AFM291 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Cash Flow, Net Income, Income Statement

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Business is based on the model of getting cash (1) financing: obtaining cash funding, borrowing or issuing shares (2) investing: using funding to buy assets (3) operating: utilizing assets and people to earn profits. Take on different levels of risk and find different opportunities. Financial statements should capture fundamental business activities and communicate them appropriately. Balance sheet aims to capture financing and investing activities. Cash flow statements looks at the interrelationship between activities. Income statement aims to capture operating and performance related activities. Provide a basis for predicting future performance. Help assess the risk/ uncertainty of achieving future cash flows. Net income is not point of estimate. Differing views of how to measure net income. Items that cannot be measured reliably are not reported in the income statement. Income numbers are affected by the accounting methods that are used. Need to evaluation content (integrity of the information and the sustainability)

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