Class 12 Accountancy - Company Accounts and Analysis of Financial Statements - Chapter Financial Statements of a Company NCERT Solutions | State the meaning of financial statement

How will you disclose the following items in the Balance Sheet of a company;
(i) Loose tools
(ii) Uncalled liability on partly paid-up shares
(iii) Debentures redemption reserve
(iv) Mastheads and publishing titles                                                                        (v) 10% debentures
(vi) Proposed dividend
(vii) Share forfeited account
(viii) Capital redemtion reserve
(ix) Mining rights
(x) Work-in-progress

State the importance of financial statements to
(i) shareholders
(ii) creditors
(iii) government
(iv) investors

Prepare the format of balance sheet and explain the various elements of balance sheet.

Prepare the format of statement of profit and loss and explain its items.

Explain the process of preparing income statement and balance sheet.

Explain how financial statements are useful to the various parties who are interested in the affairs of an undertaking?

List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?

Explain the limitations of financial statements.

Explain the nature of the financial statements.

‘Financial statements reflect a combination of recorded facts, accounting
conventions and personal judgements’ discuss.

What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?

List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.

What does a Bearer Debenture mean?

What are various types of ratios?

Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.

State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.

What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover

State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.

What is meant by ‘Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash’?

Describe the different techniques of financial analysis and explain the limitations of financial analysis.

Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.

What do you understand by analysis and interpretation of financial statements? Discuss its importance.

The liquidity of a business firm is measured by its ability to satisfy itslong-
term obligations as they become due. What are the ratios used forthis purpose?

The current ratio provides a better measure of overall liquidity only when a
firm’s inventory cannot easily be converted into cash. If inventory is liquid, the
quick ratio is a preferred measure of overall liquidity. Explain.

What are liquidity ratios? Discuss the importance of current and liquid ratio.

What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover

How debentures are different from shares? Give two points.

What is meant by redemption of debentures by conversion?

Describe the steps for creating Sinking Fund for redemption of debentures.