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Reasons for Over-Reporting Earnings
• To meet analysts’ earnings expectations
• To meet debt covenants.
• Need additional debt or equity financing
• To obtain higher remuneration & commission based on
performance.
Study Session 10, Reading 33
• To obtain trade relief.
• Negotiate lower payments for a prior business transaction.
• Negotiate concessions from unions, creditors, vendors, employees
etc.
• To save on income taxes.
Study Session 10, Reading 33
• The use of some of the accounting method choices
• Taking advantage of loopholes in accounting standards to structure
a transaction in a desired way
• Using inappropriate and unrealistic estimates and assumptions
• Stretching accounting principles in a way to achieve desired results.
• Engaging in fraudulent financial reporting.
Study Session 10, Reading 33
• If pressure or incentive to report fraudulent financial statements
such as meeting debt covenants or analysts’ expectation exist.
• If the opportunity to commit fraud due to a lack of proper internal
control systems in existence.
• If individuals can rationalize their behaviour themselves.
Study Session 10, Reading 33
• Aggressive revenue recognition techniques - this can be detected by
the study of revenue recognition policies.
• Earnings are positive and growing, while operating cash flow is
negative or declining - analysts should checked whether the cash flow
earning index is consistently below 1 or continuously declining.
• Excess use of operating leases to show better financial ratios -
Financial statements should be adjusted
Study Session 10, Reading 33
• Stretching out payables means slowing the rate of payments to
vendors.
• Stretching out payables is an indication that a company is struggling
to generate cash.
Study Session 10, Reading 34
• refers to involving a third party financial institution to pay the
vendor in the current accounting period, and paying off the financial
institution in the next accounting period.
• used to show higher operating cash flows in the current period.
Study Session 10, Reading 34
• packaging the receivables, particularly longer-term receivables with
having higher credit quality, and transferring them to a financial
institution or variable interest entity (VIE).
• used to show an increase in cash flow from operations
Study Session 10, Reading 34
• Used to reduce taxes payables, increase paid-up capital, and is
added by some companies to net income and in the operating cash
flows.
Study Session 9, Reading 32
• If the tax benefit of stock options is added to income in the cash
flow statement, it results in an increase in operating cash flows.
• In a period of rising stock price because of an increase in the
exercise of stock options, operating cash outflows will increase.
Study Session 10, Reading 34
Parameters Used For Evaluation of Past Performance
• Profitability, liquidity, solvency and efficiency over the period of
analysis.
• Comparison
• Analysis of the business model and strategy
• Study the aspects of performance
Study Session 10, Reading 35
Projecting future financial performance can be undertaken in two
ways:
1) Projection of near term financial performance that can be used
as an input to market based valuation
2) Complex projections that forecast multiple-period performance.
Study Session 10, Reading 35
• Projections made by the company about its future financial
performance.
• Previous financial statements of the company.
• Structure and outlook of the industry.
• Macroeconomic forecasts.
Study Session 10, Reading 35
• Credit analysis is the evaluation of the risk of loss due to a default in
the payment of principal and interest by the borrower.
• Credit analysis focusses on cash flows instead of accrual-income
returns.
Study Session 10, Reading 35
• Scale and diversification
• Operational efficiency
• Tolerance for leverage
• Margin stability.
Study Session 10, Reading 35
• Market data and financial ratios are used by investors when
screening for potential equity investments.
• Screening is the application of a set of criteria that shortlists
potential investment candidates from the available investment
universe.
• Back testing is a process by which analysts evaluate how a portfolio
based on a particular screen would have performed in the past.
Study Session 10, Reading 35
• Top-down analysis
• Bottom-up analysis
Study Session 10, Reading 35
Adjustments made by analysts are generally related to
• Investments
• Inventory
• Property, plant and equipment
• Goodwill, and off-balance sheet financing
Study Session 10, Reading 35

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L1 flash cards financial reporting (ss10)

  • 1. Reasons for Over-Reporting Earnings • To meet analysts’ earnings expectations • To meet debt covenants. • Need additional debt or equity financing • To obtain higher remuneration & commission based on performance. Study Session 10, Reading 33
  • 2. • To obtain trade relief. • Negotiate lower payments for a prior business transaction. • Negotiate concessions from unions, creditors, vendors, employees etc. • To save on income taxes. Study Session 10, Reading 33
  • 3. • The use of some of the accounting method choices • Taking advantage of loopholes in accounting standards to structure a transaction in a desired way • Using inappropriate and unrealistic estimates and assumptions • Stretching accounting principles in a way to achieve desired results. • Engaging in fraudulent financial reporting. Study Session 10, Reading 33
  • 4. • If pressure or incentive to report fraudulent financial statements such as meeting debt covenants or analysts’ expectation exist. • If the opportunity to commit fraud due to a lack of proper internal control systems in existence. • If individuals can rationalize their behaviour themselves. Study Session 10, Reading 33
  • 5. • Aggressive revenue recognition techniques - this can be detected by the study of revenue recognition policies. • Earnings are positive and growing, while operating cash flow is negative or declining - analysts should checked whether the cash flow earning index is consistently below 1 or continuously declining. • Excess use of operating leases to show better financial ratios - Financial statements should be adjusted Study Session 10, Reading 33
  • 6. • Stretching out payables means slowing the rate of payments to vendors. • Stretching out payables is an indication that a company is struggling to generate cash. Study Session 10, Reading 34
  • 7. • refers to involving a third party financial institution to pay the vendor in the current accounting period, and paying off the financial institution in the next accounting period. • used to show higher operating cash flows in the current period. Study Session 10, Reading 34
  • 8. • packaging the receivables, particularly longer-term receivables with having higher credit quality, and transferring them to a financial institution or variable interest entity (VIE). • used to show an increase in cash flow from operations Study Session 10, Reading 34
  • 9. • Used to reduce taxes payables, increase paid-up capital, and is added by some companies to net income and in the operating cash flows. Study Session 9, Reading 32
  • 10. • If the tax benefit of stock options is added to income in the cash flow statement, it results in an increase in operating cash flows. • In a period of rising stock price because of an increase in the exercise of stock options, operating cash outflows will increase. Study Session 10, Reading 34
  • 11. Parameters Used For Evaluation of Past Performance • Profitability, liquidity, solvency and efficiency over the period of analysis. • Comparison • Analysis of the business model and strategy • Study the aspects of performance Study Session 10, Reading 35
  • 12. Projecting future financial performance can be undertaken in two ways: 1) Projection of near term financial performance that can be used as an input to market based valuation 2) Complex projections that forecast multiple-period performance. Study Session 10, Reading 35
  • 13. • Projections made by the company about its future financial performance. • Previous financial statements of the company. • Structure and outlook of the industry. • Macroeconomic forecasts. Study Session 10, Reading 35
  • 14. • Credit analysis is the evaluation of the risk of loss due to a default in the payment of principal and interest by the borrower. • Credit analysis focusses on cash flows instead of accrual-income returns. Study Session 10, Reading 35
  • 15. • Scale and diversification • Operational efficiency • Tolerance for leverage • Margin stability. Study Session 10, Reading 35
  • 16. • Market data and financial ratios are used by investors when screening for potential equity investments. • Screening is the application of a set of criteria that shortlists potential investment candidates from the available investment universe. • Back testing is a process by which analysts evaluate how a portfolio based on a particular screen would have performed in the past. Study Session 10, Reading 35
  • 17. • Top-down analysis • Bottom-up analysis Study Session 10, Reading 35
  • 18. Adjustments made by analysts are generally related to • Investments • Inventory • Property, plant and equipment • Goodwill, and off-balance sheet financing Study Session 10, Reading 35