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Persistence: Source of increase in current earnings affects the ERC: If earnings are expected to persist into the future this will result in a higher ERC. If the component in the earnings is non-persistent (i.e. unusual, non recurring items) this will result in lower ERC.
An earnings surprise, or unexpected earnings, in accounting, is the difference between the reported earnings and the expected earnings of an entity. [1] Measures of a firm's expected earnings, in turn, include analysts' forecasts of the firm's profit [2] [3] and mathematical models of expected earnings based on the earnings of previous accounting periods.
The interpretation of the economics underlying a transaction and even the wording of the accounting standards can vary between firms. This, along with the fact that a firm's financial statements are the responsibility of the firm's management, allows management to structure transactions to achieve desired accounting results, [2] by choosing an interpretation of the economics underlying the ...
Forecasting returns accurately isn’t easy, but being wrong can have heavy implications.
Variance analysis, in budgeting or management accounting in general, is a tool of budgetary control and performance evaluation, assessing any variances between the budgeted, planned, or standard amount, and the actual amount realized. Variance analysis can be carried out for both costs and revenues.
The accounting for long term contracts using the percentage of completion method is an exception to the basic realization principle. This method is used wherein the revenues are determined based on the costs incurred so far. The percentage of completion method is used when: Collections are assured; The accounting system can: Estimate profitability
A few popular profitability ratios are the breakeven point and gross profit ratio. The breakeven point calculates how much cash a company must generate to break even with their start up costs. The gross profit ratio is equal to gross profit/revenue. This ratio shows a quick snapshot of expected revenue.
An example is an obligation to pay for goods or services received, where cash is to be paid out in a later accounting period. The amount is deducted from accrued expenses when it is paid. Accrued expenses share characteristics with deferred income (or deferred revenue ), except that deferred income involves cash received from a counterpart ...