How debentures are different from shares? Give two points.
Share is the capital of the company, but Debenture is the debt of the company. The shares represent ownership of the shareholders in the company. On the other hand, debentures represent indebtedness of the company. The income earned on shares is the dividend, but the income earned on debentures is interest.
State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.
What is ‘Capital Reserve’?
Can the company purchase its own debentures?
What is discount on issue of debentures?
Describe the steps for creating Sinking Fund for redemption of debentures.
Can a company purchase its own debentures in the open market? Explain.
Under which head is the ‘Debenture Redemption Reserve’ shown in the balance sheet?
Explain the different types of debentures?
What is meant by conversion of debentures? Describe the method of such a conversion.
What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?
List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.
State the meaning of financial statement analysis?
What are various types of ratios?
Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.
What are limitations of financial statement analysis?
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.
List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?
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?
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
Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.
Explain the usefulness of trend percentages in interpretation of financial performance of a company.
Describe the different techniques of financial analysis and explain the limitations of financial analysis.
What are important profitability ratios? How are these worked out?
State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.
What are various types of ratios?
State the importance of Financial Analysis?
State the importance of financial statements to
(i) shareholders
(ii) creditors
(iii) government
(iv) investors
What is the importance of comparative statements? Illustrate youranswer with particular reference to comparative income statement.