Balance Sheet and Income Statement Commentary Belinda Greer BSA/500 March 24‚ 2012 Murali Ramachandran Balance Sheet and Income Statement Commentary Balance sheets and income statements are a snapshot of a company’s stability and financial situation. Combined the statements show the income‚ expenses‚ and stockholder’s equity in the company. These statements are often analyzed by financial institutions when a company comes to them needing a loan. Stockholders and other investors also look
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Financial Health The financial health or strength of a company is measured by its ability to service its financial obligations senior to the common shareholders. These obligations include debt payments‚ preferred stock payments‚ the funding of any pension plans and rental and lease expenses. Below I have highlighted many of the weaknesses of the company. A common metric investors use to evaluate the ability of a company to service its debt is the interest coverage ratio or times interest earned. Star
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1. Suppose the Federal Reserve instructs the Trading Desk to purchase $1 billion of securities. Show result of this transaction on the balance sheets of the Federal Reserve System and commercial banks. > Change in Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities Securities + $1 billion
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PROJECT REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 4 & 5 – BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT -Identify the different financial statements (BS*‚ IS‚ Statement of Stockholders’ Equity‚ and related notes) -Identify the different components of the BS (Assets: current and long term; Liabilities: current and long term; stockholders’ equity: preferred stock‚ common stock‚ PIC‚ treasury stock) -Identify the different component of the IS (Gross profit‚ earnings before interest and taxes‚ interest expense‚ income tax
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accounts payable owed as of the balance sheet date are included in the financial statements- Completeness(Do the balances contain all transactions for the period) 3. All purchase returns recorded in the general ledger are valid- Existence/Occurrence(Do the recorded accounts represent valid liabilities at the balance sheet date) 4. There is a risk that purchases made in the last week of the month might be recorded in the following period- Completeness(Do the balances contain all transactions for
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emphasis on the importance of the shareholder’s value created the conditions for the disconnection of Enron from their essential moral underpinnings‚ encouraging them to concentrate exclusively on financial performance‚ and to neglect stakeholder’s common interest‚ but the essential interests of the economies and communities in which they operate..The problem with established economic theories of corporate governance is that they misconceive the irreducible corporate governance‚ at the same time as
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The Lucent Accounting Scandal Abstract The case discusses the accounting frauds committed at the US-based telecommunications giant‚ Lucent Technologies Inc. (Lucent) during early 2000. It provides an insight into the ways by which the financial statements were manipulated at Lucent. It examines the loopholes in the financial management of the company and the price it had to pay for circumventing the provisions of law. The case examines the allegations against Lucent and its officers with reference
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number included on it. 2. Discuss with the sales manager whether any sales allowances have been granted after the balance sheet date that may apply to the current period. 3. Add the columns on the aged trial balance and compare the total with the general ledger. 4. Observe whether the controller makes an independent comparison of the total in the general ledger with the trial balance of accounts receivable. 5. Compare the date on a sample of shipping documents throughout the year with related
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Classification of Assets and Liabilities in a Balance Sheet We all know that Balance sheet tells us the financial position of a business at a particular point of time. The accounting equation i.e. Assets = Liabilities + Capital forms lays the foundation for the preparation of Balance Sheet. Everything that the business owns are its assets. Alternatively‚ whatever amounts a business owes to outsiders become its liabilities. First let us see how these assets are to be classified. Current
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statement and balance sheet. Their preparation is also desirable but not compulsory. However‚ they are generally prepared. In the case of trading concern‚ a trading account and in the case of a manufacturing concern‚ a manufacturing account and a trading account can also be prepared. In such a case‚ the account heading is mentioned as follows: Manufacturing/trading and profit and loss account. In the case of joint stock companies’ preparation of the profit and loss account and balance sheet every year
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