• TODO SUMMARISE MONITORING AND CONTROLLING ⏫ 📅 2024-02-28

Cash flow statements

  • a Cash flow statement is :: a financial statement that indicates the movement of cash receipts and cash payments resulting from financial transactions over a period of time
  • The cash flow statement is further broken down into:
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  • Operating activities: cash inflows and outflows relating to the business’ main activity
  • Investing activities: cash inflows and outflows relating to the purchase and sale of non-current assets and investments
  • Financing investments: cash inflows and outflows relating to the business’ borrowing activities

Income statements

  • The income statement (a.k.a. revenue/profit & loss statement) is :: a summary of the income earned and the expenses incurred over a period of trading.
  • assists in assessing:
    • how the money has come into the business,
    • how much has gone out as expenses,
    • how much has been derived as profit.
  • The following formulas are required for the income statement:
    • COGS = opening stock + purchases – closing stock
  • cost of goods sold (COGS) is :: the value of stock that a business has sold to its customers (what it cost to make what they have sold)
    • Gross profit = sales – COGS
  • gross profit is :: that part of a business’s profit that represents operating income minus cost of goods sold (sales - COGS)
    • Net profit = gross profit – expenses
      • net profit the difference between the gross profit and expenses (includes all expenses, not just the COGS)
  • example:

Balance sheets

  • a Balance sheet represents :: a business’ assets and liabilities at a particular point in time and represents the net worth of the business.
  • items typically included in a balance sheet (SEE external sources of finance):
  • Assets are :: items of value owned by a business
    - Current assets - can expect to use up, or turn over, within 12 months
    - Non-current assets - have an expected life of longer than 12 months
  • liabilities are :: items of debt owed to outside parties
    - Current liabilities - debts which are expected to be repaid in less than 12 months
    - Non-current liabilities — long-term items of debt
  • owners’ equity is :: the funds contributed by the owner(s); represents the net worth of the business
  • example:
      • mortgage is never current?

the accounting equation and relationships

  • The Accounting equation shows
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  • the relationship between assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity
    • Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity