What are Comparative Financial Statements?
A comparative statement is a document used to compare a particular financial statement with prior period statements. Previous financials are presented alongside the latest figures in side-by-side columns, enabling investors to identify trends, track a companys progress and compare it with industry rivals.
Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.
What do you understand by analysis and interpretation of financial statements? Discuss its importance.
Describe the different techniques of financial analysis and explain the limitations of financial analysis.
Explain how common size statements are prepared giving an example.
What is the importance of comparative statements? Illustrate youranswer with particular reference to comparative income statement.
State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.
List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.
What do you mean by Common Size Statements?
State the importance of Financial Analysis?
Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.
What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?
State the meaning of financial statement analysis?
What does a Bearer Debenture mean?
What are various types of ratios?
What are limitations of financial statement analysis?
State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.
What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover
List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?
What is meant by ‘Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash’?
How would you study the Solvency position of the firm?
Prepare the format of balance sheet and explain the various elements of balance sheet.
What is meant by conversion of debentures? Describe the method of such a conversion.
Can a company purchase its own debentures in the open market? Explain.
Describe the steps for creating Sinking Fund for redemption of debentures.
Differentiate between redemption of debentures out of capital and out of profits.
Explain the different terms for the issue of debentures with reference to their redemption.
Describe the meaning of ‘Debenture Issued as Collateral Securities’. What accounting treatment is given to the issue of debentures in the books of accounts?
Explain the different types of debentures?
Under which head is the ‘Debenture Redemption Reserve’ shown in the balance sheet?