Linkages between the Financial Statements

The primary financial statements are as follows: Relationship between Financial Statement Linkages Between Current Assets and Current Liabilities The income statement and statement of cash flows also provide key linkages between the current assets and current liabilities sections of the balance sheet. Differences between the accrual and cash accounting recognition of operating activities result in…

Non-Current Liabilities

Long-Term Financial Liabilities Typical long-term financial liabilities include loans (i.e., borrowings from banks) and notes or bonds payable (i.e., fixed-income securities issued to investors). Liabilities such as loans payable and bonds payable are usually reported at amortised cost on the balance sheet. At maturity, the amortised cost of the bond (carrying amount) will be equal…

Financial Instruments

IFRS defines a financial instrument as a contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity, and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity. Derivatives are financial instruments for which the value is derived based on some underlying factor (Interest rate, exchange rate, commodity price, security price or credit rating) and…

Goodwill

When one company acquires another, the purchase price is allocated to all of the identifiable assets (tangible and intangible) and liabilities acquired, based on fair value. If the purchase price is greater than the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, the excess amount is recognised as an asset, goodwill. The subject of…

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are identifiable non-monetary assets without physical substance. An identifiable asset can be acquired on a standalone basis (i.e., can be separated from the entity) or arises from contractual or legal rights and privileges. Common examples include patents, licenses, trademarks, and customer lists. The most common intangible that is not separately identifiable is goodwill, which arises…

Data Manipulation and Analysis with pandas

The name pandas is derived from panel data, an econometrics term for a multidimensional structured dataset. Introducing pandas Series, pandas DataFrames, and pandas Indexes pandas.Series The pandas.Series data structure represents a one-dimensional series of homogeneous values (integer values, string values, double values, and so on). Series are a type of list and can contain only…

High-Speed Scientific Computing Using NumPy

Creating NumPy ndarrays Creating 1D ndarrays Inspect the type of the array Creating 2D ndarrays Creating any-dimension ndarrays Creating an ndarray with np.zeros(…) Creates an ndarray populated with all 0s Creating an ndarray with np.ones(…) Each value is assigned a value of 1 Creating an ndarray with np.identity(…) Creating an ndarray with np.arange(…) Creating an…

Quiz – Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

1 Which of the following is most likely found in the management commentary? A. Forward-looking disclosures B. Basis of preparation for the financial statements C. Reasonable assurance whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement Answer Feedback: A Correct because the management commentary, or MD&A, is a good starting place for understanding information…