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What type of financial statement provides a summary of revenues and expenses over a specific period of time?
What type of financial statement provides a summary of revenues and expenses over a specific period of time?
Which ratio measures a company's ability to pay short-term debts?
Which ratio measures a company's ability to pay short-term debts?
What is the formula to calculate the present value (PV) of a future cash flow?
What is the formula to calculate the present value (PV) of a future cash flow?
What is an annuity that lasts indefinitely?
What is an annuity that lasts indefinitely?
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What type of financial statement provides a snapshot of a company's financial position at a specific point in time?
What type of financial statement provides a snapshot of a company's financial position at a specific point in time?
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What does the Return on Equity (ROE) ratio measure?
What does the Return on Equity (ROE) ratio measure?
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Study Notes
Module 1: Financial Analysis
Financial Statements
- Balance Sheet: snapshot of a company's financial position at a specific point in time
- Income Statement: summary of revenues and expenses over a specific period of time
- Cash Flow Statement: summary of cash inflows and outflows over a specific period of time
Ratio Analysis
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Liquidity Ratios: measure a company's ability to pay short-term debts
- Current Ratio: current assets / current liabilities
- Quick Ratio: (current assets - inventory) / current liabilities
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Profitability Ratios: measure a company's ability to generate earnings
- Gross Margin Ratio: (revenue - cost of goods sold) / revenue
- Return on Equity (ROE): net income / shareholder equity
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Efficiency Ratios: measure a company's ability to use assets and liabilities efficiently
- Asset Turnover Ratio: revenue / total assets
- Debt-to-Equity Ratio: total debt / shareholder equity
Module 2: Time Value of Money
Present Value (PV)
- The value of a future cash flow in today's dollars
- Calculated using the formula: PV = FV / (1 + r)^n
- FV = future value
- r = interest rate or discount rate
- n = number of periods
Future Value (FV)
- The value of a present cash flow at a future date
- Calculated using the formula: FV = PV x (1 + r)^n
Annuities
- A series of equal cash flows occurring at regular intervals
- Ordinary Annuity: cash flows occur at the end of each period
- Annuity Due: cash flows occur at the beginning of each period
- Perpetuity: an annuity that lasts indefinitely
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Test your knowledge of financial statements, ratio analysis, and the time value of money, including present value, future value, and annuities. Learn how to calculate and analyze these concepts in finance.
