Consider your assigned role in the situation, and let that guide your perspective. Look deeper at the
Question:
Consider your assigned role in the situation, and let that guide your perspective. Look deeper at the details: facts, problems, organizational goals, objectives, policies, strategies. Next, consider the concepts, theories, tools and research you need to use to address the issues presented. Then, complete any research, analysis, calculations, or graphing to support your decisions and make recommendations.
ScenarioInvestigate the areas of corporate finance as you examine basic financial statements for Etsy (ETSY), an online retailing e-commerce platform. Etsy, which was formed in 2005, held its initial public offering in 2015, and we can thus think of Etsy as a new, publicly traded firm. Etsy has experienced rapid growth (Egan, 2015; Securities and Exchange Commission, n.d.). It is also the largest certified socially-responsible company, or B Corporation, to go public in the United States (Schweiger & Marcus, 2015; Sweeney, 2013). Benefit corporations expand the obligations of boards legally, requiring them to consider environmental and social factors, as well as the financial interests of shareholders. This gives directors and officers the legal protection to pursue a mission and consider the impact their business has on society and the environment. An enacting state's benefit corporation statutes are placed within existing state incorporation codes so that existing code applies to benefit corporations in every respect, except where explicit provisions unique to the benefit corporation form have been included. Directors are required to balance stockholders' interests, interests of those materially affected by the corporation's conduct, and a specific public benefit(s) identified in the firm?s certificate of incorporation. Prior to engaging in this discussion, please review the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) section of Etsy?s Annual Report to Shareholders, and other research or materials of your choosing to become familiar with Etsy. Etsy?s financial statements are provided, for your convenience. You may also visit Yahoo Finance, and type Esty?s ticker symbol (ETSY) into the search box, to investigate more recent activity, however your answers here should address financial statements that are provided for your use.
Module Outcomes:
Assess differences between accounting value or ?book? value, and market value.
Determine a firm?'s cash flow from its financial statements.
A balance sheet needs to balance.
Balance Sheet Identity:
Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders? equity
Cash flow from assets = Cash flow to creditors + Cash flow to stockholders
The Price/Book ratio is of particular interest for value investors.
QUESTION
Using the cash flow identity (which implies that cash flow from assets must equal cash flow to creditors plus cash flow to stockholders), and?Examining the need to distinguish between book and market
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??Financial Accounting: A Business Process Approach
ISBN: 978-0136115274
3rd edition
Authors: Jane L. Reimers