...AccountingYour Course Project Financial Statement Analysis Project -- A Comparative Analysis of The Hershey Company & Tootsie Roll Industries (2007 Financial Statements are available in the eBook) Description | Overall Requirements | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grade Information | | Description | Back to Top | | | This course contains a course project where you will be required to submit parts of the project at various stages within your course. Using the financial statements for Tootsie Roll Industries and The Hershey Company located in Appendix A and B, respectively, you will calculate and compare the financial ratios listed below for the year ended on December 31, 2007, and prepare your comments about the liquidity, solvency and profitability of the two companies based on your ratio calculations. The project is divided into three parts with each part becoming due at a different date as shown in your syllabus. The entire project will be graded by the instructor at the end of the final submission in week 7 and one grade will be assigned for the entire project. | | Overall Requirements | Back to Top | | | For Parts 1 and 2: Create an Excel spreadsheet to show your computations for the six ratios listed under each part. For Part 3: Create an Excel spreadsheet to show your computations for the six ratios listed under this part and also to include (copy and paste) the ratio calculations from the first two parts. In this part, you...
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...c02AFurtherLookatFinancialStatements.qxd 7/27/10 9:39 AM Page 46 chapter 2 A FURTHER LOOK AT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ● the navigator ● ● ● ● ✓ Scan Study Objectives Read Feature Story Scan Preview Read Text and Answer Do it! p. 52 p. 53 p. 62 p. 68 Work Using the Decision Toolkit Review Summary of Study Objectives Work Comprehensive Do it! p. 72 Answer Self-Test Questions Complete Assignments Go to WileyPLUS for practice and tutorials Read A Look at IFRS p. 96 study objectives After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 Identify the sections of a classified balance sheet. 2 Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company’s profitability. 3 Explain the relationship between a retained earnings statement and a statement of stockholders’ equity. 4 Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company’s liquidity and solvency using a balance sheet. 5 Use the statement of cash flows to evaluate solvency. 6 Explain the meaning of generally accepted accounting principles. 7 Discuss financial reporting concepts. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● INSIDE CHAPTER 2… 46 c02AFurtherLookatFinancialStatements.qxd 7/27/10 9:39 AM Page 47 feature story Few people could have predicted how dramatically the Internet would change the investment world. One of the most interesting results is how it has changed the way ordinary people invest their savings. More and more people are striking out on their own, making their own investment decisions. Two early pioneers...
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...the environment of financial reporting in the United States and explain the importance of generally accepted accounting principles. Explain the meaning and purpose of a balance sheet and the items that appear in the balance sheet. Determine the interrelationship among the basic financial statements. Analyze the relationship between certain items in the balance sheet and the income statement with the help of ratio analysis. Evaluate the way that different assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity items are presented in a balance sheet. Given an annual report, the student should be able to read, understand, analyze, and explain a B company’s Income Statement to other decision makers and use the knowledge and skills to make business decisions. Key Concepts Explain the meaning and purpose of an income statement and the items that appear in the income statement. Determine the interrelationship among the basic financial statements. Analyze the relationship between certain items in the balance sheet and the income statement with the help of ratio analysis. Evaluate the way that different revenues, expenses, gains, and losses are presented in an income statement. Given an annual report, the student should be able to read, understand, analyze, and explain a C company’s Statement of Cash Flows to other decision makers and use the knowledge and skills to make business decisions. Key Concepts Explain the meaning and purpose of a statement of cash flows and the...
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