As per the LOS B, we are required to:
describe the roles of the statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity, and statement of cash flows in evaluating a company’s performance and financial position.
The analysis of financial statement is only possible if there are financial reports which are authentic and accurate. Some of the major financial reports based on which the decision-makers make a decision are:
a. Balance Sheet,
b. Statement of Comprehensive Income,
c. Statement of Changes in Equity, and
d. Statement of Cash Flow
1. Balance Sheet / Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Financial Position or Balance Sheet, as it is commonly called, presents the financial position of the company as at the date of its reporting (usually at the end of the reporting period).
It discloses the resources that the reporting entity controls (i.e. its assets) and its obligations to the outside parties, such as lenders and creditors (i.e. liabilities) on the reporting date. The third part of the balance sheet is the owner’s equity. It is the amount attributable to its shareholders by the company.
The three main components of the balance sheet (i.e. assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity) are associated through the following accounting equation:
Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity
All the financial statements of the reporting entities are usually prepared as per the reporting norms applicable to the entity such as the accepted accounting principles or the IFRSs. An example of the balance sheet prepared as per the IFRS is:
BALANCE SHEET AS AT |
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Particulars | Notes |
Year ended |
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20XX |
20XX |
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NON CURRENT ASSETS | |||
Property, plant and equipment and Investment Property | |||
Goodwill | |||
Advances for Capital Assets | |||
Intangible assets | |||
Investments | |||
Investments in associates | |||
Available for sale investments | |||
Receivables and other non-current Assets | |||
Deferred tax assets | |||
TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS |
– |
– |
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CURRENT ASSETS | |||
Inventories | |||
Trade receivables | |||
Other current assets | |||
Income tax assets | |||
Investments and financial receivables | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | |||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS |
– |
– |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
– |
– |
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||
Share capital | |||
Reserves | |||
Retained earnings | |||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
– |
– |
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NON CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
Interest-bearing loans and short term borrowings | |||
Employee benefits liabilities | |||
Provisions | |||
Deferred tax liabilities | |||
TOTAL NON CURRENT LIABILITIES |
– |
– |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
Banks overdrafts and short-term borrowings | |||
Interest-bearing loans and short term borrowings | |||
Trade payables | |||
Provisions | |||
Income tax liabilities | |||
Other liabilities | |||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES |
– |
– |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
– |
– |
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES |
– |
– |
2. Comprehensive Income Statement
This statement shows the financial results of all the business’s commercial activities during the entire reporting period. It shows all the changes in equity except for the shareholder’s transactions. There are mainly three elements of the income statements:
a. These are the inflows from the major business activities of the reporting entity. These include the sale of goods, rendering of services, or other activities that constitute the central operations of the company.
b. Other Income. These include all the incomes other than those that are central to the entity’s business operations. For example, the interest incomes or dividends from the investments (where investment is not the central business activity of the entity).
c. The expenses are all the outflows that go into earning these revenues and other incomes of the reporting entity.
Under IFRS the other incomes are combined in a single statement. The example of a statement of comprehensive income prepared under IFRS is as follows:
IFRS- Income Statement for the year ended …. |
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Year ended |
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Note |
20XX |
20XX |
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Continuing operations | |||
Revenue | |||
Cost of sales | |||
Gross Profit | |||
Distribution expenses | |||
Marketing expenses | |||
Occupancy expenses | |||
Administration expenses | |||
Finance costs | |||
Other expenses | |||
Other income | |||
Other (losses)/gains – net | |||
Operating profit1 | |||
Finance income | |||
Finance costs | |||
Finance costs – net | |||
Share of (loss)/profit of associates | |||
Profit before income tax | |||
Income tax expense | |||
Profit for the year | |||
Earnings per share | |||
Basic earnings per share | |||
Diluted earnings per share |
3. Statement of Changes in Equity
This statement, also known as ‘statement of owner’s equity’ and ‘statement of changes in shareholder’s equity’, reports the changes in the value of the owner’s investment in the business. It shows the beginning balance, any increase or decrease, and closing balance of each element of the equity. The example of a statement of changes in equity of a company is as follows:
Statement of changes in equity for the year ended |
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31st December 20xx |
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Revaluation Surplus |
Total equity |
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Balance at 1 January 20XX |
– |
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Changes in accounting policy |
– |
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Restated balance |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Changes in equity for the year 20XX |
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Issue of share capital |
– |
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Dividends |
– |
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Income for the year |
– |
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Revaluation gain |
– |
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Balance at 31 December 20XX |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Changes in equity for 20XX |
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Issue of share capital |
– |
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Dividends |
– |
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Income for the year |
– |
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Revaluation gain |
– |
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Balance at 31 December 20XX |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4. Statement of Cash Flows
The statement of cash flows reports the receipt and payments of cash during the reporting period in the reporting entity. Although, the profitability of the company could be accessed through the statement of comprehensive income and balance sheet of the company; the statement of cash flows is still one of the most important financial statements. This is because the cash flow from the business activities is also extremely important. It is the capability to generate cash flows that determine the real worth of the business (this would be discussed in detail in the capital budgeting section of the financial management). Also, the profit represented by the figures in the income statement is only the accounting profit (since it is based on judgments and estimates of management); the cash flows as represented by the cash flow statement are real economic flows. Hence it becomes imperative to include the statement of cash flows in the major financial statements reported by the entity.
The statement of cash flows has three major components. These are:
a. Cash from operating activities. It includes the cash inflow and outflows from the normal business operations of the entity.
b. Cash from investing activities. This section includes the cash inflow and outflows from the sale and acquisition of the long-term assets of the company such as factory buildings, plants, etc.
c. Cash from financing activities. This includes cash inflows and outflows from activities that pertain to the raising and repayment of the capital for the business operations.
The example of a model statement of cash flow for a business is as follows:
Statement of cash flows for the year ended |
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Amount |
Amount |
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Cash flows from operating activities | ||||
Profit before taxation | ||||
Adjustments for: | ||||
Depreciation | ||||
Amortization | ||||
Investment income | ||||
Interest expense | ||||
– |
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Increase in trade receivables | ||||
Increase in inventories | ||||
Increase in short-term borrowings | ||||
Increase in trade payables | ||||
Cash generated from operations |
– |
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Interest paid | ||||
Income tax paid | ||||
Net cash from operating activities |
– |
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Cash flows from investing activities | ||||
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment | ||||
Purchase of intangible assets | ||||
Proceeds from the sale of equipment | ||||
Proceeds from the sale of intangible assets | ||||
Interest received | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
– |
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Cash flows from financing activities | ||||
Proceeds from issue of share capital | ||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings | ||||
Dividend paid | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
– |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
– |
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Cash & cash equivalents at start of the period | ||||
Cash & cash equivalents at end of the period |
– |