Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA RSM Erasmus University, Department of Financial Management, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Mohamed E. Bayou Chee W. Chow Cynthia M. Daily Harry Z. Davis Nabil Elias Arron Scott Fleming Frank G. H. Hartmann vii viii LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Fred A. Jacobs Frances Kennedy James M. Kohlmeyer, III Leslie Kren John Y. Lee Michael S. Luehlfing Adam S. Maiga School of Accountancy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA Department of
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13 Financial Statement Analysis LEARNING OBJECTIVES After you have mastered the material in this chapter, you will be able to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Describe factors associated with communicating useful information. Differentiate between horizontal and vertical analysis. Explain ratio analysis. Calculate ratios for assessing a company’s liquidity. Calculate ratios for assessing a company’s solvency. Calculate ratios for assessing company management’s effectiveness. Calculate ratios for assessing a company’s
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Fourth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference 4 to 6 July 2004 Singapore 1 DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE PERFORMANCE OF MALAYSIAN COMPANIES ABSTRACT This study sets out to identify factors that influence corporate financial performance in a sample of Malaysian companies during the period 1998 –2001. Different measures of corporate performance were employed in the current study. ISO registration appeared to be the most significant determinant of corporate performance
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Version 24 August 2009 ____________________________________________________________ _____________ We thank Wendy Hsu, Tasha Grieve, Dessalegn Mihret, Lalith Seelanatha and Anthony Vu for data collection assistance. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), UWA Business School and the University of Southern Queensland. We thank Millicent Chang, John Holland, Izan and seminar participants at Monash University and
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CHAPTER 13 Financial Statement Analysis LEARNING OBJECTIVES After you have mastered the material in this chapter, you will be able to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Describe factors associated with communicating useful information. Differentiate between horizontal and vertical analysis. Explain ratio analysis. Calculate ratios for assessing a company’s liquidity. Calculate ratios for assessing a company’s solvency. Calculate ratios for assessing company management’s effectiveness. Calculate ratios
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x, 135 p. Guide dealing with the processes involved in obtaining finance for exporting SMEs – explains the credit process of financial institutions from pre-application to loan repayment; examines the SME sector and barriers to finance, as well as the risks in lending to the SME sector as perceived by financial institutions; addresses SMEs’ internal assessment of financial needs, determining the right financing instruments, and finding the appropriate lenders and service providers; discusses how
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albeit modest, comparability benefits for investors; ͑2͒ recurring future cost savings that will largely accrue to multinational companies; and ͑3͒ one-time transition costs borne by all firms and the U.S. economy as a whole, including those from adjustments to U.S. institutions. In Part II of the series ͑see Hail et al. 2010͒, we provide an analysis of the policy factors related to the decision and present several scenarios for the future evolution of U.S. accounting standards in light of the current
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O P EN G OV ER N M EN T A Progress Report to the American People DECEM BER 2 0 09 A Progress Report to the American People OPEN GOVERNMENT “My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in government.” —President Barack Obama, January
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Resource Accounting INTRODUCTION To ensure growth and development of any orgnisation, the efficiency of people must be augmented in the right perspective. Without human resources, the other resources cannot be operationally effective. The original health of the organization is indicated by the human behaviour variables, like group loyalty, skill, motivation and capacity for effective interaction, communication and decision making. Men, materials, machines, money and methods are the resources required
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available from the author. How did increased competition affect credit ratings? Draft Date: September 15, 2010 Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn* Abstract. The credit rating industry has historically been dominated by just two agencies, Moody’s and S&P, leading to longstanding legislative and regulatory calls for increased competition. The material entry of a third rating agency (Fitch) to the competitive landscape offers a unique experiment to empirically examine how in fact increased competition
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