Exam 2 Flashcards
Securities that are held with the intent of selling them sometime in the future.
Available-for-sale securities
Financial statements that present the assets and liabilities controlled by the parent company and the total revenues and expenses of the subsidiary companies.
Consolidated financial statements
Ownership of more than 50% of the common stock of another entity.
Controlling interest
An accounting method in which the investment in common stock is recorded at cost and revenue is recognized only when cash dividends are received.
Cost method
Investments in government and corporation bonds.
Debt investments
An accounting method in which the investment in common stock is initially recorded at cost, and the investment account is the adjusted annually to show the investors equity in the investee.
Equity method
Amount for which a security could be sold in a normal market.
Fair value
Debt securities that the investor has the intent and ability to hold to maturity.
Held to maturity securities
A group of stocks and/or debt securities in different corporations held for investment purposes.
Investment portfolio
Investments that are not readily marketable or that management does not intend to convert into cash within the next year or operating cycle, whichever is longer.
Long-term investments
A method of accounting for certain investments that requires that they be adjusted to their fair value at the end of each period.
Mark-to-market
A company that owns more than 50% of the common stock of another entity.
Parent company
Investments that are readily marketable and intended to be converted into cash within the next year or operating cycle, whichever is longer.
Short-term investments (marketable securities)
Investments in the capital stock of corporations.
Stock investments
A company in which more than 50% of its stock is owned by another company.
Subsidiry (affiliated) company
Securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near term to generate income on short-term price differences.
Trading securities.
A measure used to evaluate a company’s liquidity and short-term debt-paying ability; calculated as Current assets/Current liabilities
Current ratio
A measure of the liquidity of inventory. Measures the nuber of times average inventory was sold during the period; computed as Cost of goods sold/Averge inventory
Inventory turnover
A measure of the average number of days that inventory is held; computed as 365 days/Inventory turnover
Days in inventory
A measure of the liquidity of receivables; computed as Net credit sales/Average net accounts receivable
Accounts Receivable Turnover
The average number of days that receivables are outstanding; calculated - 365 days/Accounts receivable turnover
Average collection period
A measure of the percentage of total financing provided by creditors; computed as Total liabilities/Total assets
Debt to assets ratio