Objective of FSA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The following objectives may be noted:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are various users of this, and they are discussed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A finance controller in a company does the analysis of financial statements of the company, especially operational metrics like profit by product, cost per delivery, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The present and prospective investors examine the financial health of an organization by analysing the financial statements. They perform this in order to know the ability of the company to issue dividends, generate cash flows, and to ensure that the company grows at least at the historical rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A creditor who has provided funds to the company would be interested to know the company’s ability to pay back the debts and their cash management measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The regulatory authority, SEBI<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, examines the financial statements of publicly held companies to know if the statements conform to the accounting<\/a> standards and SEBI rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are various ways of performing analysis of Financial Statement. However, we have discussed the most common methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It involves two year comparison of analysis of the financial statements and its elements. It is also called as trend analysis. This provides the analysts with insight into the aspects that can contribute to the profitability of an organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is a technique where every line items of the financial statements are listed as %. The line items on the income statement can be stated as % of gross sales, whereas the line items on the balance sheet can be stated as % of the total assets or liabilities. By employing this technique, insight shall be created regarding the changes in the total assets allocation and distribution. The vertical analysis method is also used for comparing one company to the other in the form of benchmarking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is the form of analysis that is employed for obtaining a quick indication of the financial performance of the organization in key areas. Ratio analysis as a financial tool has many different features. The data given by the financial statements are available easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As stated earlier financial analysis is a useful mechanism to know the financial strengths as well as weaknesses of a firm. However, the analysis is based upon the information provided in the financial statements. Therefore it is apparent that financial analysis has some limitations of financial statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here the role of a financial analyst also becomes critical. He has to be careful about the impact of the price level changes, changes in the accounting policies<\/a>, accounting concepts, and convention, personal judgement, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the critical limitations associated with it can be summed as under:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a number of methods of doing Financial Statement Analysis, and every method has its own benefits as well. Each of the methods provides visibility of variances, market<\/a> trends, etc. However, its limitations cannot be ignored. Therefore the role of a financial analyst becomes very critical in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUsers of FSA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nHow to perform Financial Statement Analysis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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