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How is analysis of Financial statements suffered from the limitation of window dressing ?

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Question added by Badruddien Gismallah Ali Abdurahman , مدير مالي واداري , شركة العواد للاستثمار والتطوير
Date Posted: 2014/11/26
mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate
by mohamed Hakim CMA CPA Candidate , Accounting Manager , Andersen saudi arabia

They use audit committe in companys to control mangers and board of directors

Also audit committe limit window dressing 

 

Badruddien Gismallah Ali Abdurahman
by Badruddien Gismallah Ali Abdurahman , مدير مالي واداري , شركة العواد للاستثمار والتطوير

 

Analysis of financial statements is affected from the limitation of window dressing as companies hide Some vital information or show items at incorrect value to portray better profitability and financial Position of the business, for example the company may overvalue closing stock to show higher profits.

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there is " F A R " It means Financial Analysis Ratio "

it's used for measuring the analysis of the financial statements

like

1 - activity ratio

2 - debt service ratio

3 - financial leverage ratio

4 - liquidity ratio

5 - profitability ratio

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