FIN 3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Financial Statement, Market Liquidity, Retained Earnings

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Accounting records history, finance plans for the future. Financial statements report the condition and performance of a firm, and include: balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings, and statement of cash flows. These interrelated statements show where money came from, where it went, and where it is now. Finance is concerned with cash flows; the finance manager can use historical information to project future cash flows for projects. The balance sheet is a snapshot of the financial accounts of a firm at a particular date. The left side is the assets and the right side is liabilities and stockholder"s equity. Stockholder"s equity is the capital contribution(s) plus the accumulated total of the undistributed earnings (retained earnings) reinvested in business. If the firm were to sell all assets and use cash to pay all debts, the difference would belong to the shareholders. Working capital: operating liquidity available to a company (working capital = current assets current liabilities)

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