In what ways does the statement of cash flows relate to the balance
sheet and income statement?
The cash flow statement relates to the income statement and balance
sheet. The net income from the income statement is listed on the
statement of cash flows. Operating activities are analyzed on the
statement of cash flows; this section of the statement reconciles the
net income to the actual cash the company received from or used
during operations. The second section of the statement of cash Flows
is the cash flow from investing activities which include purchase or
sale of assets. The last section in the Statement of Cash Flows is the
cash flows from financing activities that includes raising cash by
selling stocks/bonds or borrowing from backs; or cash out flows from
paying back loans. The balance sheet shows the different account
balances at the end of the accounting period. The statement of cash
flows reflects changes in the accounts listed on the balance sheet
between accounting periods. The net cash from operating, financing,
and investing activities are added up to calculate the net change in
cash.
Week 5 DQ 2
Due Thursday, Day 4
Response 2
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By
Kamilah Crooms
Accounting 220
Jess Stern
Rob, Sue, and Bob use the same cash register at the donut shop.
Rob, Sue, and Bob all use one register has often turned into not the
best decision ideally for the company. It can increase the risk for the
drawer being short and it will be hard for the company to find out
which employee or employees had shorted the register. The internal
controls that are not being followed are Establishment of
responsibility. Happens when the company assigns one person to be
in control of a specific job or have authority to make decisions (pg
161 Internal Control and Cash). When the company signs one person
to be responsible over the register it will allow the company to hold
that one person responsible for any shortages.
In this case Sam is ordering materials and paying all the bills. This
process is actually known as related activities (pg 162 Internal
Control and Cash). This occurs when one person is doing two
different responsibilities just like Sam. The internal Control that is
not being applied is Segregation of Duties. It is better for the two to
be a separate responsibility because it will minimize the billing
errors.
New checks came in and are left on the shelf with other supplies.
Everyone has access to the computer system and the last audit was
seven years ago by the former accountant
This scenario has two things that are going on at the same time. I
will first start off with the computer system and how everyone has
access to the computer. The internal control that is not being applied
is Physical, Mechanical, and Electronic Controls. This allows the
company to control assets through physical or electronic based
systems or programs. It is extremely important for a company to
invest in computer or informational protection for the company and
for their employees. Todays technology age most companies are
investing in a computerized program. This will help protect from
internal errors and external protection. For example, all companies
invest in a virus protection this will ensure that the companys
information is protected and not in the wrong hands.
Invest idle cash
Invest idle cash occurs when any excess funds or cash needs to be
invested. The money should be highly invest and risk free. For
example, a major company should make investments with their assets
into profitably investments and risk free.
This is when a company sets aside money for major cash needs. We
live in a world that things happen daily. A good company would set
aside emergency funds. For example, during a terrible thunderstorm,
the winds practically ripped off the roofing shingles off a commercial
business. The company will be able to use the money for emergency.
This occurs when money is owed to the company, the company cannot
claim these until the funds have been received. Some companies offer
incentives to encourage customers to pay early or on time. For
example, my job encourages their customers by letting them know
that there will be a price increase on or after a certain date and this
really works because the customers want to pay at a lower price.
References:
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ACC 290 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
ACC 290 Week One - DQ #1 What are the four basic financial
statements? Axia College Material
Appendix B
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References:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/retainedearnings.asphttp://finan
cial- Retrieved 2/18/2010
statements.suite101.com/article.cfm/financial_statements_the_p_l.
Retrieved 2/18/2010
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Another response
DQ2
Discussion Question 2: Post your response to the following:
Another response
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By
Kamilah Crooms
Due February 28, 2010
When the fixed cost decreases, the contribution margin ratio the net
income and sales will increase.
For example,
The flowers are $10 per unit. The variable cost per unit is $4.00.
The contribution margin will be ($10-$4) = $6. The fixed cost is
$3. We subtract Contribution margin Fixed Cost= Net income.
The net income is $3.00.
Reference
statements.suite101.com/article.cfm/cost_volume_profits*the_p_l.
Retrieved 2/28/2010
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Appendix C
Budgets Matrix
Directions: Using the matrix, define each of the budgets listed and
briefly describe its uses.
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DQ2
There are many different types of budgetting. For example, there sales
budget which allows management to see how many units that need to
be produced, production budget which will allows everyone to see
how many units are going to be produced in or needed to be produced
in order to meet the inventory for that budget period. One budget that
I can describe in detail is called the direct labor budget and this
budget shows how many people, hours is needed in order to meet the
required budget for that period. This will give management an idea of
how much money is needed such as paying the cost of labor. The
company benefits by each of these budgets because it will help
manage just how much money it will cost the company during this
period. Management can also see if there are different ways to cost
the company out of pocket cost down during this period.
Another response
Every Easter Holiday, there appears these Hot Cross Buns and the
bakeries production department allows for the purchases for items
needed to make the buns. After Easter has gone, Hot Cross Buns are
not included in the budget.
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What accounts are subject to adjusting journal entries and why? What
is a Flexible budget?
b) Find out what the variable cost, and determine the variable cost
per unit
c) Find out what the fixed cost and determine the budgeted
amount for each unit
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Discuss the objectives for ACC 290 Week Two. Capstone Discussion
Question: Post your response to the following:
Think back over what you have studied and learned in this
course. Do you have a new perception of or appreciation for the field
of accounting and how it contributes to business? Explain.
On a personal note I would like to thank you Jess. If it wasn't for your
pep talk I probably would had gave up. You are truly a
great instructor. I wish you all the best! God Bless
Another response
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Discuss the objectives for ACC 290 Week One. How do they relate to
the practice of accounting and its uses in business?
Business Plan
By
Kamilah T. Crooms
The name of my business is called DestinyWear. DestinyWear is
a urban fashion clothing company for woman, men and youth.
DestinyWear specializes in making clothing for every occasion. My
name is Kamilah Crooms and I am the owner and CEO of
DestinyWear.My goal is to ensure that my company will be succesfull
in all areas and in each department. In order for me to make sure that
the company was going to begin in the right direction I had to
priortize what was most important in establishing my business plan.
The main priority is that I had to first choose the appropriate business
structure, a high demanding product, and most of all an outstanding
accounting team.
Business Structure
DestinyWear Products
from straight leg, baggy, cargo, overalls, shorts and much more. The
jeans line will provide services within the United States and Canada
and will eventually service International customers. The DestinyWear
jeans line will have its own building. In this building the bottom floor
will consist of the factory and the top floor will have the different
departments such as management, marketing and most importantly
the accounting department.
DestinyWear Accounting Department
Last but not least, the employees characteristics. It is a must that every
accounting staff member has and applies professionalism, great ethic
and moral skills, accuracy, and most importantly punctuality, and
reaching company deadlines. These characteristics are very important
to have at DestinyWear.
Conclusion
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Apart from this strength the company also has some weakness in its
financial statement:
(iii) The overall has for the year 2008 has declined for the
company.
Net Income:
If we look at the trend in net income of the company we can find that
the company net income looks fluctuating but it has improved it net
income in 2008 as compared to 2007.
As we can see that there is nothing negative in 2008 for the company
and this is the reason it has positive trend as compared to 2007. Hence
there is no need to correct anything for the company.
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The major difference in the SEC and the FASB is that the SEC deals
with reporting of financial statements for all industries while the
FASB deals mainly with the private nongovernmental entities. Both
are concerned with the fairness of financial reports and work in the
interest of the public. I believe that the SEC has more influence over
financial statement reporting because they can bring civil action
against companies and individuals for violations of securities laws.
Although according to the FASB website, the Commissions policy
has been to rely on the private sector for this function to the extent
that the private sector demonstrates ability to fulfill the responsibility
in the public interest.
Response 2
Both the SEC and the FASB have the same goals of fairness,
accuracy, and understandability of financial accounting and reporting.
Both agenecys accomplish these goals in the best interest of the
overall public.
The differences between the SEC and the FASB is that the FASB
regulates financial reporting in the private sector of businesses (but
are subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC) and the SEC deals
with regulating the financial reporting of publicly held corporations.
I believe that the SEC has the greatest influence over financial
statements reporting because they have the final approval on all
changes of the rules and regulations. The Sec can also bring civil or
administrative enforcement actions against individuals and companies
in violation of the securities laws.
References
Search the Internet or the Online Library for information about the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A useful guide to some of these provisions is
located at http://www.soxlaw.com. Summarize at least two provisions
of the law, and discuss your interpretation of these provisions with
your classmates. Do you think this law will make financial statements
more reliable? Also, discuss how Sarbanes-Oxley establishes
boundaries to ensure ethical practices. What does the law allow or
prohibit, and why?
Response 2
Section 802 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Law defines the penalties that may
be assessed against individuals who failed to comply with the Act. An
individual could be subject to 20 years in jail for altering, destroying,
mutilating, concealing, falsifying records, documents or tangible
objects. Guilt is define by the intent to impede a legal investigation.
This part of the law gets to the heart of how Arthur Anderson reacted
by destroying documents important to Worldcom. The law further
defines that any accountant who knowingly violates their ethics by
wilfully violates the requirements of maintenance of all audit or
review papers. These papers are subject to review up to five years.
The second Section that I reviewed was the Section 302. This
actually is my favorite part of the law because it directly holds the
officers and directors accountable for the accuracy of reporting in
their financial statements. It defines that the management must
review and understand the financial statements and sign that they are
true and accurate. It also holds the management accountable for the
internal controls, requiring any deficiencies to be reported. In the past
directors of companies relied heavily on the internal officers,
management, to report the company performance without questioning
the accuracy or taking their role on oversight committees seriously.
They could hide behind a veil of trust of the key leaders. This Section
clearly puts the responsibility for the Board to remain independent of
the executives and function more effectively on the respective
oversight committees they serve. The example I would share is what
happened in WorldCom. The company leaders shared what they
wanted to with the Board, who trusted implicitly the top leaders. Had
they questioned their legal representation or auditors, they potentially
could have uncovered the fraud that was committed by the creation of
shell companies, with WorldCom employees as stockholders.
I would love to think this law would protect the investing community.
Financial reporting has improved to some extent. Unfortunately the
scams still continue. Example would be Barney Madoff or what
happened in the financial mortgage industry. These unethical
practices were conducted after Sarbanes Oxley was implemented.
Madoff was able to provide false financial information to investors.
Financial industry was allowed to get to aggressive in underwriting
and product suite. Fines and penalties are deterrents. Ethics still must
be inherent in an individual and company. Laws and requirements are
a guide. There will never be enough auditors, inspectors or oversight
boards to catch all of the fraud in the corporate community.
ACC 290 Week One - DQ #1 What are the four basic financial
statements? Lucent Technologies
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What are the steps in completing the accounting cycle? How do the
different steps affect the financial statements?
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What are the pros and cons of using reversing entries? Week 3 DQ 1
Due Tuesday, Day 2
Post your answer to Problem 3.5 on p. 109 (Ch. 3). How might the
information contained within the stockholder equity statement be used
for management and investor decision-making? Provide specific
examples of situations in which the stockholder equity information
might be used.
The statement of stockholders equity provides the changes in the
equity accounts during the accounting period more in depth than the
balance sheet. The information found on the statement of
stockholders equity includes retained earnings, common and
preferred stock, and additional paid in capital. Management uses the
statement of stockholders equity to ensure they are reaching their
goal of maximizing shareholder's equity. The use of market ratios help
with the analysis of the statement of stockholders equity, such as
earnings per share, price-to-earnings, dividend payout, and dividend
yield. These ratios will help both management and investors in
analyzing the company. For example, if I were looking to invest in a
companys stocks I would utilize all of the financial ratios, as well as
the market ratios. The earnings per share ratio is calculated before the
price to earnings ratio, P/E, because the earnings per share ratio is
used in the second. If a company pays dividends, the dividend payout
ratio will come in handy. It tells us The percentage of earnings paid
to shareholders in dividends (Investopedia, 2010, p. 1).
References
Response 2
Week 3 DQ 2
Due Thursday, Day 4
A companys net income is not the whole picture, just part of it. There
are lots of things that contribute to the net income that may not be
significative to the companys success. If the value of a dollar has a
sudden change that can affect the bottom line if the company happens
to hold the medium of exchange that can benefit by the change that
might occur. The company can falsely inflate the bottom line. A
companys net income is coupled with liabilities, cash flow, and
selects financial ratios. Looking at it this way is a much better way of
seeing what the companys success is like. A company can change up
many things to make it look like their income is better. These things
that can be changed are single sales events, cash infusion, or false
financial statements. Some things like debt that a company has, the
companys cash on hand, their capital assets conditions, or even their
sales trends. To figure the success of the company, you must look at
the whole picture. One thing cannot tell you all the facts of the
companys affairs. You cannot tell the net income of the company just
from the bottom line. Look at all the financial records.
Response 3
Reference:
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Discuss the objectives for ACC 290 Week Two. What do you think
will be the most important of the skills learned when you are in an
accounting position?
STOCK DIVIDEND
Stock Split
University of Phoenix
Stock Dividend
In the present time, the stock dividend has become important concept.
When dividend is given in form of stock, it is called stock dividend.
In this form of dividend, the cash does not use. It is important, when
the corporation declares stock dividend, the market value of the share
decreases because the number of stock increases. The many
companies prefer stock dividend due to the tax benefit. If the
individual gets stock dividend, he does not pay any tax on stock
dividend. Thus the stock dividend reduces tax burden. On the other
hand, the ownership of investors also spurs up in the company
because the number of holding share increases. There is also
disadvantage of stock dividend. The market value of the share
decreases, so the market value of holding also decreases (Kennon,
2009).
Stock Split
For example, the face value of per share is $100 and the total
outstanding shares are 100 million. If the management of the
company announces stock split in ratio of 1:2, the total outstanding
shares will be increased by 100 million, thus the new total number of
the share will be 200 million. On the other hand, the face value of the
share will reduce by 50%. So the new face value of the share will be
$50. Due to effect of stock split, the holding share of the investor will
also increase in the prorate basis. If the investor has 10 shares, now he
will have 20 shares. It is important thing that the total issued capital
will not be changed. The illustration of stock split has been got from
following link:
The reverse stock split is just opposite of stock split. In this process,
the management reduces the number of outstanding shares. The
company increase face value of the share. In this method corporation
decides a ratio such as 2:1. Thus the company accumulates two shares
in one share. In this method, the total market value of company does
not change. Due to reverse stock split, the earning per share and face
value of per share rises. Thus the reverse stock split provides just
opposite result from stock split. It is important question, why
company selects this method. When the management seems that the
face value of the share is less as compared to competitors then the
company goes for this method to make its share value to equal to
competitors shares face value. It is also a sound strategy to increase
treading of shares. If the face value of share is too cheap in
comparison to competitors, the investors will be discouraged for
investment. For increasing the confidence of investors, the
management uses this method (Mladjenovic, 2009).
For example, an investor holds 100 shares of XYZ Company and the
face value per share is $50. If the management go for reverse stock
split option and declares one share for 10 shares then the holding of
the individual will reduce 9 shares for every 10 shares. Thus the new
holding of the investor will be 10 (100/10) shares but the face value
per share will be $500. It is also important that the total market
capitalization will remain as same as before reverse split. The
example of the reverse split is take form below mentioned link:
http://www.sec.gov/answers/reversesplit.htm.
References
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The net income of Kodak has decreased a bit; it appears that the
company is more profitable. By conducting a side by side analysis
from 2004 to 2003 the company has increased in current assets and
decreased in total assets. It appears that the company went down in
property, plant and equipment net as well as discontinued operations.
So, despite the decrease in total assets it looks like the company has
made a good decision.
The company has also decreased its total liabilities by about 4%. I
believe this to be good because the short term borrowings and long
term debt has decreased. To me, this means that the company is
tightening their belt and paying off old debt.
Total shareholders equity has down a little bit in dollars, but on the
percentage level the companys percentage has gone up. I believe this
is because the company issued $104k more shares in 2004 than in
2003. The company has the same amount of shares outstanding in
2004 that it did in 2003 as well. Retained earnings on the stock have
gone up in 2004 as well. I believe this is contributed by the more
shares that have been issued.
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The net income of the company was $5500 during 2009. The
company generated cash inflow from operating activity is less as
compared cash out flow from operating activities. The company
generated $9000 negative cash balance in operating activity section of
the cash flow statement. On the other hand, in the investment section,
the firm has also negative cash balance. The firm has $7000 negative
balance in investment section of the cash flow statement. The Little
Bit Inc made investment during the year instead of selling of assets.
Last section of the cash flow statement is financing activity section. In
which, all finance related activities come. The corporation sold some
shares and borrowed some money from outside lenders therefore the
company has positive case balance by $32000 in financing activity
section.
Reference
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ACC 290 Week 3 WileyPlus Assignment BE4-1, P4-2A, P4-
3A, BYP4-1, IFRS PQ-1, PQ-2, PQ-3, PQ-4 (New)
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Candela Corporation
Candela Corporation
The cash flow from investing activities shows me that in the last
three years they had large amount of investments in 2002 and 2003
but now they are letting them decrease.
The cash flow from financing activities states that the proceeds
from issuance of common stock have increased significantly from
2002 to 2003 and rose a little more in 2004. The repurchases of stock
has not happened sense 2002 and the principle payment of long-term
debt grew in 2003 from 2002 and shows no activity for 2004. Same
goes for the net borrowing on line of credit; it appears that Candela
Corporation is current on payments to line of credit. So, the net cash
from financial activities looks great for 2004. The cash and cash
equivalents for each year have increased steadily.
After reviewing the consolidated statement of cash flows for
Candela Corporation, I believe the company is making a profit, but
perhaps need some control over their operating activities.
Reference
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(b) Create a second table for each company comparing this same
information for each of the three years presented in that companys
statement of cash flows. Include an additional column that looks at
the combined cash flows for all three years.
STARBUCK HARELY
S DAVIDSON RITE AID
NET INCOME / $ $ $
STARTING LINE 315.5 - (1,079.0)
OPERATING $ $ $
ACTIVITIES 1,258.7 (684.7) 79.4
INVESTING $ $ $
ACTIVITES (1,086.6) (393.3) (2,933.7)
FINANCING $ $ $
ACTIVITIES (184.5) 1,293.4 2,904.0
CASH $ $ $
(11.5) 190.7 49.9
(b) Create a second table for each company comparing this same
information for each of the three years presented in that companys
statement of cash flows. Include an additional column that looks at
the combined cash flows for all three years.
STARBUCKS
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1086.6 -
Cash from Investing Activities 0 1201.95 -841.04
Cash from Financing
Activities -184.50 -171.89 -155.33
HARLEY
DAVIDSON
Net
Income/Starting 1043.1
Line 0 933.84 5
Cash from
Operating -
Activities 684.65 798.15 761.78
Cash from -
Investing Activities 393.25 391.21 -35.26
Cash from -
Financing 1293.3 1037.8 -
Activities 9 0 637.02
Net Change in
Cash 190.70 164.46 97.42
Net Cash -
Beginning Balance 402.85 238.40 140.98
RITE AID
2008 2007 2006
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Net Income/Starting 1078.9 1273.0
Line 9 26.83 1
- -
Cash from Investing 2933.7 312.7 -
Activities 4 8 231.08
Net Cash -
Beginning Balance 106.15 76.07 162.82
Starbucks operating cash flow has gone up in 2007 and decreased a little in 200
previously was doing well. The net loss in cash at end of year is decreasing fro
Harley Davidson's operating cash flow has significantly decreased from 2007.
cash from operating activities is probable from the lack of information supplied
buying at this point could have an effect on why the net income is decreasing.
gain.
Rite Aid's operating cash flow has taken a significant decrease as well from pre
financing, the net change in cash is better than it has been in previous years. R
supplies. This also could reflect the expansion of the company.
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ACC 230
Post your answer to Study Question 5.2 on p. 180 (Ch. 5). As you
read your classmates responses, consider the following scenario: If
you compared two different companies that utilized two different
valuation methods, how might the quality of the results differ? Also,
comment on the difficulty of making comparisons between two firms
that use different valuation methods.
Response 2
Post your answer to Study Question 5.2 on p. 180 (Ch. 5). As you
read your classmates responses, consider the following scenario: If
you compared two different companies that utilized two different
valuation methods, how might the quality of the results differ? Also,
comment on the difficulty of making comparisons between two firms
that use different valuation methods.
DQ 2
Week 7 DQ 2
Due Thursday, Day 4
Post your answer to Study Question 5.6 on p. 180 (Ch. 5). Discuss
the consequences of poor quality reporting. What has the U.S.
government done to improve the quality of reporting after recent
financial scandals such as Enron?
I think that the significance is that the analysts only see this one
HUGE transaction. The events that actually led up to this large
transaction actually took place over a 2 year period. These items
should have been written off as they occurred. Wall Street would not
have known that the executives refused to write off these accounts
when they should have. Wall Street only see's the one large
transaction. If the company would have been more honest in their
reporting they would have seen (more than likely) that there were
many accounts over a two year period that should have been written
off at different periods. So the analysts would not have seen a pattern
of recurring write-offs. If the analysts only see the one transaction
they are less likely to be able to paint an accurate picture of the
financial standing of the business for investors, or potential
investors. If the investors could see that there were many accounts
that had to be written off maybe their investing decisions would have
been different. The regulation of the accounting field has grown by
leaps and bounds since the Enron scandal. The government has
implemented several agencies and regulations to ensure honesty in
accounting practices. SOX is one example of an agency that has been
put into place to ensure honesty in accounting. SOX implements
things like internal controls, and accountability for CEO's and
CFO's.
Response 2
Response 3
Wall Street should have read the footnotes and seen that the write off
was for accounts receivables and should have been reported in the
allowance for doubtful accounts. Every company that allow sales on
credit face doubtful accounts; therefore, the write off may reoccur.
The significance of this transaction is that WorldCom want to cover
up the $405 million dollars that it was unable to collect from its
customers, but WorldCom wrote off a large sum of money rather
recording the write-off as needed and the analyst over looked it.
Depending on how the company policy is for writing off accounts,
from 1998 to the 3rd quarter in 2000 is 11 quarters. If the company
wrote off bad accounts quarterly it should have wrote off
36,818,181.82 per quarter. Investors would not want to continue to
invest into a company that has poor collection skills, or poor
management. Unusual items are simply for those items that are not
recurring operating expenses. Bad debts do not fall under this
category. Since the Enron and WorldCom scandals many rules and
regulations have been put in place by the government such as SOX.
More people are being held accountable for their actions and
consequences follow poor quality reporting such as fudging the
books.
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Presenting to Stakeholders
Axia College of University of Phoenix
Presenting to Stakeholders
Reference
Axia College. (2007). The Analysis of Financial Statements.
Retrieved June 28, 2010,
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Debt Scenario would increase the debt ratios from to 50%. Equity
Scenario would reduce the debt ratio to 40%. With Debt option,
earnings per share would be higher. Interest declines to 2.86 times
with the Debt option while times interest earned increases to 3.75
times with the Equity option. Either option exhibits a good use of
financial leverage because for both, the financial leverage index being
greater than 1. However, it is higher using the Debt option.
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Response 2
I have learned that it takes someone that has the patience, tenacity,
and motivation to truly analyze the statements. If you go about it not
wanting to do the work you wont give a good analysis. I found that
you have to be willing to dig deeper than most would to get a full
picture of the company. I found that it is not an easy task to complete.
For me the process is a tedious one. I don't think I would want to go
into that type of accounting where I have to analyze the statements of
a company. I think for me I would be better in specialized accounting
like A/P or A/R. I am better at figuring out problems and figuring out
ways to make them better. I am better at specific tasks so for me I
wouldn't want to analyze the statements. I am glad to have learned
how, because at some point I am sure it will come in handy.
Response 3
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Managements Strategy
It is clear from the financial and the strategic analysis of the Apple
Inc. that the management of the company believes in continued
research, innovation and product development. It may be the sole
reason that why the firm avoids the cash dividend and rely over the
stock options. Besides the hardware business of computer the apple is
also focus on developing application software operating system, and
all such software application which added the value of its product.
The management is of the view that R&D, integrated marketing
channels and its product diversification is the source of competitive
edge against rivals of its industry. Management is aware of the need
of the investment in the promotion and advertisement activities; it
increases the brand equity, brand loyalty and awareness about the
products. Management also considers focusing on the retail store as it
is the source to remain in contact with customer and a way to market
the product directly; it is also a way to cross sell the market to
customer.
situation it is stated that the risk avoider will be glad to look at the
satisfactory liquidity position.
As far as the solvency risk is concern in the long run the debt
equity ratio is 0.11 for the year 2009, which is increased from 0.08 of
2008. Here it is important to refer to the industry average of 0.07
(OnlyHardwareBlog, 2010). Hence it is apparent that though the
APPLE Inc. is more risky in the long run, but it does not sound like
the alarm.
When comparing the Apple with its major competitor like Dell
& HP, Apple marks higher price earning ratio of 19.10 times that is
greater than Dell and HP, which is 16 times and
References
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/06/04/isuppli.sees.apple.at.34
pc.world.market.share/
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Financial Analysis
The sales of the company for the financial year ending in January
2010 are 413.8 billion dollars and income for the same period is 14.7
billion dollars. The quarterly sales growth for the company has been
5.90%, while the industry average is 6.80 %. The five-year annual
growth in the sales of the company has been recorded at 7.50 % while
five year annual growth of income is 6.58 %. By analyzing the
financial statements of WalMart Incorporated, we find that debt
equity ratio of Wal-Mart is 0.71 on 31st January 2010, which is 0.68
for the industry. It means the proportion of debt of the company in its
capital structure is lesser than the equity. The company is less
leveraged so the interest burden on the company is minimal. Wal-Mart
has capacity to borrow from the market for its CAPEX in the future.
The interest coverage ratio is 13 times in January 2010, which is 21.9
for the industry. Wal-Mart needs to improve profitability to improve
interest coverage ratio for the reduction of risk of the lenders of the
company (Wal-Mart Stores Inc: Financial Statement, 2010).
The price to sales ratio and price to book value ratio have shown
negative trends in the last three years, which shows that the stock of
the company is available at cheap price as compare to the price it was
carrying three years back. The price to sales ratio, which was 0.55 in
2008, was decreased to 0.46 in 2009 and then improved to 0.51 in
2010. Similarly, price to book value ratio reduced from 3.12 in 2008
to 2.83 in 2009 and then improved marginally to 2.86 in 2010. This
represents the better opportunity available for the shareholders to
invest in to the stock of the company. The book value per share of the
company has also increased in the last three years. It was 16.26
dollars per share in 2008, which increased to 16.63 dollars per share
in 2009 and further improved to 18.69 dollars per share in 2010. This
represents the increase in the retained earnings of the shareholders in
the company (Shim & Siegel, 2007).
Wal-Marts current assets level has shown stability in the last three
years for the company, which shows the lesser investment in current
assets for the company even with the increased sales. In 2008 the cash
and marketable securities available with the company was 48020
million dollars, which increased to 48949 million dollars in 2009 and
then decreased to 48331 million dollars in 2010.
Wal-Marts current stock price is 50.56 dollars. The stock has gone up
as high as 56.27 dollars, and as low as 47.35 dollars in the last year.
The earnings per share of the company which was 3.16 dollars per
share in 2008, was increased to 3.35 dollars in 2009. Earnings per
share further increased to 3.76 dollars in 2010. The analysis shows the
improvement in the earnings of the company in the last three year.
The current price earnings ratio of the company is 13.2 which is less
than the industry average of P/E ratio of 15 times (Wal-Mart Stores
Inc (WMT), 2010).
References
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) (2010). Retrieved May 31, 2010, from
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=WMT+Competitors
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Industry
a) Net Profit margin of the company has degraded and this might
be due to decrease in the net income of the company due to
increase in expenses. This needs to be improved upon by cost
control and cost reduction.
e) The fixed assets turnover and the return on assets have also
degraded; this also indicates decrease in the net income of the
company.