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  2. Financial statement analysis - Wikipedia

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    Financial statement analysis (or just financial analysis) is the process of reviewing and analyzing a company's financial statements to make better economic decisions to earn income in future. These statements include the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, notes to accounts and a statement of changes in equity (if ...

  3. Financial analysis - Wikipedia

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    e. Financial analysis (also known as financial statement analysis, accounting analysis, or analysis of finance) refers to an assessment of the viability, stability, and profitability of a business, sub-business or project. It is performed by professionals who prepare reports using ratios and other techniques, that make use of information taken ...

  4. Accounting - Wikipedia

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    Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. [1] [2] Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of stakeholders, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators. [3]

  5. Fund accounting - Wikipedia

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    Fund accounting is an accounting system for recording resources whose use has been limited by the donor, grant authority, governing agency, or other individuals or organisations or by law. [1] It emphasizes accountability rather than profitability, and is used by nonprofit organizations and by governments.

  6. List of financial performance measures - Wikipedia

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    Convex risk measure. Entropic risk measure. Coherent risk measure. Discounted maximum loss. Expected shortfall. Superhedging price. Spectral risk measure. Deviation risk measure. Standard deviation or Variance.

  7. Financial ratio - Wikipedia

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    A financial ratio or accounting ratio states the relative magnitude of two selected numerical values taken from an enterprise's financial statements. Often used in accounting, there are many standard ratios used to try to evaluate the overall financial condition of a corporation or other organization. Financial ratios may be used by managers ...

  8. Cash flow statement - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In financial accounting, a cash flow statement, also known as statement of cash flows, [1] is a financial statement that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents, and breaks the analysis down to operating, investing and financing activities. Essentially, the cash flow statement is concerned ...

  9. Financial analyst - Wikipedia

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    Financial analyst. A financial analyst is a professional [1] undertaking financial analysis for external or internal clients as a core feature of the job. [2][3][4] The role may specifically be titled securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst, investment analyst, or ratings analyst. [5][6] The job title is a broad one: [7][8][9][10 ...