...SOM 630 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING End-of–Course Project Fall 2010 Semester After you have chosen a company and obtained a copy of its published financial statements, please answer the questions posed below in the spaces provided. If you cannot answer a given question, please explain why not (data not available, you do not understand the question, etc.). Are the financial statements consolidated financial statements? How do you know? Yes. It says "Consolidated "Consolidated "Consolidated "Consolidated so in the titles of each of the statements. Balance Sheets" Statement of Operations" Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity" Statement of Cash Flows" Are the financial statements comparative financial statements? What periods (years) are presented? Yes. They compare the periods ending 03Jan2009 & 02January2010. They also show a period from 06Feb2007 - 29Dec2007 & then a short period (31Dec2006 - 05Feb2007) before the company had been purchased by the current owners. The first footnote is probably labeled “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”. What do you think is the main objective of this footnote? This was actually the second footnote (the first was titled "Nature of Business"). If the company has inventory, what cost flow assumption are they using (FIFO, LIFO, etc)? How do you know? This company currently uses FIFO (the company's predecessor had used LIFO). They tell me this in the second footnote titled "Summary of Significant Accounting...
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...ledger | | √ | 2.2 Transfer journal entries | | √ | 2.3 Summarize ledger | | √ | 3. Prepare trial balance | 3.1 List account titles and transfer from the balance | √ | | 3.2 Summarize trial balance | √ | | 4. Prepare Financial Reports | 4.1 Prepare financial statements | √ | | 4.2 Analyze financial statements | √ | | 5. Review internal control system | 5.1 Check policy compliance | √ | | 5.2 Prepare policy compliance report | √ | | Evidences/Proof of Current Competencies Evidences of Current Competencies acquired related Job/Occupation Current Competencies | Proof/Evidence | Means of Validating | 1. Journalize Transactions | * Demonstration * Certificate of Employment | * Assessment * Authenticity | 1.1 Prepare chart of accounts | | | 1.2 Analyze documents | | | 1.3 Prepare journal entries | | | 3. Prepare trial balance | * Demonstration * Certificate of Employment | * Assessment * Authenticity | 1. List account titles and transfer from the balance | | | 2. Summarize trial balance | | | 4. Prepare Financial Reports | * Demonstration * Certificate of Employment | * Assessment * Authenticity | 4.1 Prepare financial statements | | | 4.2...
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...Applied Managerial Finance Financial Analysis: Financial Statement Ratios and Metrics November 30, 2013 Financial Analysis: Financial Statement Ratios and Metrics Mary has asked me to provide a list of financial ratios that she needs explained and a computation of each for Apex Printing. She would also like to see a comparison of these ratios to other firms in the printing sector. I am going to provide an indication of how each of these ratios differ from Apex’s and whether or not the ratio is indicative of better performance by Apex (Task List, 2013). Financial ratios are used to look at how an organization performs and what kind of financial situation they may be in. Information that is provided in the financial statement is used to calculate these ratios. Ratios show trends and as comparisons to other organizations. They also have the capability to predict bankruptcy. There are several different types of ratios used according to the particular type of information they want to provide. These are liquidity, asset turnover, financial leverage, profitability and dividend policy ratios (NetMBA, n.d.). Explain and compute Current ratio of Apex Short-term financial obligations can be seen in the liquidity ratio. Short-term creditors use this information to determine whether or not to extend credit to an organization. Current ratio and the quick ratio are the most frequently used ratios in this area (NetMBA, n.d.). As one of the most popular ratios used to compute a company’s...
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...Financial Statement Reporting and Analysis ACC-3303 Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/financial-statement-reporting-and-analysis/ Financial Statement Analysis Project You have done an excellent job for your company. The executives have been considering to promote you to a position with more responsibilities and higher pay. Whether you will have this promotion depends on your performance for this project the executives assign you to do. The specific tasks are: 1. Collect the most recent 10-K, including financial statements, their footnotes, and management discussion for one of the following primary firms: (Note: DON’T print out 10-K.) a. Merck & Co. Inc. (ticker: MRK) b. General Electric Co. (ticker: GE) Then, you need to find one major competitor of the firm you select above, and also download its most recent 10-K. You need to explain why you select this firmas the competitorfor your project study. In addition, you need to collect industrial benchmarks or ratios for the ratios you need to calculate (See 3 below), and to investigate what formulas from which these benchmarks are calculated. (5 points) 2. Summarize the management discussion and analysis. Pay close attention to the adjective terms in the description they use to excuse themselves from unsatisfactory performance. Do you think that the firm discloses its financial situation sufficiently? (15 points) 3. For the two companies (the primary and the competitor), do numerical...
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...Deliverables Company Selection – Week 1 Course Project Horizontal Analysis – Week 2 Course Project Vertical Analysis – Week 3 Course Project Final Ratio Analysis – Week 4 General Expectations for Your Final Course Project Submission – Week 7 Citation Help |Deliverables | | Course Project Company Selection Please post your chosen companies for comparison for my approval in the Week 1 Course Project Dropbox by Sunday, end of Week 1, 11:59 p.m. (MT). I will give you feedback to make sure that you're on the right track for this assignment. (5 points) Course Project Horizontal Analysis Please post the horizontal analysis for your Course Project in the Week 2 Course Project Dropbox by Sunday, end of Week 2, 11:59 p.m. (MT). (40 points) Course Project Vertical Analysis Please post the vertical Analysis for your Course Project in the Week 3 Course Project Dropbox by Sunday, end of Week 3, 11:59 p.m. (MT). (40 points) Course Project Final Ratio Analysis Please post the Ratio Analysis for your Course Project in the Week 4 Course Project Dropbox by Sunday, end of Week 4, 11:59 p.m. (MT). (40 points) Final Course Project Submission Please post the Course Project final summary assignment to the Week 7 Course Project Dropbox by Sunday, end of Week 7, 11:59 p.m. (MT). (75 points) |Category ...
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...NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY BTEC HND IN BUSINESS Assignment Front Sheet | Qualification | Unit Code / Unit number and title | Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (QCF) | F/601/0864 QCF level: 4Unit 10 Financial Accounting and Reporting | Student name NEU Student Number / BTEC Registration Number | | | | Assessor name(s) | Noel Farquharson | Le Quang Dung | Date issued | Submission deadline (for both hard copy and Turnitin) | May 7th 2015 | May 22nd 2015 | | | Assignment title | Interpreting financial statement | Student to indicate clearly on the Evidence (Page no) their answers against the following assessment criteria that can be found. | Learning Outcome | Learning outcome | Assessment Criteria | In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able to: | Task no. | Evidence(Page no) | LO4 | Be able to interpret financial statements | 4.1 | Calculate accounting ratios to assess the performance and position of a business | 1&2 | | | | 4.2 | Prepare a report incorporating and interpreting accounting ratios, including suitable comparisons. | 3 | | Student declaration | I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.Student signature: ...
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...of CIMCO Refrigeration, it also supplies refrigeration equipment used by the food and beverage industry and by the NHL to keep artificial ice surfaces frozen. Toromont was a spin-off of Enerflex, its natural business, in 2011. Enerflex and CIMCO made up Toromont’s Compression Group segment. The company maintains operations primarily in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The primary focus of Toromont is to lead by example and continue to improve the quality of all products and services. This financial analysis report will evaluate several general accepted accounting principles which may include past years performance based on the past years of Toromont’s’ economic status. The existing financial report for 2011 contains an income statement, balance sheet, and a statement of cash flows as well as other consolidated documents. The balance sheet contains a list of all current and total assets and liabilities with also a list of stockholders equity. The income statement lists all revenue, operating income, earnings (losses), continuing and discontinuing operations. Operating, investing, and financing activities are listed on the statement on cash flows. It is well known in the accounting community that the two simplest ways to analyze a company’s...
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...ACCT 2105 Introductory Accounting Assignment - Semester 3, 2012 This assignment is designed to get you to locate the Annual Report for a company and become familiar with its contents, particularly the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements. While we have looked at very basic formats of the financial statements, the financial statements for a company contain more detail and information on some items you may not have been introduced to as yet. Pay particular attention to the information provided in the notes to the financial statements as you will find a lot of useful information in them that may help with some of the questions. REQUIRED: You are required to obtain the 2011 Annual Report for JB HI FI LIMITED (“JBH”) and then answer the questions that follow in Part A ------------------------------------------------- PART A – THE COMPANY (11 marks) Question 1 The directors of a company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a ………………………..view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the……………………………………………….. (Fill in the missing words which are found in the Annual Report.) (1mark) Question 2 In conducting an audit of JBH and expressing an opinion the auditors must be …………………….. of JBH? (1mark) Question 3 What is the primary role of the JBH Board?.............................................................................................. (1 mark) Question 4 With reference to...
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...KBR Ratios Guide There are a few different categories of ratios included in KBR to assist you in determining the financial health of a company. Solvency Ratios – Six key ratios measuring financial soundness Efficiency Ratios – Five key ratios measuring asset management, suppliers, and equity Profitability Ratios – Three key ratios measuring profit according to sales, total assets, and net worth. Median Values & Industry Quartiles Solvency Ratios Solvency ratios measure the financial soundness of a business and how well a company can satisfy its short- and long-term obligations. D&B uses six key financial business ratios to measure a company’s solvency: • Quick Ratio, also called “acid test” or “liquid” ratio, considers only cash, marketable securities and accounts receivable because they are considered to be the most liquids forms of current assets. A Quick Ratio less that 1.0 implies “dependency” on inventory and other current assets to liquidate short-term debt. Cash + Accounts Receivable ÷ Current Liabilities • Current Ratio is a comparison of current assets to current liabilities, commonly used as a measure of short-run solvency, i.e., the immediate ability of a business to pay its current debts as they come due. Potential creditors use this ratio to measure a company’s liquidity or ability to pay off short-term debts. Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities • Current Liabilities to Net Worth Ratio indicates the amount due creditors within a year as a percentage of the...
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...disk drives for personal computers in America. This report focuses on relevant facts and figures in the evaluation of MiniScribe’s liquidity, profitability, and overall stability aiming to determine whether or not maintaining its stocks on the Alexander and Ferris brokerage firm’s “Buy” list is a practical action. The primary methods of analysis include the assessment of various liquidity and efficiency ratios together with quarterly statements of cash flow for 1988 which can be found in the appendices. Given the results of the analyzed data inclusive of industry trends, financial reports, and ratios, the group's decision is to have Alexander and Ferris remove MiniScribe's stocks from its "Buy" recommendation list not only because of poor performances when it comes to profitability and liquidity but also due to factors related to dwindling management capacities. Although the corporation is increasing its efforts in the research and development department, the investments made have not translated to a significant improvement in income as MiniScribe continues to experience a rise in expenses without the same degrees of increase in sales. These investments are rapidly becoming a financial burden because of the high costs that come with them. Operational cash flows are also in constant decline further showing why profitability is a going concern. A majority of the corporations' resources are tied up in inventories which MiniScribe has a problem turning over in a shorter...
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...Financial Management Instructor: Dr. Daniel Frost The Business Enterprise – BUS508 Strayer University June 12, 2011 Based on your analysis, determine which company is better able to pay current liabilities (debt). Explain your rationale. Based on the analysis of Pepsi Co and Coca Cola Enterprise the company that would be better able to pay current liabilities would be Pepsi Co. The company had retail sales of $108 billion in the year of 2009. In previous years, Coca-Cola would be better to pay current liabilities however the company suffered huge losses in the year of 2008. Pepsi Co has nineteen mega brands that provide revenues in several different markets. Coca Cola has five brands per geographic area. Coca Cola is a large organization that is present in numerous countries around the world. Pepsi Co seems to be better to pay liabilities based upon the several different brands the company provides. If there was an analysis based upon the year of 2010 Coca Cola Enterprise would be better able to pay current liabilities. The company sold $25.5 billion unit cases in 2010 versus the $24 billion in 2009. Coca Cola also had a 13% increase in gross profit and operating revenue. (Coca-Cola, 2011) Pepsi Co in the year 2010 also experienced steady growth in revenue and 12% growth of earnings per share. Pepsi Co continued to deliver top tier financial returns in the year 2010. Pepsi Co Americas Foods provided the largest operating profit of 53% in the year...
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...Financial Analysis, Apple Inc. For the fiscal year ended September 24, 2011 By Michael Sarkis 04/12/2012 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Background 3 Stock Performance 5 Ratio Calculations & Interpretations 6 Liquidity Ratios 6 I. Current Ratio 6 II. Quick Ratio 7 Asset Management Ratios 7 I. Inventory Turnover 7 II. Total Asset Turnover 8 Financial Leverage Management Ratios 8 Profitability Ratios 9 I. Gross Profit Margin Ratio 9 II. Net Profit Margin Ratio 9 III. Return on Investment Ratio 10 IV. Return on Stockholder’s Equity Ratio 11 Market-based Ratios 12 Dividends 12 Competition 13 Conclusion 14 References 16 Appendix 17 Table 1 17 Table 2 18 Table 3 19 Table 4 20 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze the data from the last Form 10-K filed by Apple Inc. by computing the various financial ratios and comparing them to Industry averages of its category, and by presenting interpretations to show the significance of these ratios and simply explain what do they mean? The data used is real data; it was extracted from the last Form 10-K filed and published by Apple Inc. dated September 24, 2011, (See “Form 10-K” Link on the List of References). I rebuilt the tables on a separate excel sheet to facilitate the computation of the ratios and for the purpose of analyzing and interpreting them, (See the Appendix for a list of all the Tables). Apple is classified as a personal computer business...
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...Financial Management ------------------------------------------------- BUS508 Dr. Etido Akpan, Professor Financial Management Financial Statements and annual reports are crucial tools for evaluating a business and deciding whether or not to invest in that company. Google and Microsoft are two major corporations that lead Internet technology and information retrieval. Both corporations list their financial information on their respective websites (www.google.com and www.microsoft.com) on their Investor Relations pages for easy access. Google Incorporated (Google) was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and was incorporated on September 04, 2008. It was named as a play on the term “googol” which is the mathematical word for the number 10 followed by 100 zeros or 10 100. Google started primarily as a search engine, which is a website that searches the Internet for other websites based on terms entered by the user. Other lines of business include advertising, apps (such as Google Docs, Calendar, and email which Google calls Gmail), mobile and the Android operating system, Chrome (Google’s answer to the internet browser), along with various other products. There are approximately 32,400 full time employees with the majority split between research & development and sales & marketing, the remainder being in general or admin and operations ("Company," n.d.). Advertising is Google’s primary source of income, generating 96% of their 2011 revenue, with the...
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...Financial Statements 1. List the components that comprise a typical financial statement. a. Income Statement i. Reflects Net Income and Net Loss ii. Is a moving picture of operations during the period b. Statement of Owners Equity iii. Changes in owners equity during a time period iv. Increases from Net Income v. Decreases from Withdrawals and Net Loss c. Balance Sheet vi. “Statement of financial position” vii. Lists all Assets, liabilities, and owns viii. As of a specific date + d. Statement of cash flows ix. Cash receipts and cash payments 2. Describe how changes to a company’s revenue and expenses affect their Income Statement and Balance Sheet. Revenues & Expenses on the income statement affect the Net Income, by increase whith revenue and decreasing with expenses. All of which effect the Owners Equity on the balance sheet. 3. How do changes in the Income Statement and Balance Sheet data affect a Statement of Cash Flows? Revenues in the form of payment receipts and expenses in the form of payments are both reflected on the cash flow statement from operating activities which are derived from the P&L. Cash flows from investing activities are which increase or decrease the cash flow come from the balance sheet. 4. Explain how you can evaluate the financial condition of a firm by reviewing the Balance Sheet. To discover the total entities...
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...recent annual report the six (6) specific financial ratios listed and provide as an appendix to the paper. Liquidity measurement ratio: Current ratio The current ratio is a popular financial ratio used to test a company's liquidity by deriving the proportion of current assets available to cover current liabilities. The concept behind this ratio is to ascertain whether a company's short-term assets are readily available to pay off its short-term liabilities Profitability indicator ratios: Return on assets This ratio indicates how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. The return on assets (ROA) ratio illustrates how well management is employing the company's total assets to make a profit. The ROA ratio is calculated by comparing net income to average total assets, and is expressed as a percentage. Profitability indicator ratios: Return on equity This ratio indicates how profitable a company is by comparing its net income to its average shareholders' equity. The return on equity ratio (ROE) measures how much the shareholders earned for their investment in the company. Operating performance ratio: Fixed asset turnover ratio This ratio is a rough measure of the productivity of a company's fixed assets with respect to generating sales. This annual turnover ratio is designed to reflect a company's efficiency in managing these significant assets. Cash flow indicator ratio: Dividend payout ratio This ratio identifies the percentage of earnings per...
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