3 - Financial Statements, Cash Flows, and Taxes Flashcards
Report issued annually by a corporation to its stockholders; most important report
Annual report
Annual report contains 2 types of information:
- Verbal materials
- Quantitative materials (4 basic FS)
4/5 Basic Financial Statements
- Balance Sheet
- Income Statement
- Statement of Cash Flows
- Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(5.) Notes to Financial Statement
Report what actually happened
Financial statements
Explain why things turned out the way they did
Management’s verbal statements
Made available to stockholders upon request
10-K reports
Statement of firm’s financial position at specific point in time; “snapshot” of firm’s position
Balance sheet
Assets that should be converted to cash within one year
Current assets
Assets expected to be used for more than one year
Long-term assets
2 types of claims against assets
- Liabilities
- Stockholders’ equity
Money company owes to others
Liabilities
Claims that must be paid off within one year
Current Liabilities
Include bonds that mature in more than a year
Long-term debt
Amount stockholders paid the company when shares were purchased and amount of earnings the company has retained
Stockholders’ Equity
2 ways Stockholders’ Equity can be made:
- Stockholders’ Equity = Paid in capital + Retained earnings
- Stockholders’ Equity = Total assets - Total liabilities
Cumulative total of all the earnings the company has earned and retained during its life
Retained earnings
Only the cash and equivalents account represents actual spendable money
Cash versus other assets
Current assets and are used and then replaced throughout the year
Working capital