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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Audits: Unqualified is _______than Qualified & Adverse | Better |
| Role of financial statement analysis is to form ________ about company's future performance | Expectations |
| (Accounting policies, methods, and estimates) are found in ________in financial statements | Notes |
| What audit is better (Qualified or Unqualified)?______ | Unqualified |
| ________: 100% good exept minor errors | Qualified |
| Interim financial statements are audited or unaudited? | Unaudited |
| ___SB is standard for IFRS | IASB |
| ___SB is standard for US GAAP | FASB |
| _____: Any company that issue securities are regulated by this organizaiton | SEC |
| 10-K is _______ | Annual Report |
| _______basis: Transactions recognized when they occur, not when cashflow occur | Accrual |
| ______Cost: Cash paid at the time of acquisiton | Historical |
| Required Fin statements: -Statement of financial position -Statement of ________ income - Statement of changes in equity | Comprehensive |
| _____ are included in audited financial statements | Footnotes |
| Under IFRS, addressing company's key relationship is _________ | Recommended |
| ______the data: is adjustments to financial statements and calculating ratios | Process |
| Processing the data includes 1)Adjustments to financial statments 2) preparing exhibits such as ______ | Graphs |
| 1st step of financial statements analysis is _____ the objective | State |
| Accounts _______ is payment after delivery | Receivable |
| Performance obligation is a ______ G&S | Distinct |
| Product cost expense is COGS while period cost includes _____, and Admin(operations related) | Depreciation |
| Doubtful Account: Estimated _________ amount | Uncollectable |
| Direct wirte-off method: Only when ______ occurs | Default |
| Physical Assets depreciation: Depreciation while Intangible assets inclue ______(Patent) | Amortization |
| Goodwill: Intangible with _____ lives | indefinate |
| EPS: IFRS have ordinary shares while GAAP use ______ shares | Common |
| Accelerated Depreciting method: have _____ depreciation in early years | More |
| Basic EPS= (NI-______)/Time weighted avg shares | Pref Dividends |
| Diluted EPS for convertible securities: Have only_____ in numerator | NI |
| Diluted EPS for convertible debt's numerator : have only NI+_____-______ (Int not paid if CB is converted) | (NI+AT int-Pref Div) / Weighted shares+New Shares |
| Diluted EPS for stock options's numerator have _________? | (NI-Pref Div) / Weighted shares+ New Shares |
| Diluted EPS stock options New shares= Option ____ shares- (Option value/P) | Total |
| Anti-dilutive rule: Diluted EPS is always ______ than Basic EPS | Smaller |
| Expenses on income statement may be grouped by ______ function or nature | Either |
| Between Int expenses & COGS, which is expense clssification by function: ______? | COGS |
| Under IFRS, common inventory method is ______.IFRS does not allow LIFO inventory method. | FIFO |
| Double-declining method: Depr rate* _____ cost (Do not subtract Residual Value) | Purchase |
| Which depr methos is most consevative? Declaining balance depr + a _______ useful life | Shrot |
| Under IFRS, a loss from destruction of property in fire would be ______ operations (Unless property is totally destroyed) | Continuing |
| Foreiign _______ translation adjustments is classified as Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) | Currency |
| TCI=NI+OCI, OCI stands for _______ Comprehensive Income | Other |
| IASB: ______ representation & Relevance | Faithful |
| IFRS requires statements to report ______(Period) | Annually |
| IASB framework includes: timeliness. comparability, and _____fiability (Assurance:X) | Verifiability |
| IAS No.1 requires B.S., comprehensive income, cf statement, statement of changes in equity (Matreial Events are ____ included) | Not |
| 2 Assumptions of IASB are _____ concern & ______ accounting | Going/Accurual |
| Current Assets have time period less than 1 _____ or 1 operating cycle | 1 Year |
| Current Asset: Cash/Cash Equivalents have a time period of less than ____ days | 90 days |
| Concentration of credit risk is reported in ______ | Notes |
| IFRS Inventory: which is lower, cost or net ______ value (Selling price-Selling cost) | Realizable |
| GAAP Inventories: LIFO or retail inventory (Measured at lower cost or ____ value) | Mkt value |
| Written down inventroy method are reversed when sold. COGS _____ while Inventory decrease | Increase |
| Accounts Payable= _______ Payables | Trade |
| Accrued expense: Expense incured but not _____ paid | Yet |
| Property Plant and Equipment (PPE) Recoverable amount is the _______ # between (FV-costs to sell) or (PV value) | Higher |
| ______ developed intangible assets may not be recognized on B.S. | Internally |
| Intangible assets (Only IFRS):- costs during _______ phase are expenses while -costs during _______ phase may be capitalized | Research/Development |
| Goodwill: Excess over _____ value of acquiring another company | Fair |
| When P is ____ than net identifiable assetss, the resi is Accounting Goodwill | Bigger |
| Goodwill impact is typically _____ed for analysis | Removed |
| Financial Assets. You only amortize _____, others are marked as fair value | Debt |
| FVPL stands for Fair-value Profit/loss, FVOCL can include equity and _______ assets | Debt |
| Deferred Tax Assets: Income tax Payable____tax Expense (Temporary) | > |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities: Tax Payable____Tax Expense | < |
| Equity # of shares 1) Authorized: # _____ to sell | Allowed |
| Retained Earnings: Cumulative amount of earnings ____ paid to owners | Not |
| Non-Controlling Interest: Equity amount ______ to balance the books | Added |
| Liquidity Ratios 1) Current=CA/CL 2) Quick= CA+___+___/CL 3) Cash=CA+MS/CL | MS+AR (MS=Mkt Securities) |
| Solvency Ratios: 1) Total Debt= D/A 2) Leverage=____/_____ | L= A/E |
| presenting Current Assets & Liabilities is referred to as a _______ balance sheet | Classified |
| A bank uses a ________ based balance sheet | Liquidity |
| $ received from customers, while products are to be deliverd in the futures is recorded as ______ & liability on B.S. | ASSET |
| Most likely costs in PPE between (Storage and delivery) costs is ______ cost | Delivery |
| Goodwill is ____ a current asset | Not |
| ________'s unrealized gains and losses flow through from income into retained earnings | Securities |
| Assets classified as _______ for sale's unrealized gains and losses are components in other comprehensive income | Available |
| Minority interest is ______ of shareholders' equity | Part |
| Increase in Treasuty stocks will have both a _______ in Assets and Equity | Reduction |
| Between (Cash Ratio & Quick ratio) the most stringent liquidity test is ______ ratio | Cash |
| Complex Captial Structures means a firm has _______ securities | Convertible |
| Warrants: If average price ______ then it is dilutive | Increase |
| Converged accounting standards are ________ based | Principle |
| Stock options are dilutive if strike, X< ____ Mkt Price | Avg |
| D EPS=(NI___P.DIV___Conv Div___Int(1-t)) / W+New | (NI-P.DIV+Conv.Div+Int(1-t)) |
| B.EPS= (NI__P.DIV)/W | (NI-P.FIV)/W |
| Construction reported Profit= ___ Finished* Profit Margin | % |
| Restructuring & Shut down costs are included in ______ income | Operating |
| Stock Options 1)shares=option-(option*strike)/____P 2) iF X>P, then option is not dilutive | Avg P |
| Intaangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for ________ | Impairment |
| 1000 shares of 10%, par$100 , pref dividend=______? | $10*1000=$10000 |
| CFO 1)Direct Method: Accrual to cash basis 2)Indirect method: NI and ______ engineer | Reverse |
| Indirect Method: -Add Depr/Amor/Depletion AR/Inventory have _____ signs | Opposite |
| FCFF=CFO+Int(1-t)+FC Inv= NI+NCC+Int(1-t)-FCInv-____Inv | WC |
| Cashflow per share=(CFO-_____)/shares | P.DIV |
| CF Ratios's numerator always start with _______ | CFO |
| -Securities held for trading: ________ -Securities held for investment: Investment | Operations |
| under US GAAP, ______ of dividned is a financing activity | Payment |
| Interest paid is only operating cash-flow under _______ while under IFRS may either be operating or financing | GAAP |
| Indirect methos is easier and _____ costly | Less |
| (CFO,CFI,CFF) Which can be prepared under both IFRS & GAAP? _____ | CFO |
| CFO=Rev-______-chs in inv-wages-Int-taxes+chs in WC | COGS |
| Cash paid to supplier, increase in inventory> _____ | + |
| Cash paid to supplier deals with COGS+ chs in _______+ chs in ______ | Inventory & AP |
| Common size CF statement: Show each ____ item on CF statement as a ____ of ____ revenue | Line/%/Net |
| -Availabe for sale is recognized as Unrealized P&L -Trading security recognized as ______ Prices | Mkt |
| Working Capital=C___-CL | CA |
| Unimpaired goodwill is recognized at _______ cost | Historical |
| Equipments used in manufacturing process is recognized at _____ cost | Historical |
| 1)Common size B.S. express items as % of _____ 2)Common size I.S. express itmes as % of sales | Assets |
| CF Ratio ;If numerator has interest, then it will be a form of interest ______ ratio | Coverage |
| Cross-sectional analysis= ______ analysis | Relative |
| 1)Liquidity ratios: Ability to meet S.T. obligations 2)_________ ratios: Ability to meet L.T. obligations | Solvency |
| Inventory Turnover= _______/INV | COGS |
| Days of turnover's numerator is ______? | 365 |
| Cash conversion cycle lower days means _____ ratios | Better |
| leverage ratio=A/E, ytpically use period _____TA/TE | End |
| Profit Margin's denominator is _______ | Revenue |
| ROA=____? | NI/A |
| ROE=_____? E includes Minority and common equity | NI/E |
| Activity ratios: DOH(Days Inventory on Hand)= 365/_______ | 365/Inv Turnover |
| Days Sales Outstanding(DSO)=365/ _____ | 365/R |
| Debt to Equity=D/E, Debt to Capital=D/(___+___) | (D+E) |
| ROE=NI/E or _____*L | ROA |
| Retention rate: b=1-____ rate | Dividend |
| g=_____*b, g is sustainagle grwoth rate without debt | ROE |
| Segment reporting: IFRS/GAAP segment ino is ______ | Required |
| Receivable Turnover= _____/AR | Rev |
| Turnover ratio's numerator is ____ | Rev |
| ROE=ROA*L ROA=____*Asset turnover | NPM (Net Profit Margin) |
| Under GAAP, int payments are considered to be ______ cashflow | Operating |
| Under GAAP, 1)Cash dividend is financing 2)Preferred Dividend is _______? | Operations |
| FCFF="NNIIW"=_______? | N.I.+Non cash+AT Int-Inv-WC |
| Operations, +AP=+, +deferred taxes=+, Profit on sale of equipment(+)= (____) | (-) |
| Common-size CF statements shows CF as a % of Revenue or ____ cash inflows | All |
| Int Payable(+)=Int Expense(___) | (+) |
| Direct Method CFO-Indirect Method CFO=_____? | 0 |
| A non-cash transaction is disclosed in a ______ in CF statement (Example: Convert CB to common shares) | Footnote |
| Under GAAP, Int income is considered ______ cash-flow | Operating |
| Sale of equipemnt is considered __________ CF | Investing |
| Reinvestment ratio= (CF___)/PPR | CFO |
| Equipment sold with a gain(+) = (____)? | (-) |
| After storing in warehouse, all other costs are _____ cost | Period |
| Costs for storing finished goods inventory is a _____ cost | Period |
| FIFO, ____est inventory are sold first. Newest in Ending Inventory | Oldest |
| if costs are increasing, LIFO has higher ______, lower gross_____ | COGS, GI |
| LIFO ______: Units sold faster than new inventory coming in | Liquidation |
| Inv adjustments: Inv measured at of lower cost or ___ realizable balue | Net |
| _____allows a reversal after an inventroy writedown, while GAAP does not | IFRS |
| Inv Turnover=(____)/Inv | COGS |
| DOH=365/(____) | Inv T |
| Gross Profit Margin=GP/(___) | R |
| ROE=NI/E=ROA*L=NPM*____ | AT(Asset Turnover) |
| Quick ratio= (CA+MS+AR-_____ )/CL | Inv |
| Company internal liquidity ratio=_______ ratio | Current |
| Inv Turnover=COGS/Inv= COGS/(B.Inv+E.Inv)/____? | 2 |
| Cash conversion cycle= Time to sell inventory and collect AR____ Time to recieve _____ purchases | (-)/ Credit |
| Cash conversion cycle= 365/ (Rec___Inv___Payables) | (Rec+Inv-Payables) |
| Transportation shipping cost is ____ included in inv cost | Not |
| Which inventory system incur most significant costs: _____? | LIFO |
| Draw "LFIC" Chart in rising prices & declining prices | "LFIC" Chart |
| In declining prices, _____ will have highest profits | LIFO |
| Effects of reversing inv write-down: Inv(____) & COGS (___) | (+)&(-) |
| In rising inv costs, LIFO is more _____ | Efficient |
| ______ PRODUCTs carrying inv can be above its historical costs | Agricultural |
| Under IFRS, Inv write-down reversal can be increased to a maximum of _______ cost | Historical |
| PPE acquisition costs include puirchase price, delivery costs, installation; but staff _____ costs are not included | Training |
| When expensed, CA/NI/RE are _____ | Decreased |
| IFRS development costs can be capitalized, but under GAAP, only ______ development can be capitalized | Software |
| Capitalizing effects: 1) ____Effect & 2) CFI effect Expensing effect: 1) I.S. Effect | B.S. |
| Capitalizing will have higher _____ in 1st year | N.I. |
| Units of production depr= Production/____ capacity* Depr cost | Total |
| Revaluation model(IFRS only): List carrying amount to _____ | FV |
| 1) Revalaution below cost: Loss to _____ 2) Revaluation above costs: gain to _____ | I.S. & OCI |
| Impairment: Unanticipated ____ in asset value | Decline |
| Selling price= ______ value+ gain or loss selling equipment | Carrying |
| _____ training costs is not included in total costs of machine | Staff |
| Other costs are capitalized, Training costs are _____ | Expensed |
| loan # Capitalized=Int___Int Earned (+ or -) | (-) |
| Copyright and goodwill have a(n) __________ life | Indefinite |
| Intangible assets are expensed when they are ________ developed | Internally |
| Calculate Double-decline depr expense: 1) Calculate Carrying value till (n__1) 2) Find Dep expense | (n-1) |
| Under IFRS, impairment loss on PPE is excess of carrying amount ____the asset's recoverable amount | Over |
| Impairment of intangible assets affects ______ the B.S. & I.S. | Both |
| Under GAAP, estimated _______expense is a required financial statement disclosure | Amortization |
| Investment property characteristic: It earns _____ | Rent |
| Under GAAP, a wrtie down of inv to net realizable value will cause COGS to _______ (EI=BI+Purchase-COGS) | Increase |
| Weighted COGS= (__/__) * Sales | (TV/TU) |
| ______ is the same for periodic & perpetual inventory system | FIFO |
| Perpetual Inv system will use up ______ of the purchases | Each |
| FIFO COGS=LIFO COGS____ (End LIFO-Beg LIFO) | (-) |
| Ending Inv=B___P____S | B+P-S |
| "FBF, LBL" FIFO will use B.I. ______. LIFO will use B.I. ______ | First/Last "FBF,LBL" |
| Gross Profit=Sales(___)COGS | (-) |
| Increase in DTA: _____ Tax expense & higher revenue Increase in DTL: _____er tax expense & Lower Revenue | Higher/Lower |
| If tax rate increase, _____ DTA & DTL will increase | Both |
| Under DTA, when tax rates down: A__, ITE up, E__ (A=L+E) | A down, E down |
| Revaluation of property above costs: _____ | OCI |
| Assets: ITE / DTA Credits: IT__ & DTL | ITP |
| We need to +DT___to balance when: EBT>TI, ITE>TP, CV>TB | DTL |
| ITE=ITP(__)DTL(___)DTA | ITP-DTA+DTL |
| ITE=TP+____-_____ | +DTL-DTA |
| $180K in accounting & $160K in TB with 30% tax rate results in $______ in DTL. R>TB=Debit>Credit | $6000 |
| Donations will set up ______ DTL nor DTA | Neither. |
| An increase in tax rate will raise _____ DTA & DTL and vice versa | Both |
| Tax credits has ____ effect on deferred taxes, either tax asset or tax liability | No |
| Analysts should treat deferred tax liabilities that are expected to reverse as liability. (Yes or No) _____? | Yes |
| Under GAAP, contra account of DTA is (Valuation Account) abbreviation =_____? | VA |
| When VA decrease, expectations of future earning power has ______ed | Increased |
| Effective Tax rate= Tax Expense/(____) =E/(EB___) | EBT |
| Effective int rate= Mkt int rate in bonds of _____ risk and terms | Comparable |
| Bond Amortization: Carrying value after 1 year's N=___-1 | (N-1) |
| When coupon rate> composable risk and term rate. Assuming annual PMT is $700K. Under the effective interest rate method, int expense is _____ $700K. (Opposite of bond price) | E<$700K |
| Effective rate method's Interest Expense=(PV*Mkt rate)___Coupon Int | (PV*Mkt R)- Coupon |
| Straight line method's Int Exp=PMT-(___-____)/Years | (PV-FV) |
| Zero-coupon bond's par value rises as maturity nears, the Debt-Equity ratio _____ as maturity nears | Rises |
| If a company buy $6.5 Mil of callable bonds with a carrying-value of $9.8 Mil. Then the gain is recorded as (I.S. or OCI)____? | I.S. |
| Debt covenant least likely place restrictions to issue additional(Debt ot Equity) ______? | Equity |
| ______ lease is when a lessor's asset appears on B.S. and continues to be depreciated(Ownership) | Operating |
| A _____-type lease will ahve highest revenues under GAAP | Sales |
| A lessee will list asset's _____ since the inception of lease on B.S. | PV |
| ____(Assets-obligation) is reported in DB pension plan | Net |
| Defined benefit plan will show Net B.S.=(FV of assets)- (__ of _____) | (PV of obligations) |
| Debt is _____ only a liability (It is a long term liability) | Not |
| Affirmative Covenant: List what the company can do. _______ Covenant list what the company cannot do. | Negative Covenant |
| Lessor: _____ of asset. Lessee: User of asset(Have economic benefit) | Owner |
| Financial Lease(Transfer ownership, option to purchase, PV= most of FV, etc) & other leases are _____ lease | Operating |
| DC pension plan's expense is in I.S. while DB pension is a(n) ______ to pay future benefits (Liability ) | Obligation |
| Fair-value model: ____ P/L is recorded in I.S. | All |
| Expensing vs Capitalizing: Capitalizing results in ____ N.I. & ______ ROA | Lower NI/ Lower ROA |
| Capitalizign Effects: -lower NI reflects depr expense - Recognized as asset on BS. Therefore A is ____ | Up |
| Find Double Declining Expense=CV * Depr rate 1) Find CV by using (P*depr) until (____) | N-1 |
| If P=$100K, and Useful life=5. Then Double Depr rate=___/5 | 2/5 |
| Capitalizing costs ____ cashflow & ______ income variability | Lowers & Lowers |
| Acquired patents is an intangible assets with _____ life. Trademarks that can be renewed at minimal cost is intanible asset with ____ life | Finite/Infinite |
| Expense a purchase is recorded as CF___ while ______ a purchase is recorded as CFI | O/Capitalizing |
| Pro-_____: No Universal Guidelines, company's own rules | Forma |
| Pro-Forma excludes ______/amort, restructuring cotst, and one-tiem changes | Depr |
| FOB Source: Ownership transfer at home, Sale is recognized_____ | Sooner |
| FOB destination: Rev recognized later, earnings are _____er | Smoother |
| Deffered tax asset's cpmtra-account is ______ account | Valuation |
| Non-recurring activities indicated lower quality (Earnings or Finanical Reporting)______? | Earnings |
| Optimal Financial Reporting uses (Conservative or Neutral) ______ accounting choices? | Neutral |
| Lowest level financial reprots have ____cious events | Ficticious |
| Aggressive accounting will have ____er performance tweaked | Better |
| Conservative accounting will have ______ financial performance | Lower |
| Bond covenant violation will motivate CEO in inflate reported ______? | Earnings |
| Aggressive accrual accounting, shift current expenses to future periods, where CFO/NI will _______ each year | Decrease |
| Low cost strategy will have high volume, and _____ margin | Low |
| Volume and Profit margin have an ______ relationship | Opposite |
| Available for sale____,trading _______ is reported in which income statements | OCI/IS |
| AR balance= Credit Sales/(____)* # of days to collect | CS/365*Days |
| IFRS does _____ allow LIFO | Not |
| Convert LIFO to FIFO=Inv+ LIFO _________ | Reserve |
| DTA or DTL = Difference between [I.S. Income (A) & _______ Income(L)]* tax rate | Tax |
| If straight line depr is applied to financial reporting & Double-depr is for tax purposes, then tax payable uses _____ Depreciation method | Double-Depr |
| Tax Payables=(R-Depr)*tax rate "RDT" Tax Payables's Depreciation value use ____ purpose's Income | Tax |
| A tax loss carryforward is best described as net taxable loss used to reduce taxable income in the _____ | Future |
| An increase in tax rate will ______ DTA or DTL | Increase |
| DTA or DTL at the end of year 3= ______difference in sum of (DTA-DTL)* New tax rate | Cumulative |
| Only IFRS allows _____tively tax rate to value DTA or DTL | Substantively |
| DTA or DTL = Difference in (Cash TI & _____ TI after subtracting expenses) * tax rate | Accrual |
| Uncollectable doutful debts will not be written off in AR unless doubtful debts are _____less | Worthless |
| If DTL is not reversed, is will be treated as _____(L or E) | E |
| Interest Expense= ____* (Mkt r/Frequency) | PV |
| If coupon is semi-annual there will be ____ int expenses each year | 2 |
| Cash-flow from ______=Coupon PMT | Operations |
| Repayment of principal in a lease must be a _____ cash-flow | Financing |
| The Mkt interest rate is least likely be disclosed on B.S. is (Right or Wrong)___? | Right |
| The 3 conditions that lead to low-quality financial _____ are opportunity, motivation, and rationalization | Reporting |
| When earnings are higher than expected, mgmt will make ______ accounting choices | Conservative |
| When the firm must meet accounting rules to comply with debt covenants: ______ accounting policies will apply | Aggressive |
| When a firm's financial reports are low quality, users (Can or Cannot ) ____ access the quality of the ifrm's earnings | Cannot |
| A company will manipulate interest coverage ratio, and debt convenant to _____ earnings or understae liabilities | Overstate |
| To estimate pro-forma cash-flows, non cash working capital will remain _____ | Constant |
| IT(Turnover)=365/(___)or 365/Days of inv on hand. Inv=(____)/(____) | D & COGS/IT |
| A decrease in INV is a (Source or Use) ____ of cash | Source |