FIN 3200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Income Statement, Capital Structure, Current Liability

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Balance sheet: financial statement showing a firm"s accounting value on a particular date. This is a convenient means of organizing and summarizing what a firm owns (its assets), what a firm owes (its liabilities), and the difference between the two (equity). Assets: the left side: fixed: fixed is one that has a long life. Can be tangible or intangible: current has a life of less than one year. Net working capital: current assets less current liabilities. Liquidity: refers to the speed and ease with which an asset can be converted to cash. Valuable, the more liquid a business is, the less likely it is to experience financial distress. The use of debt in a firms capital structure if called financial leverage. Generally accepted accounting principles: the common set of standards and procedures by which audited financial statements are prepared. Book values are not what the assets are generally worth.

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