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    Assets and liabilities are familiar to most people—although the values reported in this financial statement are not immediately obvious to many readers. The statement of cash flows is presented in a very technical format that makes the statement very difficult to read, even for sophisticated investors.
    The footnotes that accompany the company’s financial statements are not presented here for the business. Footnotes often run several pages. Footnotes, although difficult and time-consuming to read through, contain very important information. Stock analysts and investment managers scour the footnotes in financial reports, digging for important information about the business. The footnotes are not needed for explaining financial statement ratios. (For a discussion of footnotes, see Chapter 16 in my book How to Read a Financial Report, 5th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1999.) Publicly owned businesses present their financial statements in a format that compares the most recent three years (as required by SEC rules). The three-year comparative format makes it easier to follow trends, of course. Many privately 43

    F I N A N C I A L R E P O R T I N G

    Assets

    At Close of
    At Close of

    Year Just
    Preceding

    Ended
    Year

    Cash
    $ 2,345,675
    $ 2,098,538

    Accounts receivable
    $ 3,813,582
    $ 3,467,332

    Inventories
    $ 5,760,173
    $ 4,661,423

    Prepaid expenses
    $
    822,899
    $
    770,024

    Total current assets
    $12,742,329
    $10,997,317
    Property, plant, and equipment
    $20,857,500
    $18,804,030

    Accumulated depreciation
    ($ 6,785,250)
    ($ 6,884,100)

    Cost less accumulated depreciation
    $14,072,250
    $11,919,930

    Total assets
    $26,814,579
    $22,917,247

    Liabilities and Owners’ Equity

    Accounts payable
    $ 2,537,232
    $ 2,180,682

    Accrued expenses payable
    $ 1,280,214
    $ 1,136,369

    Income tax payable
    $
    58,650
    $
    117,300

    Short-term debt
    $ 2,250,000
    $ 1,765,000
    Total current liabilities
    $ 6,126,096
    $ 5,199,351

    Long-term debt
    $ 7,500,000
    $ 5,850,000

    Total liabilities
    $13,626,096
    $11,049,351

    Capital stock (422,823 and 420,208 shares)
    $ 4,587,500
    $ 4,402,500

    Retained earnings
    $ 8,600,983
    $ 7,465,396

    Total owners’ equity
    $13,188,483
    $11,867,896

    TEAMFLY
    Total liabilities and owners’ equity
    $26,814,579
    $22,917,247

    FIGURE 4.2 Statement of financial condition at close of the year just ended and at close of the preceding year.

    owned businesses present their financial statements for two or three years, although practice is not uniform in this respect.

    The company’s income statement (Figure 4.1) and statement of cash flows (Figure 4.3) are presented for the most recent year only. The statement of financial condition (Figure 4.2) is presented at the close of its two most recent two years. Finan-

    cial statement ratios are calculated for each year. The ratios are calculated the same way for all years for which financial 44

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    I N T E R P R E T I N G F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S
    Cash Flows from Operating Activities
    Net income
    $1,585,587
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable
    ($ 346,250)
    Inventories
    ($1,098,750)
    Prepaid expenses
    ($
    52,875)
    Depreciation expense
    $ 768,450
    Accounts payable
    $ 356,550
    Accrued expenses payable
    $ 143,845
    Income tax payable
    ($
    58,650)
    Cash flow from operating activities
    $1,297,907
    Cash Flows from Investing Activities
    Investment in property, plant, and equipment
    ($3,186,250)
    Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment $ 265,480
    Cash used in investing activities
    ($2,920,770)
    Cash Flows from Financing Activities
    Net increase in short-term debt
    $ 485,000
    Increase in long-term debt
    $1,650,000
    Issuance of capital stock shares
    $ 185,000
    Cash dividends to stockholders
    ($ 450,000)
    Cash from financing activities
    $1,870,000
    Cash increase during year
    $ 247,137
    Cash balance at beginning of year
    $2,098,538
    Cash balance at end of year
    $2,345,675
    FIGURE 4.3 Statement of cash flows for

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