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Asset
any economic resources expected to benefit a firm or an individual who owns it.
Liability
a debt owned by a firm to an outside organization or individual.
Owners' Equity
the amount of money that owners would receive if they sold all of a firm's assets and paid all of its liabilities.
Common Stock
a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security. Among the riskiest of all securities
Par Value
face value of a share of stock at the time it is originally issued, when it first comes out.
Market value
the current price of a share in the stock market, what investors are willing to pay, equilibrium price.
Book Value
the value of a common stock expressed as total shareholders' equity divided by the number of shares of stock. Measures the relative value worth at a given moment, # of stocks lower then market value what the firm will do in the future.
Blue-chip stock
A blue chip stock is the stock of a well-established company having stable earnings and no extensive liabilities.
Bond
security through which an issuer promises to pay the buyer a certain amount of money by a specified future date.
Government Bond
issued by the federal government, lowest risk.
Municipal Bond
issued state or local government, do not pay tax on interest.
Corporate Bond
issued by a company as a source of long-term funding, most common - cover more $$ than government and municipal bonds combined. Longer maturity = higher yield = more risk
Accounting
is a comprehensive system for collecting, analyzing adn communicating financial information. This field has changed so much.
Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping is the recording of financial transactions.
Accounting Information System
An accounting information system (AIS) is the system of records a business keeps to maintain its accounting system. Organized means by which financial information is recorded and retained for use in accountings statements and management reports.
Controller
Top Dog, person who manages all of a firm's accounting activities (chief accounting officer)
Financial accounting system
concerned with external information users (tax payers, investors and government agencies)
Managerial/Management
accounting system serves internal users. Internal users are managers and employees, aids managerial decision making
Certified Public Accountant CPA
accountant licensed by the state and offering services to the public, outside accountant.
Audit
systematic examination of a company's accounting system to determine whether its financial reports fairly represent its operations, financial reports are GAP: general accountnating practices
Accounting equation
assets = liabilities + owners equity
Asset
an economic resource expected to benefit a firm or an individual who owns it.
Liability
is a debt owned by a firm to an outside organization or individual.
Owners equity
the amount of money that owners would receive if they sold all of a firm's assets and pain all of its liabilities.
Balance sheet
supply detailed information about the accounting equation factors. One point in time.
Current assets
accounts receivable, tangible
Fixed assets
land, factory, equipment
Intangible assets
non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured, patents and trademarks.
Current Liabilities
account payable
Long-term Liabilities
outstanding payable for greater then one year.
Income statement (profit and loss statement)
lists a firm's annual revenues and expenses so that a bottom line shows annual profit or loss. A video showing what has happened.
Revenues
profit + cost
Statement of cash flows
describes a firm's yearly cash receipts and cash payments with three activities; cash flow from operations, cash flow from investing, cash flow from financing.
Revenue recognition
is the formal recording and reporting of revenues in financial statements.
Matching
a principle stating that expenses will be matched with revenues to determine net income for an accounting period
Full Disclosure
means that financial statements should not include just numbers.
Solvency ratios
both short and long term, estimate risk made up of debt ratio and liquidity ratio
Liquidity ratio
short-term solvency ratios, measures a firm's ability to pay its immediate debts.
Current Ratio
current assets/current liabilities
Debt Ratio
long-term solvency ratio, measures a firm's ability to meet its long-term debts.
Leverage
ability to finance investments through borrowed funds.
Profitability ratios
measures a potential earning
Return on Equity
measure income for each dollar invested
Earnings per share
measures the size of the dividend that a firm can pay shareholders. net income/# of shares outstanding
Activity Ratios
reflect management's use of assets
Inventory Turnover Ratio
measures the average number of times that inventory is sold and restocked during the year. High turnover is a good thing, you don't want to hold inventory for a long time Hallmark example
International Transactions
international purchases, credit sales and accounting for foreign subsidiaries all involve transactions affected by exchange rates.
International Accounting Standards
the international accounting standards board (IASB) tried eliminating national differences in financial reporting procedures. This is extremely important.

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