WALL STREET PREP TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
AssetsC-CcorrectCanswer-resourcesCaCcompanyCusesCtoCoperateCitsCbusinessC
includesCcash,CA/R,CPP&E
LiabilitiesC-CcorrectCanswer-
representsCtheCcompany'sCcontractualCobligationsCandCincludesCA/P,Cdebt,CaccruedCe
xpenses
Shareholder'sCequityC-CcorrectCanswer-isCtheCresidual
theCvalueCofCtheCbusinessCavailableCtoCtheCownersC(shareholders)CafterCdebtsChaveCbe
enCpaidCoff
IncomeCstatementC-CcorrectCanswer-
illustratesCtheCprofitabilityCofCtheCcompanyCoverCaCspecifiedCperiodCofCtime
broadCsense:CshowsCrevenue-expenses
BalanceCsheetC-CcorrectCanswer-
snapshotCofCtheCcompanyCeconomicCresourcesCandCfundingCforCthoseCresourcesCatCaC
givenCpointCinCtimeC(AC=CLC+CSE)
RevenueC-CcorrectCanswer-"top-line"C
representsCtheCsaleCofCgoodsCandCservicesC
itCisCrecordedCwhenCearnedC(evenCthoughCcashCmightCnotChaveCbeenCreceivedCatCtheCti
meCofCtransaction)
ExpensesC-CcorrectCanswer-nettedCagainstCrevenueCtoCarriveCatCnetCincome
COGSC(directlyCassociateCwithCgoodCproduction),CSG&AC(indirectlyCassociatedCwithCpr
oduction),CinterestCexpenseC(expenseCrelatedCtoCpayingCdebtCholdersCperiodicCpayme
nts),Ctaxes,CdepreciationCexpenseC(non-
, cashCexpenseCaccountingCforCtheCuseCofCPP&E,CoftenCimbeddedCwithinCCOGSCandCS
G&A)
NetCincomeC-CcorrectCanswer-"bottom-line"
revenue-expenses
theCprofitabilityCavailableCtoCcommonCshareholder'sCafterCdebtCpaymentsChaveCbeenCm
adeC(interestCexpense)
EPSC(earningsCperCshare)C-CcorrectCanswer-
portionCofCaCcompany'sCprofitCallocatedCtoCeachCoutstandingCshareCofCcommonCstock
EPSC=C(netCincomeC-
CdividendsConCpreferredCstock)/weightedCaverageCsharesCoutstanding
CashCflowCstatementC-CcorrectCanswer-
WhileCcashCisCnotCnecessarilyCreceivedCwhenCaCsaleCoccurs,CtheCincomeCstatementCsti
llCrecordsCtheCsale.CAsCaCresult,CtheCincomeCstatementCcapturesCallCtheCeconomicCtran
sactionsCofCtheCbusiness.
TheCcashCflowCstatementCisCneededCbecauseCtheCincomeCstatementCusesCwhatCisCcall
edCaccrualCaccounting.CInCaccrualCaccounting,CrevenuesCareCrecordedCwhenCearnedCr
egardlessCofCwhenCcashCisCreceivedC(revenueCincludesCsalesCusingCcashCandCmadeCo
nCcreditCA/R)
CSinceCweCalsoCwantCtoChaveCaCclearCunderstandingCofCtheCcashCpositionCofCaCcompan
y,CweCneedCtheCstatementCofCcashCflowsCtoCreconcileCtheCincomeCstatementCtoCcashCin
flowsCandCoutflows.
"cashCpositionCofCtheCcompany"
cashCfromCoperatingCactivities,CcashCfromCinvestingCactivities,CandCcashCfromCfinancin
gCactivities
CashCfromCoperatingCactivitiesC-CcorrectCanswer-mostlyCindirectCmethod
startsCwithCnetCincomeCandCincludesCtheCcashCeffectsCofCtransactionsCinvolvedCinCcalcu
latingCnetCincome.CreconciliationCofCnetCincome.C
NetCincomeC(incomeCstatement)C
+Cnon-cashCexpenses
-Cnon-cashCgains
-CperiodConCperiodCincreasesCinCworkingCcapitalCassets
+CperiodConCperiodCincreasesCinCworkingCcapitalCliabilityC
=CCFCfromCoperationsC
*forCstable,Cmature,CplainCvanillaCcompanies,CaCpositiveCcashCflowCfromCoperatingCacti
vitiesCisCdesirable
AssetsC-CcorrectCanswer-resourcesCaCcompanyCusesCtoCoperateCitsCbusinessC
includesCcash,CA/R,CPP&E
LiabilitiesC-CcorrectCanswer-
representsCtheCcompany'sCcontractualCobligationsCandCincludesCA/P,Cdebt,CaccruedCe
xpenses
Shareholder'sCequityC-CcorrectCanswer-isCtheCresidual
theCvalueCofCtheCbusinessCavailableCtoCtheCownersC(shareholders)CafterCdebtsChaveCbe
enCpaidCoff
IncomeCstatementC-CcorrectCanswer-
illustratesCtheCprofitabilityCofCtheCcompanyCoverCaCspecifiedCperiodCofCtime
broadCsense:CshowsCrevenue-expenses
BalanceCsheetC-CcorrectCanswer-
snapshotCofCtheCcompanyCeconomicCresourcesCandCfundingCforCthoseCresourcesCatCaC
givenCpointCinCtimeC(AC=CLC+CSE)
RevenueC-CcorrectCanswer-"top-line"C
representsCtheCsaleCofCgoodsCandCservicesC
itCisCrecordedCwhenCearnedC(evenCthoughCcashCmightCnotChaveCbeenCreceivedCatCtheCti
meCofCtransaction)
ExpensesC-CcorrectCanswer-nettedCagainstCrevenueCtoCarriveCatCnetCincome
COGSC(directlyCassociateCwithCgoodCproduction),CSG&AC(indirectlyCassociatedCwithCpr
oduction),CinterestCexpenseC(expenseCrelatedCtoCpayingCdebtCholdersCperiodicCpayme
nts),Ctaxes,CdepreciationCexpenseC(non-
, cashCexpenseCaccountingCforCtheCuseCofCPP&E,CoftenCimbeddedCwithinCCOGSCandCS
G&A)
NetCincomeC-CcorrectCanswer-"bottom-line"
revenue-expenses
theCprofitabilityCavailableCtoCcommonCshareholder'sCafterCdebtCpaymentsChaveCbeenCm
adeC(interestCexpense)
EPSC(earningsCperCshare)C-CcorrectCanswer-
portionCofCaCcompany'sCprofitCallocatedCtoCeachCoutstandingCshareCofCcommonCstock
EPSC=C(netCincomeC-
CdividendsConCpreferredCstock)/weightedCaverageCsharesCoutstanding
CashCflowCstatementC-CcorrectCanswer-
WhileCcashCisCnotCnecessarilyCreceivedCwhenCaCsaleCoccurs,CtheCincomeCstatementCsti
llCrecordsCtheCsale.CAsCaCresult,CtheCincomeCstatementCcapturesCallCtheCeconomicCtran
sactionsCofCtheCbusiness.
TheCcashCflowCstatementCisCneededCbecauseCtheCincomeCstatementCusesCwhatCisCcall
edCaccrualCaccounting.CInCaccrualCaccounting,CrevenuesCareCrecordedCwhenCearnedCr
egardlessCofCwhenCcashCisCreceivedC(revenueCincludesCsalesCusingCcashCandCmadeCo
nCcreditCA/R)
CSinceCweCalsoCwantCtoChaveCaCclearCunderstandingCofCtheCcashCpositionCofCaCcompan
y,CweCneedCtheCstatementCofCcashCflowsCtoCreconcileCtheCincomeCstatementCtoCcashCin
flowsCandCoutflows.
"cashCpositionCofCtheCcompany"
cashCfromCoperatingCactivities,CcashCfromCinvestingCactivities,CandCcashCfromCfinancin
gCactivities
CashCfromCoperatingCactivitiesC-CcorrectCanswer-mostlyCindirectCmethod
startsCwithCnetCincomeCandCincludesCtheCcashCeffectsCofCtransactionsCinvolvedCinCcalcu
latingCnetCincome.CreconciliationCofCnetCincome.C
NetCincomeC(incomeCstatement)C
+Cnon-cashCexpenses
-Cnon-cashCgains
-CperiodConCperiodCincreasesCinCworkingCcapitalCassets
+CperiodConCperiodCincreasesCinCworkingCcapitalCliabilityC
=CCFCfromCoperationsC
*forCstable,Cmature,CplainCvanillaCcompanies,CaCpositiveCcashCflowCfromCoperatingCacti
vitiesCisCdesirable