Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Securities that are held with the intent of selling them sometime in the future.

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Available-for-sale securities

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2
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Financial statements that present the assets and liabilities controlled by the parent company and the total revenues and expenses of the subsidiary companies.

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Consolidated financial statements

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3
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Ownership of more than 50% of the common stock of another entity.

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Controlling interest

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4
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An accounting method in which the investment in common stock is recorded at cost and revenue is recognized only when cash dividends are received.

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Cost method

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5
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Investments in government and corporation bonds.

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Debt investments

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6
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An accounting method in which the investment in common stock is initially recorded at cost, and the investment account is the adjusted annually to show the investors equity in the investee.

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Equity method

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7
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Amount for which a security could be sold in a normal market.

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Fair value

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8
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Debt securities that the investor has the intent and ability to hold to maturity.

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Held to maturity securities

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9
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A group of stocks and/or debt securities in different corporations held for investment purposes.

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Investment portfolio

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10
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Investments that are not readily marketable or that management does not intend to convert into cash within the next year or operating cycle, whichever is longer.

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Long-term investments

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11
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A method of accounting for certain investments that requires that they be adjusted to their fair value at the end of each period.

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Mark-to-market

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12
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A company that owns more than 50% of the common stock of another entity.

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Parent company

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13
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Investments that are readily marketable and intended to be converted into cash within the next year or operating cycle, whichever is longer.

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Short-term investments (marketable securities)

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14
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Investments in the capital stock of corporations.

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Stock investments

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15
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A company in which more than 50% of its stock is owned by another company.

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Subsidiry (affiliated) company

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16
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Securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near term to generate income on short-term price differences.

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Trading securities.

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17
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A measure used to evaluate a company’s liquidity and short-term debt-paying ability; calculated as Current assets/Current liabilities

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Current ratio

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18
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A measure of the liquidity of inventory. Measures the nuber of times average inventory was sold during the period; computed as Cost of goods sold/Averge inventory

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Inventory turnover

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19
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A measure of the average number of days that inventory is held; computed as 365 days/Inventory turnover

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Days in inventory

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20
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A measure of the liquidity of receivables; computed as Net credit sales/Average net accounts receivable

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Accounts Receivable Turnover

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21
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The average number of days that receivables are outstanding; calculated - 365 days/Accounts receivable turnover

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Average collection period

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22
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A measure of the percentage of total financing provided by creditors; computed as Total liabilities/Total assets

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Debt to assets ratio

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23
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A measure of a company’s solvency and ability to meet interdty psyments as they come due; calculated as the sum of Net income + Interest expense + Income tax expense/Interest expense

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Times interest earned

24
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A measure of solvency. Cash remaining from operating activities after adjusting for capital expenditures and dividends paid. Net cash provided by operating activities - Capital expenditures - Cash dividends

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Free cash flow

25
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A measure of the dollars of net income earned for each dollar invested by the owners; computed as Income available to common stockholders (Net income - Preferred dividends)/Average common stockholders’ equity

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Return on common stockholders’ equity

26
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A profitability measure that indicates the amount of net income generated by each dollar of assets; calculated as Net Income/Average total assets

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Return on assets

27
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A measure of the net income generated by each dollar of net sales; computed as Net income/Net sales

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Profit margin

28
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A meaure of how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate net sales; computed as Net sales/Average total assets

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Asset turnover

29
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Gross profit expressed as a percentage of net sales; computed as Gross profit/Net sales

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Gross profit rate

30
Q

The net income earned by each share of outstanding common stock; computed as Net income - preferred dividends/Weighted-average common shares outstanding

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Earnings per share

31
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A comparison of the market price of each share of common stock to the earnings per share; computed as the Market price per share/Earning per share

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Price-earnings ratio

32
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A measure of the percentage of earnings distributed in the form of cash dividends; calculated as Cash dividends paid on common stock/Net income

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Payout ratio

33
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Securities that are held with the intent of selling them sometime in the future.

A

Available-for-sale securities.

34
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Use of an accounting principle in the current year that is different from the one used in the preceding year.

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Change in accounting principle.

35
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The sum of net income and other comprehensive income items.

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Comprehensive income.

36
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The disposal of a significant component of a business.

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Discontinued operations.

37
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A technique for evaluating a series of financial statement data over a period of time to determine the increase (decrease) that has taken place, expressed as either a dollar amount or a percentage.

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Horizontal analysis

38
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Borrowing money at a lower rate of interest than can be earned by using the borrowed money; also referred to as a trading on the equity.

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Leveraging

39
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Measures of the short-term ability of the company to pay its maturing current obligations and to meet unexpecgted needs for cash.

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Liquidity ratios

40
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Measures of the income or operating success of a company for a given period of time.

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Profitability ratios

41
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A measure of income that usually excludes items that a company considers unusual or non-recurring.

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Pro forma income

42
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Indicates the level of full and transparent information that is provided to users of the financial statements.

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Quality of earnings

43
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The mathematical relationship between one quantity and another. The relatioship may be expressed either as a percentage, a rate, or a simple proportion.

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Ratio

44
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A technique for evaluating financial statements that expresses the relationship between selected financial statement data.

A

Ratio analysis

45
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Measures of the ability of a company to survive over a long period of time, particularly to pay interest as it comes due and to repay the balance of debt at its maturity.

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Solvency ratios

46
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The most likely level of income to be obtined by a company in the future.

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Sustainable income

47
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Borrowing money at a lower rate of interest than can be earned by using the borrowed money; also referred to as leveraging.

A

Trading on the equity

48
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Securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near term to generate income on short-term price differences.

A

Trading securities

49
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A technique for evaluating financial statement data that expresses each item in a financial statement as a percentage of a base amount.

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Vertical analysis

50
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A method of preparing a statement of cash flows that shows operating cash receipts and payments. It is prepared by adjusting each item in the income statement from the accrual basis to the cash basis.

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Direct method

51
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Cash flow activities that include (a) obtaining cash from issuing debt and repaying the amounts borrowed and (b) obtaining cash from stockholders, repurchasing shares, and paying dividends.

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Financin activities

52
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Net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for capital expenditures and cash dividends paid.

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Free cash flow

53
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A method of preparing a statement of cash flows in which net income is adjusted for items that do not affect cash, to determine net cash provided by operating activities.

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Indirect method

54
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Cash flow activities that include (a) purchasing and disposing of investments and property, plant, and equipment using cash and (b) lending money and collecting the loans.

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Investing activities

55
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Cash flow activities that include the cash effects of transactions that generate revenues and expenses and thus enter into the determination of net income.

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Operating activities

56
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A basic financial statement that provides information about the cash receipts, cash payments, and net change in cash during a period, resulting from operating, investing, and financing activities.

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Statement of cash flows