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Accounts
Accounts
Accounts
Shareholder's Funds: -
Shareholders' funds refer to the amount of equity in a company, which belongs to the
shareholders. The amount of shareholders' funds yields an approximation of theoretically
how much the shareholders would receive if a business were to liquidate.
The amount of shareholders' funds can be calculated by subtracting the total amount of
liabilities on a company's balance sheet from the total amount of assets.
Non-Current Liabilities: -
Noncurrent liabilities, also known as long-term liabilities, are obligations listed on the
balance sheet not due for more than a year.
Examples of noncurrent liabilities include long-term loans and lease obligations, bonds
payable and deferred revenue.
Current Liabilities: -
Current liabilities are a company's short-term financial obligations that are due within one
year or within a normal operating cycle.
Examples of current liabilities include accounts payable, short-term debt, dividends, and
notes payable as well as income taxes owed.
Non-Current Assets: -
Noncurrent assets are a company's long-term investments that are not easily converted to
cash or are not expected to become cash within an accounting year.
Examples of noncurrent assets include investments, intellectual property, real estate, and
equipment.
Fixed Assets: -
Fixed assets are items that a company plans to use over the long term to help generate
income.
Fixed assets are most commonly referred to as property, plant, and equipment.
Current Assets: -
Current assets are all the assets of a company that are expected to be sold or used as a result
of standard business operations over the next year.
Non-Current Investments: -
Non-current investments are investments which are held beyond the current period as to sale
or disposal. E.g., fixed deposit for 5 years.
Current Investment: -
Current investment is investment that are by their nature readily realizable and are intended
to be held for not more than one year from the date on which such investment is made. E.g.,
11-month commercial paper.
Exceptional Items: -
An exceptional item is a charge incurred by a company that must be noted separately in its
financial report in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Current tax: -
Current tax is the amount of income taxes payable/recoverable in respect of the current
profit/ loss for a period.
Deferred Tax: -
IAS 12 defines a deferred tax liability as being the amount of income tax payable in future
periods in respect of taxable temporary differences. So, in simple terms, deferred tax is tax that is
payable in the future.
Earnings Per Share: -
Earnings per share (EPS) is a company's net profit divided by the number of common shares it
has outstanding.
EPS indicates how much money a company makes for each share of its stock and is a widely
used metric for estimating corporate value.
Basic EPS: -
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing a company’s income or profit by a certain number of shares
outstanding.
Diluted EPS: -
Diluted EPS takes into account all potential dilution that would occur if convertible securities
were exercised or options were converted to stocks.
Financing costs: -
Financing costs are defined as the interest and other costs incurred by the Company while
borrowing funds. They are also known as “Finance Costs” or “borrowing costs.”