National Electric Corporation (National), mainly manufactures and sales equipment and appliances for the generation, transmission, utilization, and control of electricity. Other business ventures include, land development and sales, construction activities, and credit. National Credit Corporation (NCC), a subsidiary of National, extends credit for deals secured by real or personal property and in leasing transactions. We have been asked to analyze National’s quality of earnings for 2001 and 2002. In addition, we will advise Janet Blair, current investor, if she should buy more or sell her existing shares with the company. In review of NCC, the finance subsidiary, we found the company is taking on increasing amounts of debt. The result is …show more content…
However, sales only grew 12.10% for the same period. (See Appendix A) The case indicates that National recognizes sales at the point of shipment. A more conservative approach would be to delay revenue recognition. In 2002, the receivables turnover ratio was 4.36 down from 5.01 in 2001. This indicates the company is slower on A/R collection from the previous year. (See Appendix B) An analysis of deferred taxes disclosed the following changes. Deferred taxes have increased by over 170% from the previous year. This increase produces higher profits for the company, but the earnings experiences are not considered as high quality earnings. The outcome looks good in the short term but should prove to be negative in the long run. Other issues include no bad debt reserves, cumulative undistributed foreign subsidiary earnings of $180 million being reinvested for an unknown period with no deferred taxes being reported, and reporting differences between 2002 earnings of $161 million compared to cash flow from operations of $35 million. In closing, based off of our findings above we would advise Ms. Blair to sell her existing shares with National Electric Corporation. Further, this report will support our findings by identifying and discussing possible warnings that National may be presenting in financial statements that are overly optimistic and therefore may not be a fair
After reviewing the Financial Report from The Leslie Fay Companies from 1987 to 1991, I made ratios of Balance Sheet and Income Statement to start with audit planning, which could help us make comparison directly. Also, the calculation of ratios in liquidity, activity, profitability and solvency contains in my report. The purpose of analytical procedures is to detect “red flags” within the financial and non-financial information. For the financial part, firstly, I made year-to-year comparisons from 1987 to 1991; then, I did going concern analysis that to compare the data from The Laslie Fay Co. with the industry standard
It is the accounting entries for the deferred tax which is included in the profit or loss for the period based on the tax consequences in the future from the settlement of liabilities or recovery of assets in the statement of
SUMMARY OF STUDY OBJECTIVES 1Identify the sections of a classified balance sheet. In a classified balance sheet, companies classify assets as current assets; long-term investments; property, plant, and equipment; and intangibles. They classify liabilities as either current or long-term. A stockholders' equity section shows common stock and retained earnings. 2Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company's profitability. Profitability ratios, such as earnings per share (EPS), measure aspects of the operating success of a company for a given period of time. 3Explain the relationship between a retained earnings statement
I watch the episode Electric Nation, which goes into how the electric power grid system distributes electricity around America through over 200,000 transmission lines. The three most significant concepts/ideas/revelations concerning operations and supply chain management that you took away from the episode are:
During 2012 sales on account were $145,000 and collections on account were $86,000. Also, during 2012 the company wrote off $8,000 in uncollectible accounts. An analysis of outstanding receivable accounts at year end indicated that bad debts should be estimated at $54,000. The change in the cash realizable value from the balance at 12/31/11 to 12/31/12 was (Points : 2)
The first change that we demonstrated was the percentage increase in sales. For 1993 we looked at a range of sales increases from 5% up to 15%, with 10% being the amount that the company forecasted. Once we completed this table we modeled a graph from the results and found that the results from changing the sales growth percentage we not all that sensitive when computing the effect on net income:
Financial reporting in the recent years through the SEC mandates has become one of the most important aspects to corporate management. Stamford International's problem is inherent in the discrepancy in reporting system and accounting irregularities from the various aspects of the business. Not only has this but Stamford, due to rapid growth not been able to accommodate for the expansionary activities like acquisitions of units and international transactions. The result has been the experience of loss in earnings-per-share. In the following analysis, the researcher thus will outline some of the problems that Stamford should address and resolve accordingly to be able to post a positive quarterly report and remain compliant with the
19. The financial statements of the Bolton Manufacturing Company reports net sales of $500,000 and accounts receivable of $50,000 and $30,000 at the beginning of the year and end of year, respectively. What is the receivables turnover ratio for Bolton?
Completed as a partial requirement for Mgmt 475: Strategic Management in the 11:00 AM Section.
The account receivable turnover ratio (A6) measures how efficiently a company uses it assets. In this case Pinnacle has a declining turnover ratio that indicates that Pinnacle should re-evaluate its credit policies to ensure timely receivable collection. Looking at the
As a result, although the company’s changes in accounting policy were not easily to be understood by average investors, the company has shrewd accounting, operating, financing and investing moves made by senior management. So I guess the company would witness positive improvement in the
The company’s debt ratios are 54.5% in 1988, 58.69% in 1989, 62.7% in 1990, and 67.37% in 1991. What this means is that the company is increasing its financial risk by taking on more leverage. The company has been taking an extensive amount of purchasing over the past couple of years, which could be the reason as to why net income has not grown much beyond several thousands of dollars. One could argue that the company is trying to expand its inventory to help accumulate future sales. But another problem is that the company’s
11. Accounts receivable turnover and days sales in accounts receivable for the last three years:
company had experienced a shortage of cash and had found it necessary to increase its borrowing
Balance sheets and income statements are a snapshot of a company’s stability and financial situation. Combined the statements show the income, expenses, and stockholder’s equity in the company. These statements are often analyzed by financial institutions when a company comes to them needing a loan. Stockholders and other investors also look at these statements to make sure their investment will return a profit for them. This paper will look at four different companies and their balance sheets and income statements. The companies are Eastman Chemical Company, Covenant Transportation