ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS 1
Comparative Financial Statements

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to learn:

1.Prepare a comparative Statements of Financial Position,

Statements of Comprehensive Income, Statements of
Changes in Equity, and Statements of Cash Flows
IN THE LAST LESSON, WE LEARNED….

1. General objective of financial statements analysis

2. Analyze versus Interpret
3. Cardinal rules to be followed
4. Limitations of the financial statements
5. Kinds of Financial Ratios and use of ratio analysis
6. Techniques in analyzing financial statements
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Statements are a structured representation of
the financial position and financial performance of an
entity. The objective of financial statements is to
provide information about the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of an entity that
is useful to a wide range of users in making economic
decisions.
International Accounting Standard 1
Presentation of Financial Statements
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 Financial Statements also show the results of the management’s stewardship of the resources entrusted
to it. To meet this objective, financial statements provide information about an entity’s:
a. assets;
b. liabilities;
c. equity;
d. income and expenses, including gains and losses;
e. contributions by and its distributions to owner in their capacity as owners;
f. cash flows

 This information, along with other information in the notes, assists users of financial statements
in predicting the entity’s future cash flows and, in particular, their timing and certainty.
International Accounting Standard 1
Presentation of Financial Statements
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 A complete set of financial statements comprises:
a. a statement of financial position as at the end of the period;
b. a statement of comprehensive income for the period;
c. a statement of changes in equity for the period;
d. a statement of cash flows for the period;
e. notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information; and
f. a statement of financial position as at the beginning of the earliest comparative period
when an entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively or makes a retrospective restatement
of items in its financial statements, or when it reclassifies items in its financial statements.

International Accounting Standard 1

Presentation of Financial Statements
ACCOUNTING CYCLE (REVIEW)

Journal
Source Entries – Posting – Unadjusted
Adjusting
Document General General Trial
Entries
Journal Ledger Balance

Adjusted
Worksheet Trial
Balance

Reversing Post-Closing Closing

Opening Financial
Entries Trial Entries
Entries Statements
Balance
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PREPARATION
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PREPARATION
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PREPARATION
PREPARATION OF COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

All FINANCIAL STATEMENTS covering TWO

(2) accounting periods.
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS ON INCOME STATEMENT ELEMENTS
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 STATEMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 COMPARATIVE
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN EQUITY
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 COMPARATIVE
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 COMPARATIVE
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ANALYZE 2021 & 2020 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL
POSITION FOR CASH FLOW INFORMATION
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 STATEMENT OF CASH
FLOWS
PREPARE THE 2021 & 2020 COMPARATIVE
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
EXERCISES