Financial Reporting Method
The numbers that attached in the financial report which includes income, balance sheet, and cash flows are the inputs which are required in financial ratio analysis, so the assumptions and the accounting methods will affect on the numbers that attached on the financial report. According to that, the understanding about the assumptions and methods which are used in recording transactions and report the numbers in financial report is required.
There are several things that need to consider besides the assumptions and accounting methods in analyzing the financial ratio, that is: Economic Assumptions. Economic assumption mentioned that ratio analysis is designed to eliminate the differences between companies and time so that gives the meaning of comparison between companies or between Benchmarks time.
The analysis of company’s financial ratio will be very significant when compared with the other same industry, so the average numbers of the company’s financial ratio is a benchmark for the company to evaluate financial performance. One of the best ways to ensure the best performance is to recognize how the top competitors are growing, comparing with other companies and become the market leader.
Comparison with the same type industry requires at least two dimensions, which are: investments and generated value. There are three reasons why the collaborative benchmarking is very important, that are: to help the stakeholders to find an investment plan based on clear performance indicator, helping the executives to make a budget proposal with the data which is needed to take a reasonable decision, and creating competition awareness and reliability that is needed by the stakeholders to become a leader and providing framework for measuring the success.
September 23, 2010
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Then, from our side, we must also examine our risk tolerance to the investment. Do not choose high risk investment that may bother your sleep. And after you are doing those two main points, then you need to develop alternative strategies for various investment options.
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