Chapter 15 Accounting and Financial Analysis. Learning Objectives Accounting and Financial Analysis...

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Chapter 15

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Learning Objectives

Accounting andFinancial Analysis

Evaluate function

Interpret Reporting

Accounting and Financial Analysis

The Key Decisions in Running a Business

Accounting and Financial Analysis

What is accounting?

• Definition• Person• importance

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Accounting is the measurement and reporting financial

information to various users

regarding the economic activities of a firm.

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Importance

• Accounting reports and financial statements reveal as much as about a business’s health as pulse rate and blood pressure readings tell us about a person’s health.

Accounting and Financial Analysis

TheThe Accounting CycleAccounting Cycle

Analyze Source Documents

Record Transactions

in Journals

Post Journal Entries to Ledger

Take a Trial Balance

Prepare Financial

Statements

Analyze Financial

Statements

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Financial Statements(财务报表)

Balance Sheet( 资产负债表) - Statement of Financial Position

Income Statement (损益表) - Statement of Revenues & Expenses

Statement of Cash Flows (财务状况表 / 现金流量表) – Statement of Cash coming in & going out of

Accounting and Financial Analysis

How Firms Use Accounting

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

To report

To support decision

To control operation

Accounting and Financial Analysis

To report—financial accounting财务会计

• Whom should it report to ?• Why is the report needed?• What rules should be

observed and why?• Who make the rules?

Accounting and Financial Analysis

To support decision—Managerial accounting (管

理会计)

• How does the accounting information support decision making?

• The differences between financial accounting and managerial accounting.

Accounting and Financial Analysis

To control—managerial

accounting/auditing

• Why is auditing needed?• Two kinds of auditing

(internal and independent)

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Responsible Reporting

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Responsible Financial Reporting

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Roles for Proper Reporting

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Auditors

Board of Directors

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Income statement’s formulabased on GAAP

• Revenue• – cost of goods sold• gross profit (gross margin)• – operating expenses• net income before taxes• – taxes• net income (or loss)

Accounting and Financial Analysis

revenue

• Sales• Rents received• Interests• loyalties

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Costs of goods sold

• Purchase• Transportation• Storing

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Operating expenses

• Rents• Salaries• Supplies• Insurance• Depreciation• Marketing • Distribution

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Income Statement

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Percentage of Sales

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Accounting Equation

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Balance Sheet

Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Based on liquidity

• Current assets• Fixed assets• Intangible assets

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Liabilities

• Current liabilities

• Long-term liabilities

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Common liabilities

• Accounts payable• Notes payable

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Balance Sheet

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Breakdowns

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Ratio Analysis

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Liquidity

Efficiency

Financial Leverage

Profitability

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Liquidity – Current Ratio

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Current AssetsCurrent Liabilities

Taylor, Inc example:$2,000,000$1,000,000

Current Ratio = 2.00

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Liquidity – Quick Ratio

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Cash + MS + ARCurrent Liabilities

Taylor, Inc example:$1,000,000$1,000,000

Quick Ratio = 1.00

MS = Marketable SecuritiesAR = Accounts Receivable

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Efficiency – Inventory Turnover

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Cost of Goods SoldInventory

Taylor, Inc example:$16,000,000$1,000,000

Inventory Turnover = 16.00

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Efficiency – Asset Turnover

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Net SalesTotal Assets

Taylor, Inc example:$20,000,000$10,000,000

Asset Turnover = 2.00

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Leverage – Debt to Equity

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Long Term DebtOwner’s Equity

Taylor, Inc example:$5,000,000$4,000,000

Debt to Equity Ratio = 1.25

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Making decision on using financial leverage

• Raise 10% by selling stock• Raise 90% by issuing bonds • Common stock $50,000• Bonds @10% interest) $450,000• Earnings $125,000• Less bond interest 45,000• Net earning $ 80,000• Return on equity 80,000• 50,000

• Raise 100%by selling stock

• Common stock $50,000

• Earnings $125,000

• Net earning $125,000• Return on equity 125,000• 500,000

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Leverage – Interest Earned

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

EBITAnnual Interest Expense

Taylor, Inc example:$1,500,000$500,000

Times Interest Earned = 3.00

EBIT = Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Profitability – Net Profit

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Net IncomeNet Sales

Taylor, Inc example:$700,000

$20,000,000

Net Profit Margin = 3.50%

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Profitability – Return on Assets

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Net IncomeTotal Assets

Taylor, Inc example:$700,000

$10,000,000

Return on Assets = 7.00%

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Profitability – Return on Equity

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Net IncomeOwner’s Equity

Taylor, Inc example:$700,000

$4,000,000

Return on Equity = 17.50%

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Ratio Interpretation

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Ratio Interpretation - Taylor

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Accounting and Financial Analysis

Ratio Limitations

UseReportingInterpretEvaluate

Difficult

Accounting Practices

Seasonal Swings

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