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Ch 01 Financial statements, Ch 01 Introduction, Ch 02 Building Blocks, Ch 02 Transaction analysis, Ch 03 Accrual income, Ch 03 Job Costing, Ch 04 ABC, Ch 04 Internal control and cash, Ch 05 Process Costing, Ch 05 Receivables and revenues, Ch 06 Cost behavior, Ch 06 Inventory & COGS, Ch 07 CVP, Ch 07 PP&E and Intangibles, Ch 08 Current liabilities, Ch 08 Short-term Decisions, Ch 09 Budgeting, Ch 09 Long-term liabilities, Ch 10 Performance Evaluation, Ch 10 Stockholders' equity, Ch 11 Standard Costs and Variances, Ch 11 Statement of cash flows, Ch 12 Capital Budgeting, Ch 12 Financial statement analysis, Ch 13 Stmt of Cash Flows, Ch 14 Financial Statement Analysis, Ch 15 Sustainability, Data analytics, Financial accounting, Managerial accounting, Miscellaneous
[New Accounting Explained podcast episode] Topic: Features of a corporation
November 8, 2024 0 Comments
The first episode of Accounting Explained has now been released. In this episode, we discuss the features of a corporation, including the advantages and disadvantages. You can access this podcast episode at this link. Background: Professor Jill Mitchell and I have teamed up to create a series of podcasts for introductory financial accounting. Our podcast […]
Continue readingHow does Chipotle’s 50-to-1 stock split impact its stockholders’ equity?
September 12, 2024 0 Comments
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced a 50-to-1 stock split in June of 2024. This was the first time that Chipotle split its stock since going public in 2006. It was also one of the biggest stock splits ever among S&P 500 firms. On the day of the stock split, each share of Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) stock […]
Continue readingHow does Apple’s stock buyback impact its financial statements?
September 9, 2024 0 Comments
In May of 2024, Apple announced a share buyback authorization of $110 billion, which is the largest in share repurchase authorization in U.S. history. Apple may not buy back the full $110 billion of its stock; the board’s authorization is simply the maximum amount of stock that can be repurchased. However, based on Apple’s history, […]
Continue readingWhat is the impact on Bausch + Lomb’s balance sheet from its public stock issuance?
December 3, 2022 0 Comments
Bausch Health Companies took its eye care unit, Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) public with a public stock issuance in 2022. Bausch + Lomb had been a private company since 2007, when it had been purchased by two private equity firms. Bausch + Lomb sells contact lenses, eye drops, and implantable lenses for cataract surgery. It […]
Continue readingNew! Crossword puzzle to review stockholders’ equity concepts
November 13, 2022 0 Comments
Below are links to a crossword puzzle to review stockholders’ equity concepts in financial accounting. Both links are to the same puzzle, but one has a solution enabled and the other does not. Stockholders’ equity crossword puzzle: Share this link with your students to have them work on the puzzle without access to the solution. […]
Continue readingHow does Amazon’s stock buyback impact its earnings per share and balance sheet?
April 19, 2022 4 Comments
In March 2022, Amazon’s board of directors authorized it to buy back up to $10 billion of its stock. The stock buyback will take place over a multi-year period. Amazon may not buy back the full $10 billion of its stock; the board’s authorization is simply the maximum amount of stock that can be repurchased. […]
Continue readingHow does Nordstrom’s dividend announcement impact its balance sheet?
April 12, 2022 0 Comments
Nordstrom, Inc., is a luxury department store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1901 as a shoe store. It would begin selling clothes more than sixty years later in 1967. Its stock ticker symbol, JWN, represents the initials of Nordstrom’s founder, John W. Nordstrom. Nordstrom had a history of declaring dividends regularly […]
Continue readingHow does Amazon’s 20-for-1 stock split impact its stockholders’ equity?
March 28, 2022 0 Comments
Amazon announced a 20-for-1 stock split in March 2022. This stock split was its first stock split in over twenty years. On the day that Amazon announced its stock split, one share of its stock was selling for $2,785.58. The stock split will occur at the close of business on June 3, 2022. The stock […]
Continue readingHow does Apple’s dividend declaration affect its liabilities?
November 30, 2021 0 Comments
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:APPL) recently had a dividend announcement. The announcement read: Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 10/28/2021 declared a dividend of $0.2200 per share payable on November 11, 2021 to shareholders of record as of November 08, 2021. Questions On which date will Apple record a liability for the dividend? On which date will Apple pay […]
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