I. Financial Statement Filing Requirements
1. What must public companies file on a quarterly basis with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)? What must they file annually with the SEC? Please explain generally what is in each of these reports.
2. What 4 financial statements are included in the annual report?
3. What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and what has its passage meant for public companies in terms of added costs?
II. Financial Statements – Balance Sheet
1. What is the balance sheet? How might an investor find it useful?
2. Explain the terms below:
· Current assets
· Long-term assets
· Current liabilities
· Long-term liabilities
· Shareholders’ equity
· Retained earnings
3. What is Net Working Capital? How does it differ from Net Operating Working Capital?
4. Explain the differences between preferred stock, common stock, and treasury stock.
III. Financial Statements – Income Statement
1. What is the income statement? How might an investor find it useful?
2. Explain the following key terms below, making sure to identify the significance of each term.
· Earnings per Share (EPS)
· EBIT
· EBITDA
3. What’s the difference between EPS and Diluted EPS?
IV. Financial Statements – Statement of Cash Flows
1. What is the statement of cash flows? How might an investor find it useful?
2. A statement of cash flows contains 3 types of cash flow categories. Name and describe each category of activity.