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Financial Reporting and Analysis by Mind Map: Financial Reporting and Analysis

1. I-20.Financial Reporting Standards

1.1. The Objective of Financial Reporting

1.2. Standard-Setting Bodies and Regulatory Authorities

1.2.1. Accounting Standards Boards

1.2.1.1. International Accounting Standards Board's (IASB's)

1.2.1.2. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

1.2.2. Regulatory Authorities

1.2.2.1. International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)

1.2.2.2. The Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC)

1.2.2.2.1. Securities Act of 1933

1.2.2.2.2. Securities Exchange Act of 1934

1.2.2.2.3. Sarbanes– Oxley Act of 2002

1.2.2.2.4. Securities Offerings Registration Statement

1.2.2.2.5. Forms 10-K, 20-F, and 40-F

1.2.2.2.6. Annual Report

1.2.2.2.7. Proxy Statement/ Form DEF-14A

1.2.2.2.8. Forms 10-Q and 6-K

1.2.2.2.9. Form 8-K

1.2.2.2.10. Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144

1.2.2.2.11. Form 11-K

1.2.2.3. Capital Markets Regulation in Europe

1.3. The International Financial Reporting Standards Framework

1.3.1. Qualitative Characteristics of Financial Reports

1.3.1.1. Fundamental qualitative characteristics

1.3.1.1.1. Relevance

1.3.1.1.2. Faithful representation

1.3.1.2. Conceptual Framework

1.3.1.2.1. Comparability

1.3.1.2.2. Verifiability

1.3.1.2.3. Timeliness

1.3.1.2.4. Understandability

1.3.2. Constraints on Financial Reports

1.3.3. The Elements of Financial Statements

1.3.3.1. Underlying Assumptions in Financial Statements

1.3.3.1.1. Accrual basis

1.3.3.1.2. Going concern

1.3.3.2. Recognition of Financial Statement Elements

1.3.3.3. Measurement of Financial Statement Elements

1.3.3.3.1. Historical cost

1.3.3.3.2. Amortised cost

1.3.3.3.3. Current cost

1.3.3.3.4. Realizable (settlement) value

1.3.3.3.5. Present value (PV)

1.3.3.3.6. Fair value

1.3.3.4. Reporting Elements

1.3.3.4.1. Measurement of financial position

1.3.3.4.2. Measurement of financial performance

1.3.4. General Requirements for Financial Statements

1.3.4.1. Required Financial Statements

1.3.4.2. General Features of Financial Statements

1.3.4.2.1. Fair presentation

1.3.4.2.2. Going concern

1.3.4.2.3. Accrual basis

1.3.4.2.4. Materiality and aggregation

1.3.4.2.5. No offsetting

1.3.4.2.6. Frequency of reporting

1.3.4.2.7. Comparative information

1.3.4.2.8. Consistency

1.3.5. Structure and Content Requirements

1.3.5.1. Classified Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)

1.3.5.2. Minimum Information on the Face of the Financial

1.3.5.3. Minimum Information in the Notes

1.3.5.3.1. Disclosure of accounting policies

1.3.5.3.2. Estimation uncertainty

1.3.5.3.3. Other disclosures

1.3.5.4. Comparative Information

1.4. Comparison of IFRS with Alternative Reporting Systems

1.5. Monitoring Developments in Financial Reporting Standards

1.5.1. New Products or Types of Transactions

1.5.2. Evolving Standards and the Role of CFA Institute

2. II-9.Intercorporate Investments

2.1. Learning Outcomes

2.2. Introduction

2.3. Basic Corporate Investment Categories

2.4. Investments In Financial Assets: IFRS 9

2.4.1. Classification and Measurement

2.4.2. Reclassification of Investments

2.5. Investments In Associates And Joint Ventures: Equity Method of Accounting, Basis Principles

2.5.1. Equity Method of Accounting: Basic Principles

2.6. Investment Costs That Exceed the Book Value of the Investee, Amortization of Excess Purchase Price, Fair Value Option and Impairment

2.6.1. Amortization of Excess Purchase Price

2.6.2. Fair Value Option

2.6.3. Impairment

2.7. Transactions with Associates and Disclosure

2.7.1. Disclosure

2.7.2. Issues for Analysts

2.8. Business Combinations: Acquisition Method and Impact of the Acquisition Method on Financial Statements Post-Acquisition

2.8.1. Acquisition Method

2.8.1.1. Recognition and Measurement of Identifiable Assets and Liabilities

2.8.1.2. Recognition and Measurement of Contingent Liabilities

2.8.1.3. Recognition and Measurement of Indemnification Assets

2.8.1.4. Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities

2.8.1.5. Recognition and Measurement of Goodwill

2.8.1.6. Recognition and Measurement when Acquisition Price Is Less than Fair Value

2.8.2. Impact of the Acquisition Method on Financial Statements, Post-Acquisition

2.9. The Consolidation Process

2.9.1. Business Combination with Less than 100% Acquisition

2.9.2. Non-controlling (Minority) Interests: Balance Sheet

2.9.3. Non-controlling (Minority) Interests: Income Statement

2.9.4. Goodwill Impairment

2.10. Financial Statement Presentation Subsequent to the Business Combination

2.11. Variable Interest and Special Purpose Entities

2.11.1. Securitization of Assets

2.12. Additional Issues in Business Combinations That impair Comparability

2.12.1. Contingent Assets and Liabilities

2.12.2. Contingent Consideration

2.12.3. In-Process R& D

2.12.4. Restructuring Costs

3. II-10.Employee Compensation: Post-Employment and Share-Based

3.1. Learning Outcomes

3.2. Introduction

3.3. Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefits

3.3.1. Types of Post-Employment Benefit Plans

3.4. Measuring a Defined Benefit Pension Plan's Obligations

3.5. Financial Statement Reporting of Pension Plans and Other Post-Employment Benefits: Defined Contribution Pension Plans

3.5.1. Defined Contribution Pension Plans

3.6. Financial Statement Reporting of Pension Plans: Balance Sheet Reporting for Defined Benefit Pension Plans

3.6.1. Balance Sheet Presentation

3.7. Financial Statement Reporting of Pension Plans: Periodic Pension Costs for Defined Benefit Pension Plans Reporting the Periodic Pension Cost.

3.8. More on the Effect of Assumptions and Actuarial Gains and Losses on Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefit Costs

3.9. Calculation of Defined Benefit Pension Obligation and Current Service Costs

3.10. Disclosures of Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits: Assumptions

3.10.1. Assumptions

3.11. Disclosures of Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits: Net Pension Liability (or Asset) and Periodic Pension Costs

3.11.1. Total Periodic Pension Costs

3.11.2. Periodic Pension Costs Recognised in P& L vs. OCI

3.11.3. Classification of Periodic Pension Costs Recognised in P& L

3.12. Disclosures of Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits: Cash Flow Information

3.13. Share-Based Compensation

3.14. Stock Grants

3.15. Stock Options

3.16. Other Types of Share -Based Compensation

4. II-11.Multinational Operations

4.1. Learning Outcomes

4.2. Introduction and Foreign Currency Transactions: Foreign Currency Transaction Exposure to Foreign Exchange Risk and Analytical Issues

4.2.1. Foreign Currency Transactions

4.2.1.1. Foreign Currency Transaction Exposure to Foreign Exchange Risk

4.2.1.1.1. Accounting for Foreign Currency Transactions with Settlement before Balance Sheet Date

4.2.1.1.2. Accounting for Foreign Currency Transactions with Intervening Balance Sheet Dates

4.2.1.2. Analytical Issues

4.3. Disclosures Related to Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses

4.4. Translation of Foreign Currency Financial Statements and Translation Conceptual Issues

4.4.1. Translation Conceptual Issues

4.4.1.1. All Assets and Liabilities Are Translated at the Current Exchange Rate

4.4.1.2. Only Monetary Assets and Monetary Liabilities Are Translated at the Current Exchange Rate

4.4.1.3. Balance Sheet Exposure

4.5. Translation Methods

4.5.1. Foreign Currency Is the Functional Currency

4.5.2. Parent’s Presentation Currency Is the Functional Currency

4.5.3. Translation of Retained Earnings

4.5.4. Highly Inflationary Economies

4.6. Illustration of Translation Methods (Excluding Hyperinflationary Economies)

4.7. Translation Analytical Issues

4.8. Translation When a Foreign Subsidiary Operates in an Hyperinflationary Economy

4.9. Companies Use Both Translation Methods at the Same Time and Disclosures Related to Translation Methods

4.9.1. Disclosures Related to Translation Methods

4.10. Multinational Operations and a Company's Effective Tax Rate

4.11. Additional Disclosures on the Effects of Foreign Currency

4.11.1. Disclosures Related to Sales Growth

4.11.2. Disclosures Related to Major Sources of Foreign Exchange Risk

5. II-12.Analysis of Financial Institutions

5.1. Learning Outcomes

5.2. Introduction to Financial Institutions

5.2.1. What Makes Financial Institutions Different?

5.2.2. Global Organizations

5.2.3. Individual Jurisdictions’ Regulatory Authorities

5.3. Analyzing a Bank: the CAMELS Approach

5.3.1. The CAMELS Approach

5.3.1.1. Capital Adequacy

5.3.1.2. Asset Quality

5.3.1.3. Management Capabilities

5.3.1.4. Earnings

5.3.1.5. Liquidity Position

5.3.1.6. Sensitivity to Market Risk

5.4. Analyzing a Bank: non-CAMELS Factors

5.4.1. Banking-Specific Analytical Considerations Not Addressed by CAMELS

5.4.2. Analytical Considerations Not Addressed by CAMELS That Are Also Relevant for Any Company

5.5. Analyzing a Bank: Example of CAMELS Approach

5.5.1. Capital Adequacy

5.5.2. Asset Quality

5.5.3. Management Capabilities

5.5.4. Earnings

5.5.5. Liquidity Position

5.5.6. Sensitivity to Market Risk

5.5.7. Overall CAMELS Assessment

5.6. Analyzing Property and Casualty Insurance Companies

5.6.1. Property and Casualty Insurance Companies

5.6.1.1. Operations: Products and Distribution

5.6.1.2. Earnings Characteristics

5.6.1.3. Investment Returns

5.6.1.4. Liquidity

5.6.1.5. Capitalization

5.7. Analyzing Life and Health Insurance Companies

5.7.1. Life and Health Insurance Companies

6. II-13.Evaluating Quality of Financial Reports

6.1. Learning Outcomes

6.2. Introduction

6.3. Quality of Financial Reports: Conceptual Framework

6.3.1. Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Quality of Financial Reports

6.4. Potential Problems that Affect the Quality of Financial Reports and Reported Amounts and Timing of Recognition

6.4.1. Reported Amounts and Timing of Recognition

6.5. Classification

6.6. Quality Issues and Mergers and Acquisitions & Financial Reporting that Diverges from Economic Reality Despite Compliance with Accounting Rules

6.6.1. Financial Reporting that Diverges from Economic Reality Despite Compliance with Accounting Rules

6.7. Evaluating the Quality of Financial Reports: General Steps

6.7.1. General Steps to Evaluate the Quality of Financial Reports

6.8. Quantitative Tools to Assess the Likelihood of Misreporting

6.8.1. Beneish Model

6.8.2. Other Quantitative Models

6.8.3. Limitations of Quantitative Models

6.9. Earnings Quality Indicators and Recurring Earnings

6.9.1. Indicators of Earnings Quality

6.9.1.1. Recurring Earnings

6.10. Earnings Persistence and Related Measures of Accruals

6.11. Mean Reversion in Earnings, Beating Benchmarks and External Indicators of Poor-Quality Earnings

6.11.1. Beating Benchmarks

6.11.2. External Indicators of Poor-Quality Earnings

6.12. Evaluating the Earnings Quality of a Company - Revenue Recognition Case: Sunbeam Corporation

6.12.1. Revenue Recognition Case: Sunbeam Corporation Premature/ Fraudulent Revenue Recognition

6.13. Revenue Recognition Case: MicroStrategy, Inc.

6.13.1. Multiple-Element Contracts

6.14. Cost Capitalization Case: WorldCom Corp.

6.14.1. Property/ Capital Expenditures Analysis

6.15. Bankruptcy Prediction Models: Altman Model, Developments in Bankruptcy Prediction Models

6.15.1. Altman Model

6.15.2. Developments in Bankruptcy Prediction Models

6.16. Cash Flow Quality

6.16.1. Indicators of Cash Flow Quality

6.16.2. Evaluating Cash Flow Quality

6.17. Balance Sheet Quality

6.18. Sources of Information about Risk and Limited Usefulness of Auditor's Report

6.18.1. Limited Usefulness of Auditor’s Opinion as a Source of Information about Risk

6.19. Risk-Related Disclosures in the Notes

6.20. Management Commentary (MD& A), Other Required Disclosures, Financial Press

6.20.1. Other Required Disclosures

6.20.2. Financial Press as a Source of Information about Risk

7. II-14.Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques

7.1. Learning Outcomes

7.2. Introduction

7.3. Case Study 1: Long -Term Equity Investment: Early Phases of the Analysis

7.3.1. Phase 1: Define a Purpose for the Analysis

7.3.2. Phase 2: Collect Input Data

7.3.3. Phases 3 & 4: DuPont Analysis: Isolating "Pure Nestle"

7.3.3.1. Phase 3: Process Data and Phase 4: Analyze/ Interpret the Processed Data

7.3.4. Phases 3 & 4: DuPont Decomposition

7.3.5. Phases 3 & 4: Adjusting for Unusual Charges

7.3.6. Phases 3 & 4: Asset Base Composition Asset Base Composition

7.3.7. Phases 3 & 4: Capital Structure Analysis Capital Structure Analysis

7.3.8. Phases 3 & 4: Segment Analysis: Earnings & Capital Segment Analysis and Capital Allocation

7.3.9. Phases 3 & 4: Segment Analysis: Cash Flow & Capital

7.3.10. Phases 3 & 4: Segment Analysis by Product Group

7.3.11. Phases 3 & 4: Accruals and Earnings Quality

7.3.12. Phases 3 & 4: Cash Flow Relationships

7.3.13. Phases 3 & 4: Decomposition and Analysis of the Company's Valuation

7.3.14. Phases 5 & 6: Develop and Communicate Conclusions and Recommendations and Follow-up

7.3.14.1. Phase 5: Develop and Communicate Conclusions and Recommendations (e.g., with an Analysis Report) Support for an Investment in Nestlé Shares Causes for Concern

7.3.14.2. Phase 6: Follow-up

8. I-26.Long-Lived Assets

8.1. Acquisition of Long-Lived Assets

8.1.1. Property, Plant, and Equipment

8.1.2. Intangible Assets

8.1.2.1. Intangible Assets Purchased in Situations Other Than Business Combinations

8.1.2.2. Intangible Assets Developed Internally

8.1.2.3. Intangible Assets Acquired in a Business Combination

8.1.3. Capitalising versus Expensing: Impact on Financial Statements and Ratios

8.1.4. Capitalisation of Interest Costs

8.1.5. Capitalisation of Internal Development Costs

8.2. Depreciation and Amortisation of Long-Lived Assets

8.2.1. Depreciation Methods and Calculation of Depreciation Expense

8.2.2. Amortisation Methods and Calculation of Amortisation Expense

8.3. The Revaluation Model

8.4. Impairment of Assets

8.4.1. Impairment of Property, Plant, and Equipment

8.4.2. Impairment of Intangible Assets with a Finite Life

8.4.3. Impairment of Intangibles with Indefinite Lives

8.4.4. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held for Sale

8.4.5. Reversals of Impairments of Long-Lived Assets

8.5. Derecognition

8.5.1. Sale of Long-Lived Assets

8.5.2. Long-Lived Assets Disposed of Other Than by a Sale

8.6. Presentation and Disclosures

8.7. Investment Property

9. I-28.Non-Current (Long-Term) Liabilities

9.1. Bonds Payable

9.1.1. Accounting for Bond Issuance

9.1.2. Accounting for Bond Amortisation, Interest Expense, and Interest Payments

9.1.3. Current Market Rates and Fair Value Reporting Option

9.1.4. Derecognition of Debt

9.1.5. Debt Covenants

9.1.6. Presentation and Disclosure of Long-Term Debt

9.2. Leases

9.2.1. Lessee accounting

9.2.2. Lessor accounting

9.3. Introduction to Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefits

9.4. Evaluating Solvency: Leverage and Coverage Ratios

10. I-19.Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

10.1. Learning Outcomes

10.1.1. a.describe the roles of financial reporting and financial statement analysis

10.1.2. b.describe the roles of the statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity, and statement of cash flows in evaluating a company’s performance and financial position

10.1.3. c.describe the importance of financial statement notes and supplementary information— including disclosures of accounting policies, methods, and estimates— and management’s commentary

10.1.4. d.describe the objective of audits of financial statements, the types of audit reports, and the importance of effective internal controls

10.1.5. e.identify and describe information sources that analysts use in financial statement analysis besides annual financial statements and supplementary information

10.1.6. f.describe the steps in the financial statement analysis framework

10.2. Roles of Financial Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis

10.2.1. Role of financial statement reporting

10.2.2. Role of financial statement analysis

10.3. Primary Financial Statements and Other Information Sources

10.3.1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Information

10.3.1.1. Balance Sheet

10.3.1.2. Statement of Comprehensive Income

10.3.1.2.1. Income Statement

10.3.1.2.2. Other Comprehensive Income

10.3.1.3. Statement of Changes in Equity

10.3.1.4. Cash Flow Statement

10.3.1.5. Financial Notes and Supplementary Schedules

10.3.1.6. Management Commentary or Management’s Discussion and Analysis

10.3.1.7. Auditor’s Reports

10.3.1.7.1. Unqualified

10.3.1.7.2. Qualified

10.3.1.7.3. Adverse

10.3.1.7.4. Disclaimer

10.3.2. Other Sources of Information

10.3.2.1. Interim reports

10.3.2.2. Proxy statements

10.3.2.3. Press releases

10.3.2.4. External sources

10.4. Financial Statement Analysis Framework

10.4.1. 1.Articulate the Purpose and Context of Analysis

10.4.2. 2.Collect Data

10.4.3. 3.Process Data

10.4.4. 4.Analyze/ Interpret the Processed Data

10.4.5. 5.Develop and Communicate Conclusions/ Recommendations

10.4.6. 6.Follow-Up

11. I-21.Understanding Income Statements

11.1. Learning Outcomes

11.1.1. a.Describe the components of the income statement and alternative presentation formats of that statement

11.1.2. b.Describe general principles of revenue recognition and accounting standards for revenue recognition

11.1.3. c.calculate revenue given information that might influence the choice of revenue recognition method

11.1.4. d.describe general principles of expense recognition, specific expense recognition applications, and implications of expense recognition choices for financial analysis

11.1.5. e.describe the financial reporting treatment and analysis of non-recurring items (including discontinued operations, unusual or infrequent items) and changes in accounting policies

11.1.6. f.distinguish between the operating and non-operating components of the income statement

11.1.7. g.describe how earnings per share is calculated and calculate and interpret a company’s earnings per share (both basic and diluted earnings per share) for both simple and complex capital structures

11.1.8. h.distinguish between dilutive and antidilutive securities and describe the implications of each for the earnings per share calculation

11.1.9. i.convert income statements to common-size income statements

11.1.10. j.evaluate a company’s financial performance using common-size income statements and financial ratios based on the income statement

11.1.11. k.describe, calculate, and interpret comprehensive income

11.1.12. l.describe other comprehensive income and identify major types of items included in it

11.2. Components and Format of the Income Statement

11.2.1. Revenue

11.2.2. Expenses

11.2.2.1. Grouping by Nature

11.2.2.2. Grouping by Function

11.2.3. Gross profit

11.2.4. Operating profit

11.2.5. Net income

11.2.6. Noncontrolling Interests

11.3. Revenue Recognition

11.3.1. Revenue General Principles

11.3.1.1. 1.Identify the contract(s) with a customer

11.3.1.2. 2.Identify the separate or distinct performance obligations in the contract

11.3.1.3. 3.Determine the transaction price

11.3.1.4. 4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

11.3.1.5. 5.Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

11.3.2. Accounting Standards for Revenue Recognition

11.3.2.1. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

11.3.2.1.1. Identifying the Performance Obligation

11.3.2.1.2. Percentage-of-completion

11.3.2.1.3. Variable consideration

11.3.2.1.4. Cumulative catch-up adjustment

11.3.2.1.5. Suppliers deliver

11.4. Expense Recognition

11.4.1. Expense General Principles

11.4.2. Issues in Expense Recognition

11.4.2.1. Doubtful Accounts

11.4.2.2. Warranties

11.4.2.3. Depreciation and Amortisation

11.4.2.3.1. Straight-line method

11.4.2.3.2. Double declining balance depreciation

11.4.3. Implications for Financial Analysis

11.5. Non-Recurring Items and Non-Operating Items

11.5.1. Discontinued Operations

11.5.2. Unusual or Infrequent Items

11.5.3. Changes in Accounting Policies

11.5.4. Non-Operating Items

11.6. Earnings per Share

11.6.1. Simple versus Complex Capital Structure

11.6.2. Basic EPS

11.6.3. Diluted EPS

11.6.3.1. Diluted EPS When a Company Has Convertible Preferred Stock Outstanding

11.6.3.2. Diluted EPS When a Company Has Convertible Debt Outstanding

11.6.3.3. Diluted EPS When a Company Has Stock Options, Warrants, or Their Equivalents Outstanding

11.6.3.4. Other Issues with Diluted EPS

11.6.4. Changes in EPS

11.7. Analysis of the Income Statement

11.7.1. Common-Size Analysis of the Income Statement

11.7.2. Income Statement Ratios

11.7.2.1. Net Profit Margin = Net Income / Revenue

11.7.2.2. Gross Profit Margin = Gross profit / Revenue

11.8. Comprehensive Income

12. I-22.Understanding Balance Sheets

12.1. Components and Format of the Balance Sheet

12.1.1. Balance Sheet Components

12.1.2. Current and Non-Current Classification

12.1.3. Liquidity-Based Presentation

12.2. Current Assets

12.2.1. Cash and Cash Equivalents

12.2.2. Marketable Securities

12.2.3. Trade Receivables

12.2.4. Inventories

12.2.5. Other Current Assets

12.3. Current Liabilities

12.3.1. Trade payables

12.3.2. Accrued expenses

12.3.3. Deferred income

12.4. Non-Current Assets

12.4.1. Property, Plant, and Equipment

12.4.2. Investment Property

12.4.3. Intangible Assets

12.4.3.1. Identifiable Intangibles

12.4.4. Goodwill

12.4.4.1. Accounting Goodwill

12.4.4.2. Economic Goodwill

12.4.4.3. Goodwill Impairment

12.4.5. Financial Assets

12.4.5.1. Derivatives

12.4.5.2. Amortised cost

12.4.5.3. Held-to-maturity

12.4.5.4. Available-for-sale

12.4.6. Deferred Tax Assets

12.5. Non-Current Liabilities

12.5.1. Long-term Financial Liabilities

12.5.2. Deferred Tax Liabilities

12.6. Equity

12.6.1. Components of Equity

12.6.1.1. Common stock

12.6.1.2. Preferred shares

12.6.1.3. Treasury stock

12.6.1.4. Retained earnings

12.6.1.5. Accumulated other comprehensive income

12.6.1.6. Noncontrolling interest

12.6.2. Statement of Changes in Equity

12.7. Analysis of the Balance Sheet

12.7.1. Common-Size Analysis of the Balance Sheet

12.7.2. Balance Sheet Ratios

12.7.2.1. Liquidity Ratios

12.7.2.1.1. Current = Current assets / Current liabilities

12.7.2.1.2. Quick (acid test) = (Cash + Marketable securities + Receivables) / Current liabilities

12.7.2.1.3. Cash = (Cash + Marketable securities) / Current liabilities

12.7.2.2. Solvency Ratios

12.7.2.2.1. Long-term debt-to-equity = Total long-term debt / Total equity

12.7.2.2.2. Debt-to-equity = Total debt / Total equity

12.7.2.2.3. Total debt = Total debt / Total assets

12.7.2.2.4. Financial leverage = Total assets / Total equity

13. I-23.Understanding Cash Flow Statements

13.1. Components and Format of the Cash Flow Statement

13.1.1. Classification of Cash Flows and Non-Cash Activities

13.1.2. A Summary of Differences between IFRS and US GAAP

13.1.3. Direct and Indirect Methods for Reporting Cash Flow from Operating Activities

13.1.3.1. An Indirect-Format Cash Flow Statement Prepared under IFRS

13.1.3.2. A Direct-Format Cash Flow Statement Prepared under IFRS

13.1.3.3. Illustrations of Cash Flow Statements Prepared under US GAAP

13.2. The Cash Flow Statement: Linkages and Preparation

13.2.1. Linkages of the Cash Flow Statement with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet

13.2.2. Steps in Preparing the Cash Flow Statement

13.2.2.1. Operating Activities: Direct Method

13.2.2.1.1. Cash Received from Customers

13.2.2.1.2. Cash Paid to Suppliers

13.2.2.1.3. Cash Paid to Employees

13.2.2.1.4. Cash Paid for Other Operating Expenses

13.2.2.1.5. Cash Paid for Interest

13.2.2.1.6. Cash Paid for Income Taxes

13.2.2.2. Investing Activities

13.2.2.3. Financing Activities

13.2.2.3.1. Long-Term Debt and Common Stock

13.2.2.3.2. Dividends

13.2.2.4. Overall Statement of Cash Flows: Direct Method

13.2.2.5. Overall Statement of Cash Flows: Indirect Method

13.2.3. Conversion of Cash Flows from the Indirect to the Direct Method

13.3. Free Cash Flow to the Firm and Free Cash Flow to Equity

13.4. Cash Flow Statement Analysis

13.4.1. Evaluation of the Sources and Uses of Cash

13.4.2. Common-Size Analysis of the Statement of Cash Flows

13.4.3. Cash Flow Ratios

14. I-24.Financial Analysis Techniques

14.1. The Financial Analysis Process

14.1.1. The Objectives of the Financial Analysis Process

14.1.2. Distinguishing between Computations and Analysis

14.2. Analytical Tools and Techniques

14.2.1. Ratios

14.2.2. Common-Size Analysis

14.2.3. The Use of Graphs as an Analytical Tool

14.2.4. Regression Analysis

14.3. Common Ratios Used in Financial Analysis

14.3.1. Interpretation and Context

14.3.2. Activity Ratios

14.3.2.1. Inventory turnover = Cost of sales or cost of goods sold / Average inventory

14.3.2.2. Days of inventory on hand (DOH) = Number of days in period / Inventory turnover

14.3.2.3. Receivables turnover = Revenue / Average receivables

14.3.2.4. Days of sales outstanding (DSO) = Number of days in period / Receivables turnover

14.3.2.5. Payables turnover = Purchases / Average trade payables

14.3.2.6. Number of days of payables = Number of days in period / Payables turnover

14.3.2.7. Working capital turnover = Revenue / Average working capital

14.3.2.8. Fixed asset turnover = Revenue / Average net fixed assets

14.3.2.9. Total asset turnover = Revenue / Average total assets

14.3.3. Liquidity Ratios

14.3.3.1. Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities

14.3.3.2. Quick ratio = (Cash + Short-term marketable investments + Receivables) / Current liabilities

14.3.3.3. Cash ratio = (Cash + Short-term marketable investments) / Current liabilities

14.3.3.4. Defensive interval ratio = (Cash + Short-term marketable investments + Receivables) / Daily cash expenditures

14.3.3.5. Cash conversion cycle (net operating cycle) = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables

14.3.4. Solvency Ratios

14.3.4.1. Debt Ratios

14.3.4.1.1. Debt-to-assets ratio = Total debt / Total assets

14.3.4.1.2. Debt-to-capital ratio = Total debt / (Total debt + Total shareholders’ equity)

14.3.4.1.3. Debt-to-equity ratio = Total debt / Total shareholders’ equity

14.3.4.1.4. Financial leverage ratio = Average total assets / Average total equity

14.3.4.1.5. Debt-to-EBITDA = Total debt / EBITDA

14.3.4.2. Coverage Ratios

14.3.4.2.1. Interest coverage = EBIT / Interest payments

14.3.4.2.2. Fixed charge coverage = (EBIT + Lease payments) / (Interest payments + Lease payments)

14.3.5. Profitability Ratios

14.3.5.1. Return on Sales

14.3.5.1.1. Gross profit margin = Gross profit / Revenue

14.3.5.1.2. Operating profit margin = Operating income / Revenue

14.3.5.1.3. Pretax margin = EBT / Revenue

14.3.5.1.4. Net profit margin = Net income / Revenue

14.3.5.2. Return on Investment

14.3.5.2.1. Operating ROA = Operating income / Average total assets

14.3.5.2.2. ROA = Net income / Average total assets

14.3.5.2.3. Return on total capital = EBIT / Average short- and long-term debt and equity

14.3.5.2.4. ROE = Net income / Average total equity

14.3.5.2.5. Return on common equity = (Net income – Preferred dividends) / Average common equity

14.3.6. DuPont Analysis: The Decomposition of ROE

14.3.6.1. ROE = Net income/ Average shareholders’ equity

14.3.6.2. ROE = ROA × Leverage

14.3.6.2.1. ROA = Net Income / Average Total Assets

14.3.6.2.2. Leverage = Average total assets / Average shareholders' equity

14.3.6.3. ROE = Net profit margin × Total asset turnover × Leverage

14.3.6.3.1. Net profit margin = Net income / Revenue

14.3.6.3.2. Total asset turnover = Revenue / Average total assets

14.3.6.3.3. Leverage = Average total assets / Average shareholders' equity

14.3.6.4. ROE = Tax burden × Interest burden × EBIT margin × Total asset turnover × Leverage

14.3.6.4.1. Tax burden = Net income / EBT

14.3.6.4.2. Interest burden = EBT / EBIT

14.3.6.4.3. EBIT margin = EBIT / Revenue

14.3.6.4.4. Total asset turnover = Revenue / Average total assets

14.3.6.4.5. Leverage = Average total assets / Average shareholders' equity

14.4. Equity Analysis

14.4.1. Valuation Ratios

14.4.1.1. Valuation Ratios

14.4.1.1.1. P/ E = Price per share / Earnings per share

14.4.1.1.2. P/ CF = Price per share / Cash flow per share

14.4.1.1.3. P/ S = Price per share / Sales per share

14.4.1.1.4. P/ BV = Price per share / Book value per share

14.4.1.2. Per-Share Quantities

14.4.1.2.1. Basic EPS = Net income minus preferred dividends / Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

14.4.1.2.2. Diluted EPS = Adjusted income available for ordinary shares, reflecting conversion of dilutive securities / Weighted average number of ordinary and potential ordinary shares outstanding

14.4.1.2.3. Cash flow per share = Cash flow from operations / Weighted average number of shares outstanding

14.4.1.2.4. EBITDA per share = EBITDA / Weighted average number of shares outstanding

14.4.1.2.5. Dividends per share = Common dividends declared / Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

14.4.1.3. Dividend-Related Quantities

14.4.1.3.1. Dividend payout ratio = Common share dividends / Net income attributable to common shares

14.4.1.3.2. Retention rate (b) = (Net income attributable to common shares – Common share dividends) / Net income attributable to common shares

14.4.1.3.3. Sustainable growth rate = Retention rate (b) × ROE

14.4.2. Industry-Specific Ratios

14.4.2.1. Business Risk

14.4.2.1.1. Coefficient of variation of operating income = Standard deviation of operating income / Average operating income

14.4.2.1.2. Coefficient of variation of net income = Standard deviation of net income / Average net income

14.4.2.1.3. Coefficient of variation of revenues = Standard deviation of revenue / Average revenue

14.4.2.2. Financial Sector Ratios

14.4.2.2.1. Capital adequacy— banks = Various components of capital / Various measures such as risk-weighted assets, market risk exposure, or level of operational risk assumed

14.4.2.2.2. Monetary reserve requirement (Cash reserve ratio) = Reserves held at central bank / Specified deposit liabilities

14.4.2.2.3. Liquid asset requirement = Approved “readily marketable” securities / Specified deposit liabilities

14.4.2.2.4. Net interest margin = Net interest income / Total interest-earning assets

14.4.2.3. Retail Ratios

14.4.2.3.1. Same (or comparable) store sales = Average revenue growth year over year for stores open in both periods

14.4.2.3.2. Sales per square meter (or square foot) = Revenue / Total retail space in square meters (or square feet)

14.4.2.4. Service Companies

14.4.2.4.1. Revenue per employee = Revenue / Total number of employees

14.4.2.4.2. Net income per employee = Net income / Total number of employees

14.4.2.5. Hotel

14.4.2.5.1. Average daily rate = Room revenue / Number of rooms sold

14.4.2.5.2. Occupancy rate = Number of rooms sold / Number of rooms available

14.4.3. Historical Research on Ratios in Equity Analysis

14.5. Credit Analysis

14.5.1. The Credit Rating Process

14.5.2. Credit Ratio

14.5.2.1. EBITDA interest coverage = EBITDA / Interest expense, including non-cash interest on conventional debt instruments

14.5.2.1.1. EBITDA = earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization

14.5.2.2. FFO (Funds from operations) to debt = FFO / Total debt

14.5.2.2.1. FFO = funds from operations, defined as EBITDA minus net interest expense minus current tax expense (plus or minus all applicable adjustments).

14.5.2.3. Free operating cash flow to debt = CFO (adjusted) minus capital expenditures / Total debt

14.5.2.3.1. CFO = cash flow from operations

14.5.2.4. EBIT margin = EBIT / Total revenues

14.5.2.4.1. EBIT = earnings before interest and taxes

14.5.2.5. EBITDA margin = EBITDA / Total revenues

14.5.2.6. Debt to EBITDA = Total debt / EBITDA

14.5.2.7. Return on capital = EBIT / Average beginning-of-year and end-of-year capital

14.5.2.7.1. Capital = debt plus noncurrent deferred taxes plus equity (plus or minus all applicable adjustments)

14.6. Business and Geographic Segments

14.7. Model Building and Forecasting

15. I-30.Applications of Financial Statement Analysis

15.1. Application: Evaluating Past Financial Performance

15.2. Application: Projecting Future Financial Performance

15.2.1. Projecting Performance: An Input to Market-Based Valuation

15.2.2. Projecting Multiple-Period Performance

15.3. Application: Assessing Credit Risk

15.4. Application: Screening for Potential Equity Investments

15.5. Analyst Adjustments to Reported Financials

15.5.1. A Framework for Analyst Adjustments

15.5.2. Analyst Adjustments Related to Investments

15.5.3. Analyst Adjustments Related to Inventory

15.5.4. Analyst Adjustments Related to Property, Plant and Equipment

15.5.5. Analyst Adjustments Related to Goodwill

16. I-25.Inventories

16.1. Cost of Inventories

16.1.1. Costs of purchase

16.1.2. Costs of conversion

16.1.3. Exclude the costs from inventory

16.2. Inventory Adjustments

16.3. Inventory Method Changes

16.4. Inventory Valuation Methods

16.4.1. Specific Identification

16.4.2. First-In, First-Out (FIFO)

16.4.3. Weighted Average Cost

16.4.4. Last-In, First-Out (LIFO)

16.4.4.1. LIFO Reserve

16.4.4.2. LIFO Liquidations

16.4.5. Calculation of Cost of Sales, Gross Profit, and Ending Inventory

16.4.6. Periodic versus Perpetual Inventory Systems

16.4.7. Comparison of Inventory Valuation Methods

16.5. Evaluation of Inventory Management

16.5.1. Presentation and Disclosure

16.5.2. Inventory Ratios

16.5.3. Financial Analysis Illustrations

17. I-27.Income Taxes

17.1. Differences between Accounting Profit and Taxable Income

17.1.1. Current Tax Assets and Liabilities

17.1.2. Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

17.2. Determining the Tax Base of Assets and Liabilities

17.2.1. Determining the Tax Base of an Asset

17.2.2. Determining the Tax Base of a Liability

17.2.3. Changes in Income Tax Rates

17.3. Temporary and Permanent Differences Between Taxable and Accounting Profit

17.3.1. Taxable Temporary Differences

17.3.2. Deductible Temporary Differences

17.3.3. Examples of Taxable and Deductible Temporary Differences

17.3.4. Temporary Differences at Initial Recognition of Assets and Liabilities

17.3.5. Business Combinations and Deferred Taxes

17.3.6. Investments in Subsidiaries, Branches, Associates and Interests in Joint Ventures

17.4. Unused Tax Losses and Tax Credits

17.5. Recognition and Measurement of Current and Deferred Tax

17.5.1. Recognition of a Valuation Allowance

17.5.2. Recognition of Current and Deferred Tax Charged Directly to Equity

17.6. Presentation and Disclosure

17.7. Comparison of IFRS and US GAAP

18. I-29.Financial Reporting Quality

18.1. Conceptual Overview

18.1.1. GAAP, Decision-Useful, Sustainable, and Adequate Returns

18.1.2. GAAP, Decision-Useful, but Sustainable?

18.1.3. Biased Accounting Choices

18.1.3.1. Within GAAP, but “Earnings Management”

18.1.4. Departures from GAAP

18.1.5. Differentiate between Conservative and Aggressive Accounting

18.1.5.1. Conservatism in Accounting Standards

18.1.5.2. Bias in the Application of Accounting Standards

18.2. Context for Assessing Financial Reporting Quality

18.2.1. Motivations

18.2.2. Conditions Conducive to Issuing Low-Quality Financial Reports

18.2.3. Mechanisms That Discipline Financial Reporting Quality

18.2.3.1. Market Regulatory Authorities

18.2.3.2. Auditors

18.2.3.3. Private Contracting

18.3. Detection of Financial Reporting Quality Issues

18.3.1. Presentation Choices

18.3.2. Accounting Choices and Estimates

18.3.2.1. How Accounting Choices and Estimates Affect Earnings and Balance Sheets

18.3.2.2. How Choices Affect the Cash Flow Statement

18.3.2.3. Choices That Affect Financial Reporting

18.3.3. Warning Signs