Types of Financial Statements
Types of Financial Statements
• Income Statement
• Balance Sheet
• Statement of Retained earning or Profit and
Loss Appropriation account
• Funds Flow Statement
• Cash Flow statement
Techniques of Financial
Statement Analysis
• Comparative Statements ( of two years are
present together)
• Common Size Statements (% of the total
figures)
• Trend Analysis ( Changes from various
periods.)
• Funds and Cash Flow Analysis
• Ratio Analysis
Ratio Analysis
It concentrates on the interrelationship among
the figures appearing in the Income Statement,
Balance Sheet, Statement of retained earnings,
Statement of Changes in the financial position.
It helps the management to analyze the past
performance of the firm and and to make further
projections.
Categories of Ratios
• Liquidity ratios ( ability of the firm to meet its
short term liabilities)
• Solvency ratios (ability of the firm to meet its long
term liabilities
• Activity ratios ( to measure the effectiveness and
efficiency with which the firm is managing its
current assets.)
• Profitability ratios ( to measure the profitability
condition of the company)
• Market test Ratios it relates the firm’s stock price
to its earnings and book value per share.
Liquidity ratios
Current ratio= Current assets ( Ideal is 2:1)
Current Liabilities
Quick Ratio = Liquid asset ( Ideal is 1:1)
Current Liabilities