Financial Statements: Analysis, Reporting and Valuation

477 Pages·2022·4.714 MB·English

by  Felix I. Lessambo

Felix I. Lessambo
Financial Statements
Analysis, Reporting
and Valuation
Second Edition
Financial Statements
Felix I. Lessambo
Financial Statements
Analysis, Reporting and Valuation
Second Edition
Felix I. Lessambo
Fordham University
New York, NY, USA
ISBN 978-3-031-15662-5 ISBN 978-3-031-15663-2 (eBook)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15663-2
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Acknowledgments
Writing a book is always a challenge. Nevertheless, writing a book on
“Financial Statements: Analysis, Reporting and Valuation” geared to
M.B.A. students, a more daring intellectual exercise for two-fold reasons:
(i)becauseofthehardchoiceoftopicstocover,and(ii)financialanalysis
is part science and part art.
I would like to express my gratitude to those who motivated me all
along the project, knowing my dedication to the subject, and thought
I am more than able to complete this project: Dr. Gordon Marsha, Dr.
Linda Sama, Dr. Lester Reid, Dr. Lavern Wright, Jordan Romine, Yanick
Gil, and Jerry Izouele.
Several good friends provided me with needed guidance and materials
tocompletethisbook,whileotherstookfromtheirbusiesttimetoreview
andcombthemanuscripts:ReverendPastorRolandDaloandYanickGil.
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Contents
Part I Overview of Financial Statements and the
Statement of Position
1 Overview of Financial Statements 3
1.1 General 3
1.2 The International Accounting Standard Board:
IFRS 4
1.3 European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
(EFRAG) 4
1.4 The United States: The FASB 5
1.5 The United Kingdom: Financial Reporting
Council (FRC) 9
1.6 Japan: The Accounting Standard Board of Japan 12
1.7 Australia: The Australian Accounting Standard
Board 13
1.8 New Zealand: The New Zealand Accounting
Standards Board (NZASB) 16
1.9 India: The Council of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) 16
1.10 China: Accounting Standard for Business
Enterprises 17
1.11 The Financial Statement Materials 18
1.11.1 The Proxy Statement 18
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1.11.2 The Management Discussion & Analysis
(MD&A) 19
1.12 Interim Statements and Subsequent & Adjusting
Events 19
1.12.1 Interim Financial Statements 19
1.12.2 Subsequent Events 19
1.12.3 Adjusting Events 20
1.13 Users of Financial Statements 22
References 24
2 Short-Term Assets: Cash and Cash Equivalents 25
2.1 General 25
2.2 Cash and Cash Equivalents 27
2.2.1 Bank Reconciliation 28
2.2.2 Bank Overdraft 30
2.2.3 Petty Cash 32
2.3 Marketable Equity Securities and Fair Value
Measurement 33
2.4 Accounting for Financial Instruments 35
2.5 Accounting for Derivatives 39
2.6 Accounting for Hedging 41
References 43
3 Short-Term Assets Inventories 45
3.1 General 45
3.2 Inventory Methods 46
3.2.1 The Perpetual Inventory System 46
3.2.2 The Periodic Inventory System 48
3.3 Ownership Issues 51
3.4 Valuation of Inventory 51
3.5 The LIFO Reserve 52
3.6 LIFO Liquidation 53
3.7 Comprehensive Example 54
3.7.1 Solutions 54
3.8 Restrictions on the Use of LIFO 57
References 57
4 Account Receivables 59
4.1 General 59
4.2 Cash Discount on Sales 60
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4.2.1 The Gross Method 60
4.2.2 The Net Method 61
4.3 Bad Debts Concept 62
4.3.1 Rebates 63
4.3.2 Doubtful Accounts 63
4.3.3 Accounting for Bad Debts 63
4.4 Accounts Receivable Aging Method 64
4.5 Assignment of Accounts Receivable 66
4.6 Factoring of Accounts Receivable 67
4.6.1 Recourse vs Non-Recourse Factoring 68
4.6.2 Factoring V. Loan 68
4.6.3 Factoring vs Assignment of Receivables 70
4.7 Securitization of Receivables 70
4.7.1 Sale Accounting Criteria 71
4.7.2 Secured Borrowing 73
4.8 Receivables—Troubled Debt Restructurings
by Creditors 74
4.9 Non-Trade Receivables 75
References 76
5 Prepaid Expenses, Unearned Income, and Other
Current Assets 77
5.1 General 77
5.2 Prepaid Expenses 77
5.3 Unearned Income 80
5.4 Other Current Assets 81
References 82
6 Short-Term Liabilities & Working Capital 83
6.1 General 83
6.2 Accounts Payable 83
6.3 Notes Payable 84
6.4 Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt 85
6.5 Other Current Liabilities 85
6.6 Commercial Paper 86
6.7 Working Capital 87
6.7.1 Determinants of Working Capital 87
6.7.2 Financing of Working Capital 88
6.7.3 Computation of Working Capital:
Example 88
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7 Long-Term Assets: Plant, Property, and Equipment 89
7.1 General 89
7.2 Property, Plant, and Equipment 90
7.2.1 Acquisition of Property, Plant,
and Equipment 90
7.2.2 Cost of Land 91
7.2.3 Cost of Buildings 92
7.2.4 Cost of Equipment 93
7.3 Valuation of Property, Plant, and Equipment 94
7.4 Amortization, Depreciation, and Depletion 94
7.4.1 Straight-Line Method of Depreciation 95
7.4.2 Declining Balance Method
of Depreciation 96
7.4.3 Double Declining Balance Depreciation
Method 97
7.4.4 Units of Production Method
of Depreciation 99
7.4.5 Sum of the Years’ Digits Method
of Depreciation 100
7.5 Disposition of Property, Plant, and Equipment 101
7.5.1 Sale of Plant Assets 102
7.5.2 Involuntary Conversion 102
7.5.3 Miscellaneous Problems 103
References 103
8 Long-Term Assets: Intangibles 105
8.1 General 105
8.2 The Goodwill 106
8.2.1 Goodwill Impairment 107
8.3 Computer Software 111
8.3.1 Research and Development Costs
of Computer Software 112
8.3.2 Production Costs of Computer Software 112
8.3.3 Purchased Computer Software 112
8.3.4 Amortization of Capitalized Software
Costs 113
8.3.5 Presentation and Disclosure of Software
Costs 114