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Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis : A Strategic Perspective

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ISBN-10: 0030238110

ISBN-13: 9780030238116

Edition: 4th 1999

Authors: Clyde P. Stickney

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List price: $120.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 944
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English

Clyde P. Stickney is the Signal Companies' Professor of Management, Emeritus at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College. He received his DBA from Florida State University and taught at the University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before joining the Tuck School in 1977. He has also taught at business schools in Japan, Australia, Finland, and Germany. Prof. Stickney has authored and coauthored books on financial accounting, managerial accounting, and financial statement analysis.

Foundation for Effective Financial Statement Analysisp. 1
Overview of Financial Reporting and Financial Statement Analysisp. 3
Learning Objectivesp. 3
Overview of Financial Statement Analysisp. 4
Identify the Industry Economic Characteristicsp. 5
Tools for Studying Industry Economicsp. 8
Value Chain Analysisp. 8
Porter's Five Forces Classificationp. 9
Economics Attributes Frameworkp. 11
Identify the Company Strategyp. 12
Framework for Strategy Analysisp. 13
Application of Strategy Framework to Cokep. 14
Principal Financial Statements and Notesp. 15
Balance Sheet--Measuring Financial Positionp. 15
Income Statement--Measuring Operating Performancep. 21
Statement of Cash Flowsp. 28
Summary of Financial Statements and Notesp. 30
Profitability and Risk Analysisp. 30
Tools of Profitability and Risk Analysisp. 32
Valuation of Firmsp. 36
Price-Earnings Ratiop. 36
Market-to-Book-Value Ratiop. 36
Role of Financial Statement Analysis in an Efficient Capital Marketp. 37
Sources of Financial Statement Informationp. 38
Summaryp. 39
Problems and Casesp. 40
Nike: Somewhere Between a Swoosh and a Slam Dunkp. 54
Income Flows Versus Cash Flows: Key Relationships in Understanding the Dynamics of a Businessp. 64
Learning Objectivesp. 64
Income Flows, Cash Flows, and Life Cycle Relationsp. 65
Net Income and Cash Flow from Operationsp. 65
Relationships of Cash Flows from Operating, Investing, and Financing Activitiesp. 69
Illustrations of Cash Flow Relationsp. 71
Preparing the Statement of Cash Flowsp. 79
Algebraic Formulationp. 79
Classifying Changes in Balance Sheet Accountsp. 81
Illustration of Procedure for Preparing Cash Flow Statementp. 85
Summaryp. 88
Problems and Casesp. 89
W.T. Grant Co.p. 102
Introduction to Profitability and Risk Analysisp. 124
Learning Objectivesp. 124
Profitability Analysisp. 125
Rate of Return on Assetsp. 125
Disaggregating ROAp. 127
Analyzing the Profit Marginp. 128
Analyzing Assets Turnoverp. 135
Analysis of Segment Datap. 140
Rate of Return on Common Shareholders' Equityp. 142
Risk Analysisp. 145
Short-Term Liquidity Riskp. 147
Long-Term Solvency Riskp. 151
Interpreting Financial Statement Ratiosp. 155
Comparisons with Corresponding Ratios of Earlier Periodsp. 155
Comparisons with Corresponding Ratios of Other Firmsp. 156
Summaryp. 157
Earnings Per Common Sharep. 160
Problems and Casesp. 163
Profitability and Risk Analysis of Wal-Mart Storesp. 182
Specialty Retailing Industry Analysis: The Gap and the Limitedp. 187
Impact of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles on Profitability and Risk Analysisp. 198
Relevant Financial Statement Data for Analysisp. 201
Learning Objectivesp. 201
The Raw Data of Financial Statementsp. 202
Reporting Earnings and Economic Value-Addedp. 203
Earnings Sustainabilityp. 205
Discontinued Operationsp. 206
Extraordinary Itemsp. 210
Changes in Accounting Principlesp. 211
Impairment Losses on Long-Lived Assetsp. 215
Restructuring Chargesp. 219
Changes in Estimatesp. 222
Gains and Losses from Peripheral Activitiesp. 225
Management's Analysis of Operationsp. 227
Summary of Earnings Sustainabilityp. 228
Earnings Measurement and Managementp. 229
Earnings Measurementp. 229
Earnings Managementp. 229
Restated Financial Statement Datap. 232
Account Classification Differencesp. 235
Reporting Period Differencesp. 236
Financial Reporting Worldwidep. 239
Summaryp. 243
Problems and Casesp. 244
International Paper: A Recurring Dilemmap. 264
Tanaguchi Corporation--Part Ap. 269
Unconsolidated Financial Statements for Tanaguchi Corporationp. 272
Comparison of U.S. and Japanese GAAPp. 275
Tanaguchi Corporation--Part Bp. 280
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Income Recognition and Asset Valuationp. 283
Learning Objectivesp. 283
Income Recognitionp. 284
Income Recognition and Earnings Managementp. 285
Criteria for Revenue Recognitionp. 286
Criteria for Expense Recognitionp. 289
Application of Revenue and Expense Recognition Criteriap. 289
Income Recognition for Long-Term Contractorsp. 293
Revenue Recognition When Cash Collectibility Is Uncertainp. 297
Disclosure of Revenue Recognition Methodp. 299
Inventory Cost Flow Assumptionp. 302
FIFOp. 302
LIFOp. 303
Weighted Averagep. 306
Conversion from LIFO to FIFOp. 306
Stock Price Reaction to Changes in Inventory Cost Flow Assumptionp. 310
Earnings Sustainability and the Cost Flow Assumptionp. 310
Accounting for Fixed Assetsp. 312
Asset Valuationp. 313
Depreciable Lifep. 314
Depreciation Methodp. 316
Impairment of Long-Lived Assetsp. 317
Earnings Sustainability and Fixed Asset Reportingp. 318
Accounting for Intangible Assetsp. 320
Research and Development Costsp. 321
Software Development Costsp. 322
Goodwillp. 324
Earnings Sustainability and Intangible Asset Reportingp. 325
Valuing Intangibles--Is It Possible?p. 326
Summaryp. 328
Accounting for the Effects of Changing Pricesp. 328
Problems and Casesp. 334
Arizona Land Development Companyp. 343
Chiron Corporation--An RandD Puzzlep. 353
Corporation Industrial Sanluis: Coping with Changing Pricesp. 356
America Online: Online or Off-Trackp. 360
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Liability Recognition and Related Expensesp. 370
Learning Objectivesp. 370
Principles of Liability Recognitionp. 371
Obligations with Fixed Payment Dates and Amountsp. 372
Obligations with Fixed Payment Amounts but Estimated Payment Datesp. 372
Obligations with Estimated Payment Dates and Amountsp. 373
Obligations Arising from Advances from Customers on Unexecuted Contracts and Agreementsp. 373
Obligations Under Mutually Unexecuted Contractsp. 373
Contingent Obligationsp. 374
Controversial Issues in Liability Recognitionp. 375
Issuance of Hybrid Securitiesp. 375
Off-Balance-Sheet Financing Arrangementsp. 376
Derivative Instrumentsp. 380
Principles of Liability Valuationp. 386
Leasesp. 388
Operating Lease Methodp. 389
Capital Lease Methodp. 390
Choosing the Accounting Methodp. 392
Effects on Lessorp. 394
Lease Accounting for Tax Purposesp. 395
Converting Operating Leases to Capital Leasesp. 395
Retirement Benefitsp. 398
Pensionsp. 398
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensionsp. 410
Income Taxesp. 411
Overview Of Income Tax Accountingp. 411
Required Income Tax Disclosuresp. 414
Assessing a Firm's Tax Positionp. 422
Income Tax Disclosuresp. 423
Is the Deferred Tax Liability Really a Liability?p. 424
Understanding Reserves in the Financial Statementsp. 425
Nature of a Reserve Accountp. 426
Use of Reserve Accountsp. 426
Summary of Reservesp. 428
Summaryp. 429
Problems and Casesp. 429
American Airlines and United Airlines: A Pension for Debtp. 446
Sun Microsystems: A Not-Too-Taxing Experiencep. 453
CIFRA: Remodeling the Financial Statementsp. 456
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Intercorporate Entitiesp. 461
Learning Objectivesp. 461
Corporate Acquisitionsp. 462
Purchase Methodp. 464
Pooling of Interests Methodp. 465
Criteria for Pooling of Interestsp. 466
Purchase versus Pooling of Interest Reporting: Which Is Preferable to Analysts?p. 467
Corporate Acquisitions and Income Taxesp. 470
Corporate Disclosures on Acquisitionsp. 471
Investments in Securitiesp. 473
Types of Investmentsp. 474
Minority, Passive Investmentsp. 475
Minority, Active Investmentsp. 478
Majority, Active Investmentsp. 480
Joint Venture Investmentsp. 489
Income Tax Consequences of Investments in Securitiesp. 490
Foreign Currency Translationp. 491
Functional Currency Conceptp. 491
Translation Methodology--Foreign Currency Is Functional Currencyp. 493
Translation Methodology--U.S. Dollar Is Functional Currencyp. 496
Implications of Functional Currency Determinationp. 498
Interpreting Financial Statement Disclosuresp. 501
Foreign Currency Translation and Income Taxesp. 502
Segment Reportingp. 503
Definition of Segmentsp. 503
Transfer Pricing and Treatment of Central Corporate Expensesp. 504
Segments Items Disclosedp. 504
Summaryp. 505
Problems and Casesp. 505
Fisher Corporationp. 522
Clark Equipment Company: Analyzing a Joint Problemp. 541
Loucks Corporation: Obtaining Security in Translationp. 547
Exploring Profitability and Risk Analysis in More Depthp. 550
Profitability Analysis: An Extended Lookp. 553
Learning Objectivesp. 553
Rate of Return on Assetsp. 553
Interpreting the Rate of Return on Assetsp. 554
Relating ROAs and Value Chain Analysisp. 566
Supplementing ROAs in Profitability Analysisp. 569
Rate of Return on Common Shareholders' Equityp. 572
Behavior of ROCEp. 573
Summaryp. 577
Problems and Casesp. 578
Computer Workstation Industry Analysis: Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystemsp. 592
Wireless Telecommunications Industry Analysis: Motorola, Nokia, and Ericssonp. 603
Risk Analysis: An Extended Lookp. 619
Learning Objectivesp. 619
Definition of Riskp. 620
Analyzing Credit Riskp. 620
Sources of Debt Financingp. 620
The C's of Credit Risk Analysisp. 621
Summary of Credit Risk Analysisp. 627
Analyzing Bankruptcy Riskp. 628
The Bankruptcy Processp. 628
Models of Bankruptcy Predictionp. 628
Application of Bankruptcy Prediction Models to W.T. Grant Companyp. 636
Other Methodological Issues in Bankruptcy Prediction Researchp. 638
Synthesis of Bankruptcy Prediction Researchp. 640
Market Riskp. 643
Summaryp. 648
Problems and Casesp. 649
Massachusetts Stove Company--Bank Lending Decisionp. 653
Fly-by-Night International Group: Can This Company Be Saved?p. 659
Millennial Technologies: Apocalypse Nowp. 669
Kroger Company: Risky Timesp. 679
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuationp. 684
Pro Forma Financial Statementsp. 687
Learning Objectivesp. 687
Preparing Pro Forma Financial Statementsp. 688
Project Sales and Other Revenuesp. 690
Project Operating Expensesp. 693
Project the Assets on the Balance Sheetp. 694
Project Liabilities and Shareholders' Equityp. 704
Project the Cost of Financing, Income Tax Expense, and the Change in Retained Earningsp. 709
Project the Statement of Cash Flowsp. 710
Analyzing Pro Forma Financial Statementsp. 712
Summaryp. 714
Designing a Computer Spreadsheet for Pro Forma Financial Statementsp. 715
Problems and Casesp. 722
McDonald's Corporation--A Franchising Experiencep. 731
Massachusetts Stove Company: Analyzing Strategic Optionsp. 736
Valuation: Cash Flow-Based Approachesp. 746
Learning Objectivesp. 746
Rationale for Cash Flow-Based Valuationp. 747
Overview of Cash Flow-Based Valuationp. 748
Periodic Cash Flowsp. 748
Residual Valuep. 755
Cost of Capitalp. 757
Illustrations of Cash Flow-Based Valuationp. 761
Valuation of a Single Projectp. 761
Valuation of Cokep. 764
Evaluation of Present Value of Cash Flows Valuation Methodp. 766
Summaryp. 767
Problems and Casesp. 767
Holmes Corporation: LBO Valuationp. 772
Rodriguez Home Center, Inc.: Equity Buyout Valuationp. 786
Valuation: Earnings-Based Approachesp. 794
Learning Objectivesp. 794
Price-Earnings (P-E) Ratiosp. 795
Development of Theoretical Modelp. 795
Theoretical versus Actual P-E Ratiosp. 800
Application of Theoretical P-E Modelp. 803
Summary of P-E Ratiop. 804
Price to Book Value (P-BV) Ratiosp. 805
Development of Theoretical Modelp. 805
Application of Theoretical Modelp. 808
Using P-E Ratios and P-BV Ratios of Comparable Firmsp. 810
Summary Comments on Valuationp. 811
Reconciling Academic Research with the Work of the Security Analystp. 812
Level of Aggregation Issuep. 812
Theory Development and Practice Feed One Anotherp. 813
Does the Theory of Capital Market Efficiency Get in the Way?p. 813
Summaryp. 815
Problems and Casesp. 815
Revco D.S., Inc.p. 819
Kleen Cleaning Services: Pricing an Initial Public Offeringp. 833
Financial Statements for the Coca-Cola Company and Subsidiariesp. 839
Financial Review for the Coca-Cola Company and Subsidiaries Incorporating Management's Discussion and Analysisp. 871
Output of Financial Statement Analysis Package (FSAP) for the Coca-Cola Company and Subsidiariesp. 889
Indexp. 896
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