(Accounting 101)

There are 3 basic types of financial statements that each corporation produces: 1. Balance Sheet 2. Income Statement 3. Cash Flow Statements

 The balance sheet is comprised of three sections: 1. Assets – things of value that a company holds in its possession. 2. Liabilities-what the company owes to others (banks, suppliers, tax authorities, employees) 3. Equity-retained earnings and money contributed by shareholders.

The Balance Sheet name comes from the fact that this equation must remain in balance. Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Real corporate balance sheets can look more intimidating because corporations tend to include more titles. Examine the Loblaw Balance Sheet from their 2014 Annual Report. You will notice more specific categories (current assets, current liabilities), but the basic equation is the same.

 Tells us how a company has generated revenue (and hence income) as well as what it’s expenses were for a particular period of time (usually one year).  The Income Statement usually has two sections: Operating Items and Non-Operating Items.  Look at Dollarama’s Statement “Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income”

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 The Cash Flow Statement allows us to see whether a company is running into difficulty with access to cash.  Companies may land a giant new contract (new revenue), but they may not have received cash for this yet.  Much like how you have a job, but may have no money because you have not been paid yet.

1. Fill out your “cheat sheet” on Financial Ratios In the Preferred Direction Column – tell me whether it is better for each ratio to be “high” or “Low” and why. 2. Go through and calculate all the ratios using the Dollarama Statements Provided. For ROI, assume you bought 1000 shares of Dollarama on Feb. 3, 2014 and Sold all 1000 on January 31, 2015.