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Chapter 5

Communicating and
Interpreting
Accounting Information
Accounting Cycle

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Understanding the business
Corporate Governance:
Procedures to ensure
that the company is
managed in the interest
of the shareholders

Sarbanes-Oxley Act:
A law which strengthens
financial reporting and
corporate governance
for public companies.

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Accounting Preparation
CFO, CEO, Accounting Staff
Communication Guided by GAAP
Process

Independent Auditors
Verification
Partners, Managers, Staff
Guided by GAAS

Information Government
Intermediaries Regulators
Analysis and Advice Verification
Financial analysis, SEC Members
Information services Guided by SEC regs.

Users
Analysis and Decision
Investors, Lenders, etc. Public
companies only
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The Disclosure Process:
Annual Reports and Form 10-K
Annual reports normally include:
1. Four basic financial statements.
2. Related notes (footnotes).
3. Report of Independent Accountants
(Auditor’s Opinion) if the statements are
audited.

The Form 10-K is the annual report that


publicly traded companies must file with
the SEC.
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Disclosure to investors

• Press releases
• Annual reports
 Letter to stockholders from the CEO,
description of the firm philosophy,
products, successes and prospects for the
future
• Quarterly reports

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Classified Balance Sheet

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Consolidated Balance Sheet


December 31,
(in thousands, except share data and per shate data) 2000 1999
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS" EQUITY
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 240,000,000
shares authorized, 78,958,963 and
76,302,196 issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2000 and 1999 $ 790 $ 763
Paid-in capital 247,838 210,801

Accumulated other comprehensive income (6,096) 280


Retained Earnings 349,681 288,090
592,213 499,934
Less: Common stock held in treasury, at
cost, 4,815,241 shares at December 31, 2000
and none at Decmeber 31, 1999 (80,469) -
Total stockholders equity 511,744 499,934
$ 630,934 $ 616,783
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Classified Income Statement


General Format for the Classified Income Statement

Net sales
− Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
− Operating expenses
Income from operations
± Nonoperating revenues/expenses and gains/losses
Income before income taxes
− Income tax expense
Net income

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Classified Income Statement

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Nonrecurring Items
Income statements report nonrecurring
items separately because they are not
useful in predicting the future income
of a corporation.

Nonrecurring Items
1. Discontinued operations
2. Extraordinary items
3. Cumulative effect of changes
in accounting methods
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Consolidated Statement of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
2000 1999
Net sales $ 837,627 100% $ 719,038 100%
Cost of goods sold 440,119 53% 384,265 53%
Gross profit 397,508 47% 334,773 47%
Selling expenses 170,541 20% 128,565 18%
General & Admin. expenses 70,333 8% 92,478 13%
Research and development costs 34,579 4% 34,002 5%
Restructuring costs - (5,894) -1%
Sumitomo transition costs - 5,713 1%
Income from operations 122,055 15% 79,909 11%
Interest and other income, net 8,791 9,182
Interest expense (1,524) (3,594)
Income before income taxes 129,322 16% 85,497 12%
Provision for income taxes 47,366 30,175
Cumulative effect of accounting change (957) -
Net income $ 80,999 10% $ 55,322 8%
Earnings per common share
Basic
A nonrecurring Income before accounting change $ 1.17 $ 0.79
item that is Cumulative effect of change (0.01)
$ 1.16 $ 0.79
presented Diluted
separately after Income before accounting change $ 1.14 $ 0.78
Cumulative effect of change (0.01)
income from $ 1.13 $ 0.78
operations. Common equivalent shares
Basic 69,946 70,397
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Companies
Notes to Financial Statements
Descriptions of the key accounting rules
applied to the company’s statements.

Additional detail supporting reported


numbers.

Relevant financial information not


disclosed on the statements.

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Accounting Rules Applied in the
Company’s Statements
The first category of notes, typically one of the first
notes to the financial statements, is a statement of
significant accounting policies.

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Additional Detail Supporting
Reported Numbers
The second category of notes provides supplemental
information concerning the data shown on the financial
statements.

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Relevant Financial Information Not
Disclosed on the Statements
The final category includes information that impacts the
company financially but is not shown on the
statements.

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Voluntary disclosures
GAAP and SEC regulations .set the minimum level of
required disclosures. Many companies provide
additional information.

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Differences in Accounting Methods
acceptable under
ifrs and u.s. gaap
Many countries have adopted international financial reporting
standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB). IFRS are similar to U.S. GAAP, but
there are several important differences. The FASB and IASB
are working together to eliminate these and other differences.

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