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Welcome! October 18, 2010. Agenda. Placing a stock order Accounting Basics. Types of Orders. Market – brokers buys/sells for the current market price Limit –an order to buy or sell a set number of shares at a specified price or better A Limit Order guarantees price, but not an execution
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Welcome! October 18, 2010
Agenda Placing a stock order Accounting Basics
Types of Orders • Market – brokers buys/sells for the current market price • Limit –an order to buy or sell a set number of shares at a specified price or better • A Limit Order guarantees price, but not an execution • Stop-Loss – similar to limit, buy or sell at a certain price • Limit downside of short sell • Protect existing profits • Stop Limit – combines stop order (1) w/ limit order (2) • Control when the trade takes place • Trailing Stop – parameter w/ trailing feature
Placing a Trade Entry Form
Why is Accounting important to (Value) Investors? • Needed for… • Ability to accurately and properly interpret financial statement data • Use in valuation modeling • Discounted Cash Flow Model, etc. • Understanding the health of a business
Why is Accounting important to (Value) Investors? • Identifying past, current, and forecasting future performance • Return on Equity, Free Cash Flow, other ratios • How it affects the manner in which its components are reported • Mark-to-market regulations, etc. • This has become a major hotspot lately; if you’re interested, do a Google search for “FAS 157”
Financial Statements • These are what publicly traded companies issue through the SEC and GAAP to report quarterly and yearly performance • Many sites (Yahoo, Google Finance, etc.) report semi-accurate data • However, often times they are not the best source for in-depth research • Best to look at the actual filing • Sources? • investing.businessweek.com • sec.edgar-online.com
Financial Statements • What are the three (primary) financial statements? • Balance Sheet • Also called Statement of Financial Position • Snapshot • Income Statement • Also called Statement of Earnings • Statement of Cash Flows
The Income Statement • This statement lists all of the companies revenues, expenses, gains, and losses for a given period of time • Example: Apple, Inc. • Revenue = Sale from an iPod, Macbook, etc. • Expense = Cost of goods sold (items needed to manufacture a product), salaries/wages, research & development, taxes etc.
The Income Statement • Important to distinguish differences within each type of account • Is that revenue part of our normal operations or from interest/investments? • What type of expenses is the company incurring and in what volume? • Is this gain or loss occurring frequently or once in a lifetime?
The Income Statement • What is depreciation/amortization? • When a company purchases an asset, it has a limited useful life (5 years, 20 years, etc.) • Depreciation is an annual expensing of the original purchase price of said asset • There are many methods available, but the principle remains the same • Key point: Depreciation in a NON-CASH expense
The Income Statement • Net Income and Earnings Per Share • Ultimately, every company reports net income (or loss) for the given period • It’s important to know everything to goes into calculating this number • Earnings Per Share (EPS) = • Allows comparison of company profitability regardless of overall size
Statement of Cash Flows Similar to the Income Statement, as it provides information about a company during a given period of time However, the Statement of Cash Flows only deals with what the company did with their CASH A company may be profitable according to their Income Statement, but they may have trouble generating cash
Statement of Cash Flows • The different components • Cash flows from… • Operating activities • Investing activities • Financing activities
Statement of Cash Flows • Useful for determining with the company did with its cash • Are they collecting a reasonable amount from their normal operations? • Are they spending a lot of their cash on new assets, prospects for expansion, etc.? • If they have an excess amount sitting around, are they paying out a dividend?
Statement of Cash Flows • Free Cash Flow (FCF): • Operating Cash Flow Inflow or outflow from everyday operations • Capital Expenditures Outflow used to acquire or upgrade physical assets such as machinery, buildings, etc. • Good indicator of whether or not the company is expanding and still has cash on hand to pay its current debt obligations
The Balance Sheet Reports a company’s assets, liabilities, and shareholder’s equity at an exact point in time Differs from the previous two in this aspect; they cover a period of time whereas the Balance Sheet is a “snapshot” Useful in determining the company’s structure
Accounting Equation A = L + SE
The Balance Sheet • The different components: • Assets • These represent future economic benefits • Can be current and non-current • Ranked on the Balance Sheet in order of their ease of liquidity (how easy can you convert this asset into cash?) • The most liquid assets are listed at the top (cash, marketable securities, etc.)
The Balance Sheet • Liabilities • These represent future economic sacrifices • Can be current and non-current • Important to know how much debt the company is obligated to pay in the next few years • Shareholder’s Equity • Represents the owner’s interest (that’s you!) in the company • Contains an important account: Retained Earnings • Takes a company’s net income and shows if they pay it out as a dividend or re-invest it
The Balance Sheet • Important for analyzing the capital structure of the company • Do they have a lot of cash relative to their debt? If not, do they have a lot of liquid assets? • How do they finance their investments? Mainly through stock issuance or with bonds/borrowing? • Do they have a lot of intangibles (goodwill, patents, etc.)?
The Balance Sheet This is Apple’s condensed Balance Sheet for the years 2004-2007 What’s good about it? What might not be so good? How might they be structured differently from a newly formed company?
Other • At a later date we will introduce more advanced concepts of accounting • Financial Ratios • Profitability, Leverage, Solvency, Liquidity, Efficiency • Comparison to other companies in the same industry • Valuation modeling • Is the company’s equity more than its market cap? • Anything else you guys would like to learn more about
Final Notes • Questions? • Excel in Finance: An Intensive 2-Day Seminar in Financial Modeling and Corporate Valuation • Price: $150 • Nov 20/21 • Time: 9AM - 5PM • Location: Lazenby Hall 0021 • Registration Link: www.wallst-training.com/osu