Financial Reporting and Analysis Tutorial

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Financial Reporting and Analysis Tutorial: List of Topics

• Introduction To Financial Reporting
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (gaap)
  • Additional Input— American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (aicpa)
  • Emerging Issues Task Force (eitf)
  • Traditional Assumptions Of The Accounting Model
• Introduction To Financial Statements And Other Financial Reporting Topics
  • Forms Of Business Entities
  • The Financial Statements
  • The Accounting Cycle
  • Auditor's Report
  • Summary Annual Report
  • The Efficient Market Hypothesis
  • Ethics
  • Harmonization Of International Accounting Standards
  • Consolidated Statements
  • Accounting For Business Combinations
• Balance Sheet
  • Basic Elements Of The Balance Sheet
  • Statement Of Stockholders Equity
  • Problems In Balance Sheet Presentation
• Income Statement
  • Basic Element Of The Income Statement
  • Special Income Statement Items
  • Earnings Per Share
  • Retained Earnings
  • Dividends And Stock Splits
  • Legality Of Distributions To Stockholders
  • Comprehensive Income
• Basics Of Analysis
  • Ratio Analysis
  • Common-size Analysis (vertical And Horizontal)
  • Year-to-year Change Analysis
  • Financial Statement Variations By Type Of Industry
  • Comparisons
  • Other Library Sources
  • The User Of Financial Statements
• Liquidity Of Short-term Assets; Related Debt-paying Ability
  • Current Assets,current Liabilities,and The Operating Cycle
  • Current Assets Compared With Current Liabilities
  • Other Liquidity Consideratioins
• Long-term Debt-paying Ability
  • Income Statement Consideration When Determining Long-term Debt-paying Ability
  • Balance Sheet Consideration When Determining Long-term Debt-paying Ability
  • Special Items That Influence A Firm's Long-term Dept-paying Ability
• Profitability
  • Profitability Measures
  • Trends In Profitability
  • Segment Reporting
  • Gains And Losses From Prior Period Adjustments
  • Comprehensive Income Reporting
  • Interim Reports
• For The Investor
  • Leverage And Its Effects On Earnings
  • Earnings Per Common Share
  • Price/earnings Ratio
  • Percentage Of Earnings Retained
  • Dividend Payout
  • Dividend Yield
  • Book Value Per Share
  • Stock Options
  • Stock Appreciation Rights
• Statement Of Cash Flows
  • Basic Elements Of The Statement Of Cash Flows
  • Financial Ratios And The Statement Of Cash Flows
  • Alternative Cash Flow
  • Procedures For Development Of The Statement Of Cash Flows
• Summary Analysis-nike, Inc. (includes 1999 Financial Statements)
  • Nike-background Information
  • Analysis Of Nike
• Expanded Analysis
  • Financial Ratios By Perceived By Commercial Loan Departments
  • Financial Ratios As Perceived By Corporate Controllers
  • Financial Ratios As Perceived By Certified Public Accountants
  • Financial Ratios As Perceived By Chartered Financial Analyst
  • Financial Ratios Used In Annual Reports
  • Degree Of Conservatism And Quality Of Earnings
  • Forecasting Financial Failure
  • Analytical Review Procedures
  • Management's Use Of Analysis
  • Use Of Lifo Reserves
  • Graphing Financial Information
• Special Industries: Banks, Utilities, Oil And Gas, Transportation, Insurance, Real Estate Companies
  • Banks
  • Electric Utilities
  • Oil And Gas
  • Components Of The Transportation Industry
  • Insurance Services
  • Real Estate Companies
• Personal Financial Statements And Accounting For Governments And Not-for-profit Organizations
  • Personal Financial Statements
  • Accounting For Governments
  • Accounting For Not - For - Profit Organizations Other Than Governments