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Advanced Financial Reporting And Analysis
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1. Profit recognized is the proportion of cash collected x total expected profit Revenue = (COG provided to date/total COG to be provided) x total expected revenue
Inv. Valuation reporting Inventory ABOVE costs...
Installment Method...
FIFO results in: (assuming inflationary period)
Fraud Triangle - 3) Attitude/rationalization
2. 1) Evidence of an arrangement; 2) Completion of earnings process; 3) Price is determined or determinable; 4) Assurance of payment
Financial Ratios based on B/S: Solvency ratio
SEC guidance for Revenue Recognition
CFO Disclosure requirement...
Inventory Cost Flow Methods...
3. Cash Flow available for distribution to the c/s; after all obligations have been paid. CFO - fixed capital investment + net debt increase or CFO - net cap expenditure + net borrowings
Inventory Valuatoin (LCM)
Unusual OR Infrequent items...
Free Cash Flow to Equity - FCFE
Sales Basis Revenue Recognitions
4. CFO: cash interest expense - CFF: increased by amount rcvd at issuance and decreased by payment made at redemption
# of days payable =
Fraud Triangle - 2) Opportunity
Cash Flow From Financing (USA) (Source of Cash)
Impact on the Cash Flow of a Par Bond...
5. +Cash rcvd from customer - +Cash dividends rcvd - +Cash interest rcvd - +Other cash income ((trading securities) - Payment to suppliers - Cash expenses (wages etc) - Cash interest paid - Cash taxes paid
Intangibles under IFRS...
LIFO is appropriate
Taxation: Tax Payable
Cash Flow From Operations (CFO) - FASB
6. Assets held for continuing usage in the business NOT for resale ( Invoice price - Sales Tax - Freight & Insurance - and Installation costs) 1) capitalize costs that result in higher future earnings 2) expense costs that have uncertain/NO impact on fu
Asset Capitalization
Characteristics of an effective framework
CFO - Direct method
Cash Flow From Investing (USA) (Assets)
7. Interest Expense = Coupon - Amortization = PV of future CF x market yield @ issuance
Operating Risk Ratios...
Impact on the B/S of a Premium Bond...
Measurement of A & L disclosure in footnotes
Financial Liability: US GAAP/Fair Market Value
8. NI/Avg. Total Assets - NI + Int (1-t) / Avg. Total Assets - Operating ROA: Operating INc/ Avg. Total Assets
Extraordinary Items: Unusual AND Infrequent items...
Types of accounting changes...
Forecasting Financial Performance: Top Down Approach...
Return on Assets ROA...
9. Tax liability based on taxable income as per TAX Report/RETURN
Taxation: Tax Payable
Impairments recognition (IFRS)
Intercorporate Investment: > 50% votes...
Fraud Triangle - 2) Opportunity
10. Delay Supplier pymt: boost CFO; review days' sales in AP; Financing of payables: use N/P to pay off AP; manipulate timing of CFO; Securitization of A/are: accelerates appearance of collection - boosts CFO; Tax benefit of stock options: lower tax paid
Effects of Lease Classification on F/S - Finance Lease
To investigate the stability of that structure - Kilgore would be best served by looking at...
Creative Cash Flows Accounting: Technique
B/S - Long-term Liabilities
11. I/S: COGS lower - EBT higher - Taxes: higher - NI: higher - B/S: INV: higher - W/C: higher - are/E: higher - CF: CFO: lower
Cash Flow From Operations (CFO) - IFRS
Comprehensive income...
Defined Benefit Obligations (DBO)
FIFO results in: (assuming inflationary period)
12. Research = Expensed Development may be capitalized when the following critera is met: (ie if in the Development stage and NOT research stage) 1) process is clearly identified 2) Cost can be clearly idenfified 3) Technical feasibility established 4) M
Cost recovery method...
Intangibles under IFRS...
Tax Loss Carryforward...
Comprehensive income...
13. 1) Start with NI 2) Sub Gains or add losses from financing or investing CFs 3) Add non-cash charges (depr't & amort'z) & sub all non cash revenue 4) Add/ Sub changes to related b/s operating accounts:
CFI Analysis...
DBO Funded Status =
Financial Assets: US GAAP/Amortized at Cost
CFO - Indirect method steps...
14. Securities that would INCREASE EPS if exercised
Antidilutive Securities
FIFO ending inventory =
Free Cash Flow to the Firm - FCFF
Taxation Analyst Adjustments...
15. Improve ROA and Asset TO Ratios - Report higher aquisition goodwill
Motivation to Understate Assets/Overstate Liabilities
Intangible Assets
BASIC EPS
Sales Basis Revenue Recognitions
16. US 1) Financial Accounting Standards Board; 2) Standards form GAAP; 3) Aims - useful - relevant - reliable - consistent and comparable; 4) SEC deems FASB standard authoritative
FASB
Inventory Systems...
Capitalized Intangibles...
Extended DuPont Equation...
17. 1) Aggregation where appropriate; 2) No offsetting assets against liabilities or income against exp.; 3) Classifed B/S; 4) Minimum Info on face; 5) Minimum disclosure; 6) Comparative info.
Creative Cash Flows Accounting: Motivation
Income Tax Paid...
IFRS: Presentation Requirements
Financial Liability: US GAAP/Amortized at Cost
18. Same as other ratios using NI in this case substitut NI for CFO.
Cost recovery method...
LIFO results in: (assuming inflationary period)
Complex Capital Structure
Cash flow ratios
19. 1) Show each item as a % of Net Revenue 2) Show each inflow as a % of total inflows 3) Show each outflow as a % of total outflow
Common Size Statement
Types of accounting changes: prior period adjustments
SEC guidance for Revenue Recognition
Free Cash Flow to the Firm - FCFF
20. EBIT/ Avg. total capital - Total capital includes: debt capital - so int. is aded back to NI
Effects of Lease Classification on Ratios - Operating Lease
Return on total capital (ROTC)...
Which of the following characteristics should be of least concerned about management's opportunities to commit fraud?
Motivation to Understate Assets/Overstate Liabilities
21. Depreciation exp = (cost - residual value) x (# units produced / total expected to produce)
Asset Revaluation: IFRS
Low Quality Earnings is result of...
CFO - Direct method
Units of Production Method
22. 'Assets' - Cash spent on long-term assets - Proceeds from the sale of long-term assets - Cash flow from investments in JVs - affiliates - and long-term investments in securities (trading securities are CFO) - [CFI = Cash additions - cash rcvd on disp
Cash Flow From Investing (USA) (Assets)
Segment Reporting
FIFO is appropriate
Net Periodic Benefit Costs
23. 1) Revenue (external & internal) 2) Segment results (operating profit) 3) Carrying amount of segment asset4 4) Segment liabilities (IFRS) 5) Cost of PPE and intangibles acquired 6) Depreciation and Amort expenses 7) Other non-cash expense 8) Share of
Taxable Income
Disclosure for each segment...
Component depreciation;
Funded status of the pension plan (under US GAAP & IFRS) is reported where?
24. CV of Op. Inc = std dev. EBIT/ Mean EBIT - CV of Revenue: std. dev Rev/ mean Rev. - Operating Leverage = %chg in EBIT/ %chg in Sales
Sources of Differences betweent F/S & T/
IFRS/US GAAP Frameworks: underlying assumptions...
Deferred Tax Asset: (DTA)
Operating Risk Ratios...
25. Held for continuing use within the business (not for resale) 1) investment property; 2) Assets held for sale; 3) Natural resources; 4) PP&E
Impairments recognition (IFRS)
Financial Liability: US GAAP/Fair Market Value
Stock options: Use treasury stock method
B/S - Long-lived assets
26. More than a third of Maxwell's total sales go to its own consolidated subsidiaries High levels of related-party transactions are worrisome - particularly when those parties are not audited. But transactions within the company between subsidiaries con
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27. 1) Intention to hold >1 year (e.g. debt or equity) valued @ cost or mkt value 2) Equity accounted investments
B/S - investments
Statement of Cash Flow - relevance...
Creative Cash Flows Accounting: Motivation
CFO - Direct method
28. If PV of min lease pymt < cost of asset 1) lessor is a dealer or seller of the leased equipment 2) at the time of lease inception - lessor recognized a gross profit on sale. (NI - are/E - and Assests are higher) 3) Interest rev recognized over period
Lessor Accounting Capital Lease: Sales-Type Lease
Vertical Common Size Statements...
Double-decline balance (DDB)
B/S - Long-lived assets
29. Companies should not recognize revenue from barter transactions. The additional revenue is likely to improperly boost profits. While an unusually high sales-growth rate may indicate fraud - it could also indicate good management. It's a yellow flag -
Cash flow ratios
% of Completion
The best indicator of overstating its profits is...
Effects of Lease Classification on F/S - Finance Lease
30. A company can issue securities to certain qualified buyers without registering the securities with the SEC - but must notify the SEC that it intends to do so.
Capitalization of Interest...
Types of accounting changes: accounting estimate
# of days payable =
Form 144...
31. 1) Capitalize interst during construction period when building its own operating facility; 2) Interest must actually be paid by the firm; 3) Specific and general debt interest is capitalized
Capitalization of Interest...
MD&A contains...
BASIC EPS
The 4 Qualitative Characteristics of IFRS
32. Nature of liability; Maturity dates; Stated and effective int. rates; Call and conversion features; covenants; security pledged as collateral; Amount of Debt maturity in each of the next 5 years; Fair value of o/s instrutments
Financial Liability: US GAAP/Fair Market Value
Cash Flow From Financing (USA) (Source of Cash)
DTA Issues
Footnote Finance Liability Disclosure
33. For inventory that has a limited shelf life ex) Because the movies have a very limited shelf life and will greatly deteriorate in value with age - especially after the first year - FIFO is the most appropriate method of accounting for the movies for
Antidilutive Securities
Analyst Treaments of DTL
FIFO is appropriate
MD&A contains...
34. 1) understandability; 2) relevance; 3) reliability; and 4)comparability - No hierarchy
Free Cash Flow -CFO
The 4 Qualitative Characteristics of IFRS
Cost included in Inventory on b/s...
Intangible Assets
35. To improve liquidity and leverage ratios
From creditor POV: Int. Coverage;
The best indicator of overstating its profits is...
Unusual OR Infrequent items...
Motivation to Overstate Assets/Understate Liabilities
36. A: Increase = use cash (-) - Decrease = source cash (+) - L: Increase = source cash (+) - Decrease = use of cash (-) - E: Increase = source cash (+) - Decrease = use of cash (-)
Cash Flow: Logic (A = L + E)
CFO - Direct/Indirect method
Taxation: Income Tax Expense
Diluted EPS
37. Income Tax Expense/Pretax Income (EBIT) Income Tax Exp. = Taxes payable + chg in deferred ta
Effective Tax Rate
Intercorporate Investment: > 50% votes...
Effects of Lease Classification on F/S - Finance Lease
One major difference between the presentation of deferred tax assets and liabilities under IFRS and under U.S. GAAP is that...
38. Income Tax Expense > Taxes Payable - F/S > Tax Return - Pay less tax now but more on reversal
Inventory mangement: High T/O (low DOH) and sales growth above industry average
days of sales o/s =
Financial Adj to Facilitate Comparison...
Deferred Tax Liability: (DTL)
39. Both: General agreement on objectives; focus on wide range of users - IASB: One objective for all users - FASB: Separate objectives for business entities and non-business entities.
Credit Analysis: Ratios
IFRS/US GAAP Frameworks: objective of F/S
IFRS/US GAAP Frameworks: purpose of framework
Impact on the B/S of a Par Bond...
40. Diff. in depreciation methods/assumptions; Diff. in inventory methods/assumptions; Diff. in treatment of the effect of exchg rate chgs; Diff. in classifications of investment securities - Goodwill: Internally Generated DON'T capitalize - Purchased =
Capitalized Intangibles...
Cost included in Inventory on b/s...
Financial Liability: US GAAP/Amortized at Cost
Financial Adj to Facilitate Comparison...
41. 365/(AP T/O) = 365/(purchases/ Avg. AP)
# of days payable =
days of sales o/s =
Under Completed Contract Method...
Effects of Lease Classification on Ratios - Finance Lease
42. 1) fair presentation; 2) going concern; 3) accrual basis; 4) consistency; 5) materiality
Ending Inventory =
Fundamental principles for PREPARING f/s under IFRS: (IAS No 10
IOSCO
Asset Revaluation: IFRS
43. Depreciation exp = (cost-residual value)/ useful life
Free Cash Flow -CFO
Analyst Treaments of DTL
Straight-line depreciation (SL)
Intangibles under IFRS...
44. 1) Results of operations and discussions of trend; 2) Capital resources - liquidity - and cash flow trends; 3) General business overview based on known trends; 4) Effects of trends - events - and uncertainties; 5) Discontinued operations - extraordin
Common Size Statement
What is the economic substance of financial (capital) lease?
IFRS Revenue Recognition For Service
MD&A contains...
45. Both: Recognize going concern & accrual assumptions - IASB: Going concern & accruals given more prominence in framework - FASB: Going concern assumption not well developed in framework.
IFRS/US GAAP Frameworks: underlying assumptions...
Intangibles under IFRS...
Inventory Cost Flow Methods...
IFRS/US GAAP Frameworks: purpose of framework
46. (net income - preferred dividends)/weighted average of common shares outstanding - only income from continuing operations is considered
BASIC EPS
Tax Loss Carryforward...
Impact on the B/S of a Par Bond...
Finance (capital) Lease criteria (under US GAAP)
47. 'Equity' -Chg in debt - Cash raised from equity and debt - -Chg in c/s - Cash spent on repurchasing equity or redeeming debt -Dividends paid - Calculate dividend declared: NI -*Div.Declared = chg in are/E - Div. Declared +(-) chg in div. payable = c
Double-decline balance (DDB)
Cash Flow From Financing (USA) (Source of Cash)
Credit Analysis: Ratios
FIFO is appropriate
48. Total assets TO = Revenue/Avg. total asset - Fixed asset TO = Revenue/ Avg. net fixed assets - Working Cap TO = Revenue/Avg. working captial
Form 144...
Measures of Operating Performance - Efficiency Ratios...
The report format of B/S
Financial Adj to Facilitate Comparison...
49. Cash collections less direct cash inputs less other cash outfllows
4 General Categories for Creditworthiness/Capacity...
Ratios that directly affect choice of Inventory Account...
Effects of Lease Classification on Ratios - Finance Lease
CFO - Direct method
50. 2 step-process 1) Recoverability: carrying value > undiscounted CF from asset's use and disposal 2) Loss measurement: Loss is the excess of carrying value over the asset's fair market value or PV of cash flows - Loss reversal for held-for-use assets
Impairments recognition (GAAP)
Valuation Allowance...
Finance (capital) Lease criteria GAAP vs. IFRS
Ratios that directly affect choice of Inventory Account...