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CG Assignment Cahp#07
CG Assignment Cahp#07
Assignment
Submitted by:
Shahraz Mushadi
Roll NO: 31466
Subject: CG
Submitted to: Sir Dr. Rao Akmal
Class: MBA (3.5)6th Evening
Summary
Chap #07 Financial Reporting
Annual Report of a Company:
For a legal and necessity reasons, companies publish a formal report at the end of
each financial year. This annual document has three board sections: director report,
financial statements and audit report.
Director’s Report:
It is a narrative often in the form of a letter from the company’s chairman to
shareholders giving three important pieces of information:
Firstly, a comment on the performance of the company during the year to
which the report relates. This part is often referred to as OFR, i.e. operational
and financial review.
Secondly, an assessment of what lies in the immediate future.
Thirdly, a statement about the company’s policies, principles and strategies
developed to meet the challenges of the future.
Financial Statements:
The second section of the report companies of four financial statements, namely a
Balance sheet, an income statement, a funds flow statement, and a statement of
equity.
Each statement is accompanied with a large number of notes providing explanation
of the items contained therein. Financial analysis goes through these notes as
minutely as the financial statements themselves.
Audit Report
The third section of the annual report contains a report from the external auditors
which essentially gives his opinion on the financial statements.