FSA Flashcards
Characteristics of a Coherent
Financial Reporting Framework
- Transparency
- Consistency
- Comprehensiveness
Fundamental Characteristics of Financial Statements
U.S. GAAP
- Relevence
- Faithful Representation
IFRS
- Fair Presentation
- Going Concern
- Accrual Basis
- Consistency & Materiality
Enhancing Characteristics of Financial Statements
- V erifyability
- C omparability
- U nderstandability
- T imeliness
Elements of
Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
- Assets
- Liabilities
- Owners Equity
Income Statement
- Revenues
- Expenses
- Gains & Losses
Factors that Contribute to Reliability in IFRS
- Substance over Form
- Faithful Representation
- Nutrality
- Prudence
- Completeness
(SOFFR’N-PC)
Activity Ratios
- Receivables Turnover, DSO
- Inventory Turnover, DOH
- Payables Turnover, DOP
- Total Asset Turnover
- Fixed Asset Turnover
- Working Capital Turnover
Receivables Turnover
Revenue
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Average Receivables
Days Sales Outstanding
DSO
365
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Receivables Turnover
Inventory Turnover
COGS
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Average Inventory
Days of Inventory on Hand
DOH
365
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Inventory Turnover
Payables Turnover
Purchases
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Average Payables
Number of days of Payables
DOP
365
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Payables Turnover
Total Asset Turnover
Revenue
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Average Total Assets
Fixed Asset Turnover
Revenue
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Average Net Fixed Assets
Working Capital Turnover
Revenue
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Average Working Capital
Liquidity Ratios
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio
- Cash Ratio
- Defensive Interval
- Cash Conversion Cycle
Current Ratio
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
Quick Ratio
(Acid Test)
Cash + Marketable Securities + Receivables
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Current Liabilities
Cash Ratio
Cash + Marketable Securities
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Current Liabilities
Defensive Interval
Cash + Marketable Securities + Receivables
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Average Daily Expenditures
Cash Conversion Cycle
DSO + DOH - DOP
Solvency Ratios
- Debt-to-Equity
- Debt-to-Capital
- Debt-to-Assets
- Financial Leverage
- Interest Coverage
- Fixed Charge Coverage
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Total Debt
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Total Equity
Debt-to-Capital Ratio
Total Debt
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Total Debt + Total Equity
Debt-to-Assets Ratio
(Debt Ratio)
Total Debt
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Total Assets
Financial Leverage Ratio
Avg Total Assets / Avg Total Equity
or
ROE / ROA
Interest Coverage Ratio
EBIT
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Interest Payments