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This document analyses the financial statements of Nike Corporation. It explains the importance of various financial metrics to different stakeholders, such as investors, employees, and vendors. It covers the module’s assignment, which asks students to analyse a spreadsheet of Nike’s financial data.
What's inside
- Importance of a company's financial status
- Total assets and their significance
- Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio
- Return on Assets Ratio
- Cash and cash equivalents
- Accounts payable and their impact
Who it is for: Students studying finance, business, or accounting, who need to understand how to analyse a company's financial statements. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Financial analysis of Nike Corporation. Investors, creditors and other stakeholders use financial statements to track the company's performance. The document explains how to interpret the figures in a company's financial statements.
Importance of Financial Statements
Financial statements are important for investors and creditors. They show how the company is performing. Stakeholders use these statements to make decisions.
Assets and Their Importance
Total assets include both current and fixed assets. They show the company's capital strength. Investors use these figures to calculate ratios and assess the company's performance.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are liquid assets. They can be used to deduce assumptions about the company's future. Stakeholders use these figures to calculate liquidity ratios.
Accounts Payable and Net Revenues
Accounts payable are current liabilities. They affect the company's profitability and relationships with vendors. Net revenues show the company's income after discounts and returns.
Key terms
- Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio
- A ratio that shows how well a company uses its fixed assets to generate sales.
- Return on Assets Ratio
- A ratio that shows how much a company earns on its total assets.
- Current Ratio
- A ratio that compares a company's current assets to its current liabilities.
- Quick Ratio
- A ratio that compares a company's most liquid assets to its current liabilities.
- Net income
- The company's income after all expenses have been deducted from revenues.
- Accounts payable
- The amount a company owes to its suppliers for goods or services received.
Questions this document helps with
- What do the figures in a company's financial statements show?
- How do investors use financial statements to make decisions?
- What are the most important ratios to calculate from a company's financial statements?
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