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Callable Bonds
Bonds that have an exercisable by the issuer to retire them at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity
A corporation borrowed $125,000 cash by signing a 5-year, 9% installment note requiring annual payments each December 31 of accrued interest plus equal amounts of principal. What journal entry would the issuer record for the first payment?
Interest Expense 11,250
Notes Payable 25,000
Cash 36,250
Long term Liabilities
Obligations not expected to be paid within one year of the company's reporting cycle
Contingent Liabilities must be recorded if...
The future event is probable and the amount owed can be reasonably estimated
On December 1, Martin Company signed a $5,000 3-month 6% note payable, with the principle plus interest due on March 1 of the following year. What amount of interest expense is accrued at December 31 on the note?
Use a 360-day year for interest calculation.
$25
FICA Taxes
Social Security, Charitable givings, employee income taxes, unemployment taxes
Employee vacation benefits are
estimated liabilities
A company estimates that warranty expense will be 4% of sales. The company's sales for the current period are $185,000. The current period's entry to record the warranty expense is:
Warranty Expense 7,400
Sales 7,400
Trade Accounts Payable
amounts owed to suppliers for products or services purchased on credit
Building Blocks of financial statement analysis
Liquidity, Solvency, Profitability, and Market Prospects
Tools of Analysis
Horizontal, Vertical, Ratio
Common Size statements
Reveal changes in the relative magnitude of each financial statement item
Liquidity
short term obligations
Solvency
generate future revenues (long term)
Profitability
provide financial rewards
Market Prospects
generate positive market expectations
Horizontal Analysis
compare finances ACROSS time
Vertical Analysis
compare performance to a base amount
Ratio Analysis
measures key relations between financial statement items
What are quick assets?
cash, short term investments, and current receivables
Current Ratio
Total Current Assets/ Total Current Liabilities
-measures liquidity of of the firm
-larger ratio=more liquid firm
-short term debt paying ability of the company
Acid Test Ratio
Quick Assets/ Current Liabilities
-Similar to current ratio minus Excludes current assets
Equity Ratio
Total Equity/Total Assets
-measures portion of a companys assets are controlled by owners
-amount of free cash
Debt Ratio
Total Liabilities/Total Assets
-want low debt ratio
-measures portion f a company's assets are contributed by creditors
-always equals equity ratio
Times Interest Earned
Net Income before Interest and Income/Interest Expense
-higher is better
-most common measure of the ability of a firm's operations to provide protection to the long term creditor
Profit Margin
Net Income/Net Sales
-ability to earn a net income from sales
Gross Margin
Net Sales-Cost of Sales/Net Sales
-measures amount remaining from $1 in sales.
-This is left to cover operating expenses and a profit after considering cost of sales
Return on Total Assets
Net Income/Average Total Assets
-ratio considered the best overall measure of a company's profitability
-higher better
Return on Common Stockholders Equity
Net income- Preferred Dividends/ Average common stockholders equity
-how well company's employed the owners' investments to earn income
Basic Earnings per Share
Net Income- Preferred Dividends/ Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
-how much income was earned for each share of common stock outstanding
Price Earning Ratio
Market Price Per Share/ Earnings Per Share
-gauges stock value
-Higher ratio, more opportunity to grow
Dividend Yield
Annual Dividends/Market Price per share
-identifies the return, in terms of cash dividends, and on the current market price of the stock
Standards for Comparison
Intracompany, Competitor, Industry, Guidelines (rule of thumb)
Current vs. Longterm
Current is less than one year
Estimated Liability
obligation of an uncertain amount that can be reasonably estimated
Warranty Liability
Book when you sell it (like bad debts)
Contingent Liability
obligation to make a future payment if and only if an uncertain future event occurs
Advantages of Bonds
1. Do not affect owner control
2. Interest on bonds is tax deductible
3. Bonds can increase return on equity
Disadvantages of Bonds
1. May decrease return on equity
2. Require payment of both periodic interest and the par value at maturity
Bond Rates
Discount<Par<Premium
-compared to market value
Equal total payments period
-Interest and Principle change but pay same total amount each year
-Interest paid decreases overtime
-Principle paid Increases
Equal principle payments
-Same principle payment amount decreases each period
Calculate Payment
Principle x Percent x time (months/12)
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Sales on Account/Average Accounts Receivable
-measures how many times a company converts...
Inventory Turnover
Cost of Goods Sold/Average Inventory
-measures number of times merchandise is sold and replaced during the year
Days' Sales Uncollected
Ending Accounts Receivable/Net Sales
-measures liquidity of receivables
Days Sales in Inventory
Ending Inventory/Cost of Goods sold
-Measures liquidity of inventory