about
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