Canadian Financial Accounting

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Once a year, public corporations communicate to their shareholders and other interested parties by issuing audited financial statements and other pertinent information in book format. This document (electronic and hard copy) is known as an annual report and summarizes the financial performance of the company for the year while presenting management’s vision for the future of the firm. Instructions: For this assignment, you will examine the annual report of a Canadian public corporation for the fiscal year ended sometime in the past year and then answer the following questions with respect to that report. Please provide page numbers from the report to support your answers. You will need to spend considerable time reviewing the various sections…show more content…
b) In complete sentences, briefly explain one key success, one recent change and one key plan for the future expressed in the letter. 3. Look at Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MDA) of Operations. a) List at least ten specific topics (subheadings) covered in this section. b) In complete sentences, briefly summarize management’s current outlook for the company. 4. Look at the Independent Auditor’s Report within the Audited/Consolidated Financial Statements section. a) Confirm that the name of the accounting firm listed in the Company Profile is the same firm name found at the bottom of the auditor’s report. b) In complete sentences, briefly describe the auditor’s opinion as to the fairness of the company’s financial statements. 5. Look at the Balance Sheet within the Audited/Consolidated Financial Statements section. a) What are the company’s total assets for the current year? b) What are the company’s total liabilities for the current…show more content…
d) What is the company’s total shareholders’ equity for the current year? e) What is the actual name used by the company to identify this particular document? 6. Look at the Income Statement within the Audited/Consolidated Financial Statements section. a) What are the company’s total revenues/sales for the current year? b) What is the company’s cost of sales/cost of goods sold for the current year? (for merchandising firms only) c) What is the company’s gross profit/gross margin for the current year? (for merchandising firms only) d) What are the company’s total operating costs/operating expenses for the current year? e) What is the company’s operating income for the current year? f) What is the company’s EBITDA for the current year? g) What is the company’s net income/earnings (final profit or loss) for the current year? h) What are the company’s earnings per share (basic and diluted) for the current year? (notes) i) What is the actual name used by the company to identify this particular document? 7. Look at the Cash Flow Statement within the Audited/Consolidated Financial Statements

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