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Finding Financial Information
Refer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of this book. At the bottom of each statement, the company warns readers to “Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements." The following questions illustrate the types of information that you can find in the financial statements and accompanying notes. (Hint: Use the notes.)
Required:
- 1. What items were included as noncurrent assets on the
balance sheet ? - 2. How much land did the company own at the end of the most recent reporting year?
- 3. What percentage of current liabilities were "Unredeemed store value cards and gift certificates" during the current year (round to one decimal place)?
- 4. At what point were website sales recognized as revenue?
- 5. The company reported
cash flows from operating activities of S338.426.000. However, its net income was only $80,322 for the year. What was the largest single cause of the difference? - 6. What was the highest stock price for the company during fiscal 2014? (Note: Some companies will label a year that has a January year-end as having a fiscal year-end dated one year earlier. For example, a January 2015 year-end may be labeled as Fiscal 2014 since the ear actually has more months that fall in the 2014 calendar year than in the 2015 calendar year.)
- 7. Calculate the company's ROA for fiscal 2014 and 2013. Did it increase or decrease or stay the same?
1.
Identify the items that are included as noncurrent assets in the balance sheet.
Explanation of Solution
Non-current assets: It refers to the long-term assets having a useful life of more than a year which is, acquired by a company to be used in its business activities, for generating revenue. Examples of fixed assets are Plant, Property, Equipment, Land, and Buildings.
The non-current assets of Incorporation AE reported in balance sheet are as follows:
- Property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.
- Intangible asset, at cost, net of accumulated amortization.
- Goodwill.
- Non-current deferred income taxes.
- Other assets.
2.
Identify the value of land owned by the company at the end of the most recent reporting year.
Explanation of Solution
Plant, property, and equipment refer to the fixed assets, having a useful life of more than a year that is acquired by a company to be used in its business activities, for generating revenue. Example for property is land, example for plant is building, and example for equipment is machines.
Incorporation AE owns land worth of $17,495,000 at the end of the year. The value of land has been disclosed in the Note 7, “Property and Equipment”.
3.
Compute the percentage of “Unredeemed store value cards and gift certificates” in current liabilities during the current year.
Explanation of Solution
Current liability: Current liability is a debt that the companies need to pay the debts from existing current assets or creation of other current liabilities within a fiscal year or the operating cycle whichever is higher.
Determine the percentage of Un-redeemed store value cards and gift certificates with respect to total current liabilities as given below:
The percentage of Un-redeemed store value cards and gift certificates with respect to total current liabilities amounts to 10.4%.
4.
Identify when the website sales could be recognized as revenue.
Explanation of Solution
Revenue Recognition Principle: Revenue Recognition Principle emphasizes, that the revenue and incurrence of related service must pertain to same period; hence it requires the recognition of revenue, in the same period as the service is provided.
The revenue received in advance, should not be included under the revenues in income statement, as the service is yet to be provided, and the revenue, though received has not been actually earned.
The website sales of Incorporation AE are recorded and recognized “upon the assessed customer receipt date of the merchandise”.
5.
Identify the amount of largest single cause of difference between the net income and the cash flows from operating activities.
Explanation of Solution
Net income: Net income is the excess amount of revenue which arises after deducting all the expenses of a company. In simple terms, it is the difference between total revenue and total expenses of the company.
Cash flows from operating activities: These refer to the cash received or cash paid in day-to-day operating activities of a company.
Depreciation expense: Depreciation refers to allocation, of the cost of asset to expense over the useful life of the asset. Depreciation expense relating to the current accounting period should be accounted for, by an adjusting entry.
The largest single cause of difference between the net income and the cash flows from operating activities is due to depreciation and amortization expense that amounts to $142,351.
6.
Identify the highest stock price for the company during fiscal 2014.
Explanation of Solution
Common stock: These are the ordinary shares that a corporation issues to the investors in order to raise funds. In return, the investors receive a share of profit from the profits earned by the corporation in the form of dividend.
Statement of stockholders’ equity: Stockholders’ equity statement shows the events and transaction that cause changes in the stockholders’ equity account during the accounting period. Statement of stockholders’ equity starts with the beginning balances, shows the changes that occurred during the accounting year and end with the ending balances of the components of the stockholders’ equity account.
The stock price of Incorporation AE in the 1st quarter of fiscal 2014 recorded the highest amounting to $14.85 per share that has been disclosed in Item 5 of the 10-K in the annual report.
7.
Compute the company’s ROA for fiscal 2014 and 2013 and evaluate whether it increased or decreased or remains the same.
Explanation of Solution
Return on assets: Return on assets is the financial ratio which determines the amount of net income earned by the business with the use of total assets owned by it. It indicates the magnitude of the company’s earnings relative to its total assets. The formula is stated below:
Determine the return on asset ratio for the Fiscal year 2014.
Determine the average total assets ratio for the Fiscal year 2014.
Hence, the ROA for fiscal year 2014 of Incorporation AE amounts to 0.0473 or 4.73%
Determine the return on asset for the Fiscal year 2013.
Determine the average total assets for the Fiscal year 2013.
Hence, the ROA for fiscal year 2013 of Incorporation AE amounts to 0.0481 or 4.81%
The ROA has slightly decreased in the Fiscal year 2014 to 4.73% as compared in the Fiscal year 2013 from 4.81%.
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