tailieunhanh - Lecture Financial and managerial accounting (4/e): Chapter 11 - Wild, Shaw, Chiappetta

Chapter 11 - Corporate reporting and analysis. After you have read this chapter you should be able to: Identify characteristics of corporations and their organization, explain characteristics of, and distribute dividends between, common and preferred stock, explain the items reported in retained earnings,. | Financial and Managerial Accounting Wild, Shaw, and Chiappetta Fourth Edition McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 11 Corporate Reporting and Analysis Conceptual Learning Objectives C1: Identify characteristics of corporations and their organization. C2: Explain characteristics of, and distribute dividends between, common and preferred stock. C3: Explain the items reported in retained earnings. 11- A1: Compute earnings per share and describe its use. A2: Compute price-earnings ratio and describe its use in analysis. A3: Compute dividend yield and explain its use in analysis. A4: Compute book value and explain its use in analysis. Analytical Learning Objectives 11- P1: Record the issuance of corporate stock. P2: Record transactions involving cash dividends, stock dividends, and stock splits. P3: Record purchases and sales of treasury stock and the retirement of stock. Procedural Learning Objectives 11- Advantages Separate legal entity Limited liability of stockholders Transferable ownership rights Continuous life Lack of mutual agency for stockholders Ease of capital accumulation Disadvantages Governmental regulation Corporate taxation Characteristics of Corporations C 1 11- Basics of Capital Stock Total amount of stock that a corporation’s charter authorizes it to sell. C 2 Total amount of stock that has been issued or sold to stockholders. 11- Par Value Stock On September 1, Matrix, Inc. issued 100,000 shares of $2 par value stock for $25 per share. Let’s record this transaction. Record: The cash received. The number of shares issued × the par value per share in the Common Stock account. The remainder is assigned to Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock. Issuing Par Value Stock P1 11- Three important dates Date of Declaration Record liability for dividend. Dividends Date of Record No entry required. Date of Payment Record payment of cash to stockholders. Cash Dividends P2 11- The corporation distributes additional shares of its own stock to its stockholders without receiving any payment in return. Stock Dividends Why a stock dividend? Can be used to keep the market price on the stock affordable. Can provide evidence of management’s confidence that the company is doing well. HotAir, Inc. Common Stock 100 shares $1 par P2 11- A distribution of additional shares of stock to stockholders according to their percent ownership. Common Stock $10 par value 100 shares Old Shares New Shares Common Stock $5 par value 200 shares Stock Splits P2 11- A separate class of stock, typically having priority over common shares in . . . Dividend distributions Distribution of assets in case of liquidation Usually has a stated dividend rate Normally has no voting rights Preferred Stock C 2 11- Vs. Noncumulative Cumulative Dividends in arrears must be paid before dividends may be paid on common stock. Undeclared dividends from current and prior years do not have to be paid in future years. Cumulative or Noncumulative Dividend Most preferred stock is cumulative. P2 11- Total cumulative amount of reported net income less any net losses and dividends declared since the company started operating. Statement of Retained Earnings C 3 11- Statement of Stockholders’ Equity This is a more inclusive statement than the statement of retained earnings. C 3 11- End of Chapter 11 11-