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Unit 3. Understanding Financial Statements
Unit 3. Understanding Financial Statements
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DEFINITION
Financial statements are the means by which the information accumulated and
processed in financial terms is periodically communicated to the users. It is a
structured financial representation of the financial position and financial
performance of an entity in order to make sound business decisions.
FINANCIAL POSITION
The financial position of an entity comprises its assets, liabilities and equity at a
particular moment in time. It pertains to the liquidity solvency and the need of
the entity for additional financing and is portrayed in the statement of financial
position.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The financial performance of an entity comprises its revenue, expenses and net
income or loss for a period of time. It is the level of income earned by the entity
through the efficient and effective uses of its resources as a result of operations
and is portrayed in the Statement of Profit and Loss and Other Comprehensive
Income.
User of financial information may be classified into two, Primary Users and Other
Users.
PRIMARY USERS include the existing and potential investors, lenders and other
creditors.
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Liabilities are debts and obligations of the enterprise from lenders and other
creditors.
A. CURRENT LIABILITIES - are liabilities that are payable within one year or
within an enterprises normal operating cycle. Examples are;
a. Trade and other payables
b. Short-term borrowings
c. Current portion of long-term debt
d. Current tax liability
B. NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES – are long-term obligations that are held longer than
one year or that cannot be classified as current liabilities.
EQUITY
Equity is the residual interest of owners in the net assets of an enterprise
measured by the excess of asset over liabilities (Asset less Liabilities equal Equity)
STRUCTURE
A balance sheet shall present current and non-current assets including
current and non-current liabilities as a separate classification. It shall present all
assets and liabilities in the order of liquidity and must be faithfully represented.
•Appropriated retained earnings - These represent the portion which has been
restricted and therefore not available for dividend declaration.
The following options broadly cover some of the possibilities on how the surplus
money allocated to retained earnings and not paid out as dividends can be
utilized:
PROFORMA STATEMENT:
COMPONENTS:
These are made in the financial statements to correct the incomes or expenses
arisen in the current year as a result of omissions or errors in the preparation of
financial statements of one or more periods in the past.
Mathematical mistakes
Misinterpretation of facts and figures
Failure to accrue or defer certain expenses or revenues
Oversights
Fraud or misuse of facts existed at the time financial statements were prepared
Mistakes in applying accounting policies
•Date of record - On this date, the corporation prepares the list of shareholders
who are entitled to receive dividends. No entry is required on this date
There are several reasons why companies reacquire issued and outstanding
shares from the investors.
1. For reselling
Treasury stock is often a form of reserved stock set aside to raise funds or pay for
future investments. Companies may use treasury stock to pay for an investment
or acquisition of competing businesses. These shares can also be reissued to
existing shareholders to reduce dilution from incentive compensation plans for
employees.
3. Undervaluation
When the market is not performing well, the company’s stock may be
undervalued – buying back the shares will usually boost the share price and
benefit the remaining shareholders.
4. Retiring of shares
When treasury stocks are retired, they can no longer be sold and are taken out
of the market circulation. In turn, the share count is permanently reduced, which
causes the remaining shares present in circulation to represent a larger
percentage of shareholder ownership, including dividends and profits.
While a t-shirt can remain essentially unchanged for a long period of time, a
computer or smartphone requires more regular advancement to stay
competitive within the market. Hence, the technology company will likely have
higher retained earnings than the t-shirt manufacturer.
One piece of financial data that can be gleaned from the statement of
retained earnings is the retention ratio. The retention ratio (or plowback ratio) is
the proportion of earnings kept back in the business as retained earnings. The
retention ratio refers to the percentage of net income that is retained to grow
the business, rather than being paid out as dividends. It is the opposite of the
payout ratio, which measures the percentage of profit paid out to shareholders
as dividends.
The retention ratio helps investors determine how much money a company is
keeping to reinvest in the company's operation. If a company pays all of its
retained earnings out as dividends or does not reinvest back into the business,
earnings growth might suffer. Also, a company that is not using its retained
earnings effectively have an increased likelihood of taking on additional debt or
issuing new equity shares to finance growth.
The income statement and the cash flow statement are two out of the three
components of a financial statement, the other being the balance sheet.
Though they both differ in the types of information they show, the income
statement reflecting a business's performance via its revenues, expenses, and
profits, and the cash flow statement reflecting how that profit or loss flows
throughout the company, they are both inseparably linked. The cash flow
statement cannot exist without the income statement, as it begins with the net
income or loss derived from the income statement, and goes onto show how
well a company manages its cash position.
For example, if an income statement shows a net profit of $100, it does not
really mean that the company has increased its cash repository by $100
because income statement also reports non-cash transactions. But the bottom
figure of $100 in a cash flow statement certainly means that the company has
increased its cash deposits by $100 during the previous accounting period.
It's important to note that the CFS is distinct from the income statement
and balance sheet because it does not include the amount of future incoming
and outgoing cash that has been recorded on credit. Therefore, cash is not the
same as net income, which on the income statement and balance sheet
includes cash sales and sales made on credit.
The operating activities on the CFS include any sources and uses of cash
from business activities. In other words, it reflects how much cash is generated
from a company's products or services. Generally, changes made in cash,
accounts receivable, depreciation, inventory, and accounts payable are
reflected in cash from operations.
These operating activities might include:
This includes cash arising out of the core business the company is in. The
difference between the revenue generated out of the sales of the products and
the cost will be cash flow from operating activities. For example, purchases or
sales of a product, increase or decrease in current assets and current liabilities,
depreciation, expenses relating to trading, administrative, selling expenses, etc.
• A company will look to expand its business from time to time. To finance
this, the company will either raise equity or debt. This comprises of cash
from financing activities.
• Cash flow from financing activities are activities that result in changes in
the size and composition of the equity capital or borrowings of the entity.
• Cash from financing activities includes cash flows associated with
borrowing and repaying bank loans, and issuing and buying back shares.
Payment of dividends, payments for stock repurchases, and the
repayment of debt principal (loans) are included in this category.
• Changes in cash from financing are "cash in" when capital is raised, and
they're "cash out" when dividends are paid. Thus, if a company issues a
bond to the public, the company receives cash financing; however,
when interest is paid to bondholders, the company is reducing its cash.
The operation section of the Statement of cash flows can be shown through
either the direct method or the indirect method. With either method, the
investing and financing sections are identical; the only difference is in the
operating section. The direct method shows the major classes of gross cash
receipts and gross cash payments. The indirect method, on the other hand,
starts with the net income and adjusts the profit/loss by the effects of the
transactions. In the end, cash flows from the operating section will give the same
result whether under the direct or indirect approach, however, the presentation
will differ. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) favors the direct
method of reporting because it provides more useful information than the
indirect method. However, it is believed that greater than 90% of public
companies use the indirect method.
PROFIT P
DEPRECIATION D
AMORTIZATION A
IMPAIRMENT EXPENSE I
CHANGE IN WORKING CAPITAL ΔWC
CHANGE IN PROVISIONS ΔP
INTEREST TAX (I)
TAX (T)
OPERATING CASH FLOW OFC
• These adjustments are made because non-cash items are calculated into
net income (income statement) and total assets and liabilities (balance
sheet). Because not all transactions involve actual cash items, many items
have to be re-evaluated when calculating cash flow from operations.
• Cash flow from operations for a time period can be determined using
either the direct or indirect method.
• As a result, there are two methods of calculating cash flow: the Direct
Method and the Indirect Method.
Depreciation expense reduces profit but does not impact cash flow (it is a non-
cash expense). Hence, it is added back. Similarly, if the starting point profit is
above interest and tax in the income statement, then interest and tax cash flows
will need to be deducted if they are to be treated as operating cash flows.
• The indirect method takes the net income generated in a period and
adds or subtracts changes in the asset and liability accounts to determine
the implied cash flow.
• The indirect method uses increases and decreases in balance sheet line
items to modify the operating section of the cash flow statement from
the accrual method to the cash method of accounting.
• With the indirect method, cash flow from operating activities is calculated
by first taking the net income off of a company's income
statement. Because a company’s income statement is prepared on an
accrual basis, revenue is only recognized when it is earned and not when
it is received.
• The indirect method is more commonly used in practice, especially
among larger firms. With the indirect method, cash flow from operating
activities is calculated by first taking the net income off of a company's
income statement.
• The indirect method presents the statement of cash flows beginning
with net income or loss, with subsequent additions to or deductions from
that amount for non-cash revenue and expense items, resulting in cash
flow from operating activities. Net income is not an accurate
representation of net cash flow from operating activities, so it becomes
necessary to adjust earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for items that
affect net income, even though no actual cash has yet been received or
paid against them.
• The indirect method also makes adjustments to add back non-operating
activities that do not affect a company's operating cash flow.
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