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Financial Statement Analysis

In: The Practice of Lending

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  • Terence M. Yhip

    (University of the West Indies)

  • Bijan M. D. Alagheband

    (McMaster University and Hydro One Networks Inc.)

Abstract

This chapter provides fundamental financial analysis based on ratio analysis, a powerful tool to assess the performance of a firm over a period, or to compare risk and return of firms of different sizes. The discussion centres on the income statement, the balance sheet, the statement of shareholders’ equity, and the cash flow statement and the capitalisation of off-balance obligations. These provide the credit analyst with information to calculate the ratios, which are usually grouped into four categories: profitability, asset utilisation and efficiency, liquidity, and debt and solvency. The ratio examples are based on actual financial reports. Calculated accurately and analysed carefully, financial ratios are revealing and predictive. But financial statements can also mislead with window dressing and fraudulent reporting. The chapter provides examples.

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  • Terence M. Yhip & Bijan M. D. Alagheband, 2020. "Financial Statement Analysis," Springer Books, in: The Practice of Lending, chapter 2, pages 47-94, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-32197-0_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32197-0_2
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    1. Li, Jiaqi, 2023. "Predicting the demand for central bank digital currency: A structural analysis with survey data," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 73-85.

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