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Saturday, 23 August 2008 16:08 |
The Statement of Shareholders EquityJust as for the income statement, the statement of shareholders equity can have a number of different names; however, in all cases in breaks out the equity section in more detail. Below is the statement issued by Clayton Homes in its 1999 annual report. This statement can also be called the statement of owners equity, the statement of changes in owners equity or the statement of capital. Like many words in finance, the word capital can mean slightly different things in different contexts. When talking about the statement of shareholders equity—capital and equity are the same thing. Shareholders—owners—invest capital in the corporation. They capitalize the corporation. These investors own a share in the capital stock of the corporation. |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 15:59 |
The Statement of Cash FlowsHere is the statement of cash flows for Clayton Homes. It was found in the annual report for 1999. As was discussed earlier, accountants have a certain amount of leeway with the components of earnings. Some people have problems with the somewhat subjective nature of the accrual principle in accounting. These people would rather see the sources of cash. The Statement of Cash Flows helps them. |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 15:53 |
The Income StatementThe income statement for Clayton Homes is below. The income statement might be given a slightly different name; however, the information it provides doesn’t change. While the balance sheet shows the state of the company at some point in time, the income statement shows the change in revenues and expenses over a period of time. For the case below, this period of time is one financial year (July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999)
The document is a “consolidated statement of income,” in that the income statement from each business unit is taken and combined into one large income statement. That’s the income statement! Let’s go through some of the key points. |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 14:08 |
The Balance SheetThe balance sheet is a listing of the company’s assets and liabilities. If you think of your own personal finances, you have things that you own: a house, a car, furniture, food and so on. You also might owe money. There could be a mortgage on the house; a home equity loan, a car loan and some credit card debt. The difference between what you own (your assets) and what you owe (your liabilities) is what you’re worth (your equity). A balance sheet is a listing of the assets and liabilities of a company together with a listing of the shareholders equity. If you think about it, if you subtract off the liabilities from the value of the assets, you get the shareholders equity. Think through the example of personal finances discussed in the preceding paragraph. |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 14:03 |
COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION—THE ANNUAL REPORTAs mentioned in the last section, public companies are required to provide information to their shareholders and other interested parties. This information is provided four times per year in quarterly and an annual report. These reports provide a summary of the financial status of the company. In addition, the company files information with the SEC, the Securities and Exchange Commission; there are two basic reports: the 10-Q for quarterly information and the 10-K for annual information. The financial information in annual reports can differ from the 10-K. There’s nothing sinister in the reason for these differences. Shareholders need information useful in making an investment decision. The SEC has strict requirements that detail what a company must report. You can ask a company for their SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and use these to augment what you find in the annual report. In the next few sections, I want to detail exactly what you will find in the annual report of a company. While annual reports differ from company to company, they all have the same basic structure. Keep in mind that when numbers are reported, except for per share data, they are in 1,000’s. For example, when you see depreciation and amortization totaling 17,795, it means 17,795,000—almost $18 million. The three trailing zero’s are discarded to simplify the reporting. |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 13:47 |
SOME THINGS INVESTORS MAY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COMPANY ACCOUNTINGKeep in the following in mind. This section is written to augment your studies. I write it because it supports my perspective on investing and helps support the approach taken by many fundamental investors. You don’t have to read this section if you don’t want to. Like it or not, as you delve into the world of investing, you’re going to learn a little bit about accounting. When most people think of accounting, an image of bookkeeping probably pops into the head. As you’ll discover—I hope—accounting is much, much more than bookkeeping. The goal of accounting is to provide financial information so that people can make a decision. Accountants attempt to provide accurate information about the health and operations of a business. This activity is a little trickier than you might think. |
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HOW DO I DO RESEARCH TO FIND A GOOD A COMPANY?The best way to start off your research on a company is to get ther annual report. The annual report is a publication from the management of the company to shareholders. The report details what the company does and what it plans to do; key news; who the main players are; a list of the board of directors; financial information with some explanations. I’ll touch on the annual report later. |
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