Using Accounting Information

This book is the fifth of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting. In this book you learn about special financial reporting topics, financial statement analysis, and the statement of cash flows. Topics include discontinued operations, extraordinary items, changes in accounting methods, and other comprehensive income. Important financial reporting ratios, such as earnings per share, price earnings ratio, and book value per share are discussed. Ratio and trend analysis are presented as tools to understand financial statement information.

1. Corrections of Errors
2. Discontinued operations
3. Extraordinary Items
4. Changes in Accounting Methods
5. Other Comprehensive Income
6. Recap
7. Ebit and Ebitda
8. Return on Assets

1. Basic EPS
2. Diluted EPS
3. Subdividing APS Amounts
4. Price Earnings Ratio
5. Book Value per Share
6. Calculating Book Value per Share
7. Dividend Rates and Payout Ratios
8. Return on Equity

1. Objectives

1. Understand-Ability
2. Threshold Issues
3. Other Concepts

1. The Audit Function
2. The Development of Gap
3. The 1929 Stock Crash and Great Depressions
4. The Securities and Exchange Commissions
5. The Fasb and its Predecessors
6. A More Recent Crisis of Reporting Confidence
7. Sarbanes-Oxley

1. Entity Assumption
2. Going-Concern Assumption
3. Periodicity Assumption
4. Monetary Unit Assumption
5. Stable Currency Assumption
6. What do you Think?

1. Issues in International Trade
2. Global Subsidiaries
3. Global Trading Transactions

1. Comprehensive Illustration
2. Balance Sheet
3. Income Statement
4. Statement of Retained Earnings
5. Ratios for Emerson Corporation as of December 31, 20x5
6. Trend Analysis

1. The Statement of Cash Flow
2. Cash and Cash Equivalents

1. Investing Activities
2. Financing Activities

1. Methods to Prepare a Statement of Cash Flows
2. Operating Activities
3. Investing Activities
4. Financing Activities
5. Cash Flow Recap
6. Noncash Investing/Financing Activities
7. Reconciliation of Income to Operating Cash Flows