Cedar Point is an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Over 3.5 million people visit Cedar Point each year between May and October. It covers 364 acres and has more than 150 rides and attractions, including 16 roller coasters. Cedar Point is the second oldest continuously operating amusement park in […]
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How will The Cheesecake Factory’s dividend announcement and payment impact its balance sheet?
November 29, 2016 
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On October 26, 2016, the Board of Directors of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) declared …”a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on November 22, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 9, 2016” (source: News Release, 10/26/2016, “The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for […]
Continue readingHow will Walgreen’s leases impact its financial position under the new FASB lease standard?
November 22, 2016 0 Comments
Under the current accounting treatment for leases, if a lease meets certain characteristics, it is classified as an operating lease and only the lease payments are shown in the financial statements in the income statement; there is no liability recognized for the lease obligation. In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU […]
Continue readingHow will the opening of a new Cheesecake Factory in New York City impact Cheesecake Factory’s financial statements?
November 17, 2016 0 Comments
Recently, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE), opened its first New York City restaurant. The new Cheesecake Factory is in Queens and is 8,850 square feet and seats 240 guests. Rather than franchising its business model, Cheesecake Factory owns and operates all of its U.S. restaurants, which at last count numbered more than 200. It […]
Continue readingHow would Microsoft’s $40 billion stock buyback and cash dividend impact its balance sheet?
November 15, 2016 0 Comments
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) recently announced plans to buy back up to $40 billion of its own stock. In the same announcement on September 20, 2016, Microsoft also stated that it would be increasing the cash dividend by 8% for the dividend to be paid on December 8, 2016, to shareholders of record on November 17, […]
Continue readingWhat is the impact on Abercrombie & Fitch’s financial statements from the write-down of its logo-adorned merchandise inventory?
November 8, 2016 1 Comment
Recently, Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) has been implementing a turnaround strategy since its sales had been falling for the past few years (11% decrease in 2014, 8% in 2015, and just 3% in 2016.) One part of Abercrombie’s new strategy has been to abandon its logo-adorned merchandise, replacing it with a subtler look. Abercrombie […]
Continue readingHow did a cash dividend impact Lowe’s financial position?
November 3, 2016 0 Comments
On November 2, 2016, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) paid a cash dividend of $0.35 per share to shareholders of record as of October 19, 2016. The Lowe’s Board of Directors declared this dividend on August 19, 2016. As of the end of Lowe’s 2015 year (January 29, 2016), Lowe’s had 910 million shares of […]
Continue readingWhat are the fiscal year ends of Amazon, Target, Apple, Walt Disney, and others?
October 25, 2016 10 Comments
A calendar year runs from January 1 to December 31 each year. Companies are allowed to select a fiscal year that is different from the calendar year, which means not all companies’ financial statements are as of December 31. Here is a list of a variety of companies and their fiscal years: Amazon.com: Fiscal year […]
Continue readingWhat does Huntington’s Form 10-K disclose about its loans and leases (aka “receivables”) and the related allowance accounts?
October 13, 2016 0 Comments
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) recently acquired the Ohio-based FirstMerit Corp., further increasing Huntington’s market share across eight states in the Midwest: Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. It is now the 33rd largest bank holding company in the United States, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as of the […]
Continue readingHow could the different inventory costing methods used by Best Buy, Amazon, and Target impact their respective income statements and balance sheets?
October 11, 2016 0 Comments
Three retailing giants, Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) each use a different inventory costing method. Best Buy uses weighted-average cost, Amazon uses FIFO, and Target uses LIFO. Here is a hypothetical example that highlights the potential differences in income statements and balance sheets that could […]
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