Question
State the objectives of ‘Analysis of Financial Statements’.

Answer

Objectives of ‘Financial Statements Analysis’:
  1. To Assess the earning capacity or profitability of the firm as a whole as well as its different departments so as to judge the financial health of the firm.
  2. To Assess the managerial efficiency by using financial ratios.
  3. To Assess the short term and the long term solvency of the enterprise.
  4. To Assess their own performance as well as of others through inter firm comparison.
  5. To Assess developments in future by forecasting and preparing budgets.
  6. To ascertain the relative importance of different components of the financial position of the firm.

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