Wednesday, 5 March 2014

The two components of the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet

Chapter 13  Key Concepts:
·        The two components of the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet
·        What is retained earnings?
·        Calculate ending retained earnings with information provided for the period
·        What is treasury stock?
·        Prepare a stockholders’ equity section of a balance sheet AFTER a stock dividend – like in class problem

Chapter 14  Key Concepts:
·        Be able to interpret bond quotes – How much would you pay for a $1,000 bond trading at 95?
·        Advantages and disadvantages of bond financing
·        Why do bonds sell at discounts and premiums?
·        Why do we amortize bond discounts and premiums?
·        With information given, determine – like in class problems
o   Cash proceeds from sale of bond
o   Interest expense over life of bond
o   Interest expense recorded in first interest period

Chapter 15  Key Concepts:
·        Understand classification of investments and be able to classify an investment in the proper category:
o   Trading security, available for sale, or held to maturity
o   Significant influence, Controlling influence, Neither
o   Short term V Long Term
·        Know the basis for recording different securities – cost, market, equity method
·        Foreign exchange valuations
·        Realized V Unrealized gains and losses

Chapter 16  Key Concepts:
·        What does the Statement of Cash Flow report?
·        Be able to classify transactions as operating, investing, financing, or non-cash transactions
·        Understand differences between direct and indirect methods for the preparation of the operating section of the cash flow statement
·        Look at data from cash flow statements from different companies and assess which is in the strongest cash position and WHY
·        Calculate cash flow on total assets

Chapter 17  Key Concepts:
·        Understand what liquidity, solvency, market prospects and profitability measure
·        Know which ratios measures which quality – liquidity, solvency, profitability, market prospects
·        Understand how horizontal and vertical analysis works and the goals of each

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