Ch 13 Rev Flashcards
(136 cards)
The purpose of financial statement analysis for (internal/external) ….
users is to provide information to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
internal
Identify which of the following specific areas are considered the building blocks of financial statement analysis.
Solvency
Liquidity and efficiency
Profitability
Market prospects
Most users rely on ….
financial statements, which include the (1) income statement, (2) balance sheet, (3) statement of stockholders’ equity, (4) statement of cash flows, and (5) notes to these statements.
general purpose
______ reporting refers to the communication of financial information useful for making investment, credit, and other business decisions.
Financial
Management’s Discussion and Analysis includes all of the following sections: (Check all that apply.)
discussion of risks
critical accounting policies and estimates
overview
financial condition
(Internal/External) ….
users of accounting information rely on financial statement analysis to make more informed decisions when pursuing their goals.
External
All of the following are standards used in financial statement analysis for comparisons:
competitor
intracompany
industry
Which of the following areas are not considered to be one of the building blocks of financial statement analysis?
Ratio analysis
A comparison of a company’s financial condition and performance to a base amount, such as total assets, is called (horizontal/vertical) …
analysis.
vertical
Most users rely on general-purpose financial statements, which include which of the following?
Statement of stockholders’ equity
Income statement
Notes to financial statements
Statement of cash flows
Balance sheet
… financial statements show financial amounts in side-by-side columns on a single statement.
Comparative
Stella, Inc. needs to communicate financial information to external users that is useful for making investment, credit, and other business decisions. This is called (financial/managerial) …
reporting.
financial
Small dollar changes can yield large percent changes consistent with their importance.
False
Management’s ….
and ….
begins with an overview, followed by critical accounting policies, and a discussion of operating results and financial condition. It is an excellent starting point in understanding a company’s business activities.
Discussion; analysis
The formula for dollar change for financial statement analysis is computed by taking the analysis period amount minus the ….
period amount.
base
$ change = analysis period - base period
When interpreting measures from financial statement analysis, we need …
(or benchmarks) for comparisons.
standards
An analysis of a comparative balance sheet focuses on Blank______ and percent changes.
large dollar
A comparison of a company’s financial condition and performance across time is called Blank______ analysis.
horizontal
______ analysis is a form of horizontal analysis that can reveal patterns in data across periods by comparing period amounts by base period amounts.
Trend
Comparative financial statements show financial information in Blank______ columns.
side-by-side
Vertical analysis is also called
…..-…. analysis.
Common- size
Vertical analysis is also called
…..-…. analysis.
Common- size
Analysts typically use computation of dollar changes and percent changes because:
sometimes dollar changes are small, but percents are large
To prepare common-size financial statements, each line item needs to be calculated to a common-size percent. The formula for common-size percent is (Blank______) x 100.
analysis amount/base amount