Finance Assignment

Names: ABRAR MOHAMMAD MAHA MOHAMMAD
Student I.D.’s: 7611, 7422
Class: C-17
Course Title: Principles of Finance
Course Code: FIN211

Introduction
Financial Statement:
It is a formal record of the financial activities of a business, person, or other entity. In British English—including United Kingdom company law—a financial statement is often referred to as an account, although the term financial statement is also used, particularly by accountants.
For a business enterprise, all the relevant financial information, presented in a structured manner and in a form easy to understand, are called the financial statements. They typically include four basic financial statements, accompanied by a management discussion and analysis: 1. Statement of Financial Position: also referred to as a balance sheet, reports on a company's assets, liabilities, and ownership equity at a given point in time. 2. Statement of Comprehensive Income: also referred to as Profit and Loss statement, reports on a company's income, expenses, and profits over a period of time. A Profit & Loss statement provides information on the operation of the enterprise. These include sale and the various expenses incurred during the processing state. 3. Statement of Changes in Equity: explains the changes of the company's equity throughout the reporting period 4. Statement of cash flows: reports on a company's cash flow activities, particularly its operating, investing and financing activities.
Different countries have developed their own accounting principles over time, making international comparisons of companies difficult. To ensure uniformity and comparability between financial statements prepared by different companies, a set of guidelines and rules are used. Commonly referred to as GAAP, these set of guidelines provide the basis in the