Session 15: Limitation of Ratio Analysis Learning Objective Explain to the participants on the limitation of ratio analysis. Important Termss Creative accounting. Accounting Policies. Limitations of Ratios Accounting Information Different Accounting Policies The choices of accounting policies may distort inter company comparisons. Example IAS 16 allows valuation of assets to be based on either revalued amount or at depreciated historical cost. The business may opt not to revalue
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Course Instructor Professor Goh Beng Wee Team Members Ng Si Yong Lo Yeow Fong Charissa Sim Yik Jia Qi Ong Shu Fang acct103-G4 Analysis of Popular Holdings Limited Financial Accounting Term Project (for OBHR 001 – Leadership and Teambuilding) Executive Summary Popular Holdings is a main board listed company in Singapore. It was incorporated in Singapore on 5 October 1996 as a private company under Popular Holdings Limited and the principal activity is that of an investment holding
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information and a problem exists when management and stockholders have conflicting ideas on how the company should be run in short-term. It will mess up the management in order to plan costs. Also it might ruin the number balance sheets and which could affect future gains. This might mean that the division managers who wish to engage in capital expenditures can now secure a short-term benefit from lower estimates. Occurred cost: The solution is management should monitor division managers performance and
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TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION 1 TESCO’S RATIO ANALYSIS 2 SUMMARY TESCO’S RATIO 13 COMPARATIVE ANALYSE – Tesco’s Vs Marks and Spencer’s________________ _______14 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF TESCO PLC__________________________________________ 21 CONCLUSION ? BIBLIOGRAPHY ? APPENDIX 1 –TESCO’S PLC APPENDIX 2- MARKS AND SPENCER’S- CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS I-Introduction This report will evaluate the financial performance of Tesco’s and comparing it to Marks and Spencer’s has the purpose
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Summary of the Company American Airlines‚ Inc. (American) was founded in 1934 and is the principal subsidiary of AMR Corporation. American provides aircraft services to around 160 destinations around the world. American Airlines has connections to 3 regional carriers. Two carriers are owned by AMR (American Eagle and Executive Airlines). The third carrier is owned by a third party (Republic Airways Holdings) that has no connection to AMR. These regional carriers serve to connect feed from
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important financial ratios to give a pitcure of its financial position in the market comparing by comaparing it to its industry average. From Annual report of year 2011 of ITV Plc . Financial Performance Analysis: This section aims to reflect the financial performance of the ITV Plc by analysing a range of financial ratios from the last two years. A comprehensive evaluation is provided of the significant ratios and later it is compared with its peers and sector ratios. Liquidity Ratios Basically
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a. Why are ratios useful? What three groups use ratio analysis and for what reasons? Financial ratios are designed to extract important information that might not be obvious simply from examining a firm’s financial statements. Financial statement analysis involves comparing a firm’s performance with that of other firms in the same industry and evaluating trend in the firm’s financial position over time. From the textbook ‚ we know managers use financial analysis to identify situations needing
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The article is all about the essential financial ratios to evaluate the health care industry such as hospitals and pharmaceutical company regardless of the stock of health care companies. There are three key ratios such as cash flow coverage ratio‚ debt to capitalization ratio‚ and operating margin. These ratios reveal how many liabilities and how much debt the health care companies have and how much they operate a margin. First‚ the cash flow coverage ratio is crucial to hospitals and having adequate
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Bank Financial Analysis • http://www.westga.edu/~rbest/GSB.html Graduate School of Banking @ LSU • Information that will help you complete the home study problem Ron Best Professor of Finance University of West Georgia – Information about accessing your bank’s UBPR Richards College of Business Department of Accounting and Finance Carrollton‚ Georgia 30118 rbest@westga.edu 678-839-4812 – Spreadsheet template 2 Overview Financial Intermediation • Financial Statements
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Interpretation of the Ratios 1) Current Ratio-It is a test of solvency or of short-term financial strength of a concern. It is an index of working capital and shows the ability of the concern to meet its obligations and also the capacity to carry on effective operations. Generally‚ if current assets are twice that of current liabilities‚ the concern’s working capital position is considered to be satisfactory. 2) Quick Ratio-It shows the amount of cash available to meet immediate payments. Stock-in
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