A balance sheet shows the health of a company. The assets part shows what the company owns in the name of business. The liability part shows what the company owes in the name of the business.
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Assets = liabilities + equity\n\nThis formula works because a firm will have certain assets, and anything that they don't owe is value for the shareholders.\n\nFor example, on a company with pure cash of 10 dollars.  If the liabilities are 5 dollars, then the leftover 5 is value to the person who owns the company.  Theoretically, if the company got sold at 100% efficiency, there would be 5 dollars left, so the owners have a total value of that 5 dollars.
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Investopedia is a decent web site.\nwww.investopedia.com\n\nCurrent ratio (current assets/current liabilities) is a ratio that basically shows whether a company has enough liquid capital to pay what they owe in the next 12 months.  A current ratio of less than 1.0 is generally seen as a red flag indicating that the company will need to raise more capital to pay for their liabilities in the short term. It is a shortcut ratio rather than the definite cause-effect ratio. \n\nWorking capital is not a ratio, but a balance.  Working capital definitions vary, but it is generally cash, inventory, accounts receivable less accounts payable and accrued payables. Basically, this is the capital needed to keep the business running.  If you are a service (e.g. consulting), you generally need very little working capital, but inventory-based businesses need capital to stock the shelves and finance that gap between paying your suppliers and getting paid from your distributors. \n\nAsset turnover is Revenues/Avg. Assets.  This is a "capital velocity" ratio that shows how much money you bring in on the revenue side compared to how much capital you have put to work.  It is a somewhat meaningless ratio by itself, but becomes much more relevant when combined with "return on sales".\n\n"Return on sales" is not a common term.  It is usually called "net profit margin".  This is net profit/revenues and shows how much money equity shareholders earn on every dollar brought in on revenues after paying off all expenses.  When combined with Asset Turnover ratio, it gives you return on assets [(Return on sales) x (Asset Turnover) = Return on Assets].  This shows you how much money you are making on the capital invested.  For example, if you are getting 5% Return on Assets, you might be disappointed as bond holders might expect 5-8% returns while equity holders usually want 11-20%, depending on the risk of the business.  In other words, if a business does not return the cost of capital, it is probably a bad business.
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Businesses issue stock to raise capital.\n\nAdvantages of issuing stock:\n\nA Company can raise more capital than it could borrow. \nA Company does not have to make periodic interest payments to creditors. \nA Company does not have to make principal payments.
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If it is public limited company, it will be simple - simply go the company law board or regulatory body and ask for balance sheet.\n\nIf it is private limited co, then it will be somewhat difficult - but it can be managed.\n\nIt should be possible to approach company law board or equivalent regulatory body for the balance sheet.
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Accounting tends to be one of those subjects that you either get it or your don't.  The best advice is to keep practicing the t-table exercises until you find that "A-HA!" threshold.\n\nHere are some basics.\n\nIncome Statement\nNet Sales\n - Cost of goods sold\n   (Labor, Materials, Overhead, Delivery, etc.)\n= Gross Margin\n - Selling, General & Administrative expenses\n= Operating Profit\n - Interest\n= Profit before taxes\n\n\n\nBalance Sheet\nAssets\n Cash\n Investments\n A/R\n Inventories\n PP&E\n\nLiabilities\n A/P\n Long-term debt\n Other liabilities\n Reserves\n\nShareholder's equity\n Common stock\n Retained earnings
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Look on their financial statements and/or annual reports.  On the balance sheet, the net assets is listed as net assets/retained earnings - near the end of the balance sheet.
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Liabilities are the opposite of "assets".\n\nAssets are anything that you have that can be converted into cash (land and property are assets, because you can sell them for cash).\n\nLiabilities refers to any cash or item of value that somebody else has a proper cash claim on.  (Commonly, if I buy parts from a supplier but pay for the parts some time later, the cash value of those parts is a liability until I've paid the debt off).\n\nWhen considering accounting, there are three elements: assets, liabilities, and equity.  Assets are all the things of value a company has (cash, land, debt they own -- not issued, etc.) and liabilities offset those assets (debt they've issued, primarily), and what remains is equity, which is the value that belongs exclusively to the shareholders of the company.
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Gross profit is sales - COGS, so you figure out the profit after the raw goods/direct labor.\n\nNet profit takes into account a whole bunch of other factors.  It's how much the company actually made and can "keep" in the form of retained earnings.\n\n-SG&A\n-interest expense on debt\n-taxes\n-other one-time income or expenses
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You would list the entire balance of what is still owed at the date of the balance sheet.\n\nThe balance sheet is a snapshot in time of the company assets, liabilities, and equity.\n\nThe amount of the monthly payment would be deducted from the total balance of what is owed each time...but in the balance sheet you list all of what is still owed.\n\nHowever, if you are doing a classified balance sheet, you would list only what is owed within a year in the "current assets" section, and the rest in the "long term liabilities" section.
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I'm not exactly sure what your question is.  I'm guessing you are talking about something like Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payables. Companies set up different accounts to keep track of each customer or supplier.  \n\nCompanies set up different Payable accounts for people who they owe money to, so they can determine how much they owe to each person and if it has been paid.  All the Payable accounts together add up to the amount owed to suppliers. It also makes it easier to keep track of expenses. \n\nLikewise with Receivable accounts, different accounts are set up to show which customer has made purchases, how much has been paid, and how much they still owe.  This is a good way to keep track of revenues.
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People can go on and on about the differences, but basically:\n\n1.  Accountants deal mostly with the financial operations fo the company.  Things like paying the bills, keeping records of the assets of the company, and preparing the financial statements.\n\n2.  Auditors on the other hand mostly check the work of the accountants to make sure they are doing things corectly.\n\nThis is not meant as a slight to accountants, but their work is typically very repititious and can be limited.  This allows people without a complete picture of the accounting processs to work and be productive.  For example, a person can be an accountant and very good at processing payroll every week.  But if you put that same person in a fixed assets or accounts payable section they may be totally lost.\nAn auditor on the other hand an auditor should be able to switch from one part of a company's financial or accounting department to another and understand how it should work.  The auditor should also be able to review the work of those accountants to form an opinion as to whether the accountants work fairly reflects the results of the business.
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As long as the rewards and risks of the inventory have been substantially transferred to the entity it should be recorded as an asset in the balance sheet  as of year end and a liability account recorded on the liability side of the balance sheet .
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1.      In accounting it is the concept of seprate entity. It means business is the separate entity and the owner is a seprate entity regardless how small or large is the business.\n2.      When that concept is clear then think that business firm is an artificial person as like you are or any common man.\n3.      As you have to pay and receive money regardless you have received or paid to your mother. In the same way the firm has to pay the amount that you have invested in it as an owner.\n\nSo, the amount the firm has to pay is a credit so owner's capital is also a credit that the firm has to pay to the owner.\nBut it is showed under owner's equity cap.
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EBITDA = Profits   obtained form the Profit nd Loss statement\nShareholders Equity   ---    from the Balance Sheet (shows the Assets/wealth of the comapny)\nCashflow - showing how liquid the company is\n\nCashflow is very important\n\nOf course these would a projection of 3 to 5 years\n\n\nPS - NOAH's ANSWER IS VERY GOOD AND DESERVES TOP MARKS
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long-term investments belong to the non current assets in the balance sheet, and Bonds  in the liabilities as it depends if short or long term according to the maturity date of the bond
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You need business lawyer who knows about spitting the assets and liabilities of a part of a company in order to determine its worth and he can also assist you with the documentation and selling agreement papers.  The process must be clearly defined and accounted for to satisfy the laws of the nation and to have a clear audit trail.  \n\nThe process may take a little while depending upon the complexity of determining the part that is to be split and then sold.
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It is a Public Income note - basically a hybrid equity/debt security.  Companies issue them to raise capital, much like a preferred stock.  People buy them for the dividend flow, typically.