The Statement of Retained Earnings

The Financial Statements

Presentations for Chapter 2 by Glenn Owen

Key Points

 The three basic activities of a business and how they are reflected in the financial statements.

 The balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings, and statement of cash flows and how these financial statements are used.

Operating

Activities

Fruit Tree Analogy

Fruit

Investing

Activities

Trunk/

Branches

Financing

Activities

Roots

The Balance Sheet

 Assets

 Liabilities

 Stockholders’ equity

Assets

 Current assets

– Cash

– Short-term investments

– Accounts receivable

– Inventory

– Prepaid expenses

 Long-term investments

 Property, plant, and equipment

 Intangible assets

Liabilities

 Current liabilities

– Accounts payable

– Wages payable

– Interest payable

– Short-term notes payable

– Current maturities of long-term debt

– Deferred revenues

– Other payables

 Long-term liabilities

Stockholders’ Equity

 Contributed capital

 Retained earnings

The Income Statement

 Operating revenues

Sales

Fees earned

Other revenues

Operating expenses

Cost of goods sold

Wage expense

Rent expense

Selling expense

Depreciation expense

Amortization expense

Other expenses

The Statement of Retained Earnings

 Beginning retained earnings balance

 Plus: Net income

 Less: Dividends

 = Ending retained earnings balance

The Statement of Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating activities:

– Collections from sales, rent, interest, etc.

– Cash paid to suppliers and employees, and for rent, selling activities, interest, and taxes etc.

Cash flow from investing activities:

– Proceeds from sale of investment securities, property, etc.

– Purchase of investment securities, property, etc.

Cash flow from financing activities:

– Proceeds from issuance of notes, debt, sale of equity, etc.

– Payments on notes, debt, dividends, etc.

Relationships Among the

Financial Statements

Cash from the

Beginning Balance

Sheet is included in the Statement of Cash

Flows

.

Statement of

Cash Flows

Ending cash from the

Statement of Cash Flows is included in the Ending

Balance Sheet.

Beginning

Balance Sheet

Retained earnings from the Beginning

Balance Sheet is included in the Statement of Retained Earnings

Income

Statement

Net income from the Income

Statement is included in the

Statement of Retained

Earnings

Statement of

Retained

Earnings

Ending

Balance Sheet

Ending retained earnings from the Statement of Retained

Earnings is included in the

Ending Balance Sheet .

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