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Discuss the four basic financial statements commonly used in security analysis.
The four basic financial statement are 1) Balance sheet 2)Income statement 3) Statement of changes in equity 4) Statement of cash flows
Balance sheet reports financial position of business at a point of time.Balance sheet consists of three element- Asset,Liability & Equity. Assets= Liability+Equity
Income statement reports financial performance of the firm over a period of time.The elements of Income statement are revenue,expenses & other income
Statement of changes in equity reports the amounts and source of changes in equity investors investment in the firm over a period of time
statement of cash flows reports the company's cash receipts and payments. These cashflows are classified as-
Operating cashflow- Includes transaction involve the normal business of the firm
Investing Cashflow - Includes acquistion or sale of property
Financing cash flow- Resulting from issuance of firms debt and equity securities