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Projecting Income & Balance Statements Need assistance with the last three tabs in the attached EXCEL document:
o The 16th tab in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled Projected Income Statements. Three years of projected statements should be included, starting with the most recent year after the company’s last issued report.
o The 17th tab in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled Projected Balance Sheets. Three years of projected statements should be included. Three years of projected statements should be included, starting with the most recent year after the company’s last issued report.
o The 18th tab in your Financial Statement Analysis Template must be labeled Projected Statement of Cash Flows. Three years of projected statements should be included, starting with the most recent year after the company’s last issued report.
Other information relating to projected tabs:
Projections should be based on research performed on your company and its industry. Use historical, trend, ratio data and current and future economic projections as well as information from the company’s MD&A to aid in preparing projections.
Clearly state your assumptions in a text box at the bottom of each tab. Cite sources for assumptions based on research. Projecting Income & Balance Statements
The statements should be consistent, reasonable, and accurate. Areas that will be checked for accuracy include:
· The Balance Sheets should balance for all years presented.
· Retained earnings should be properly calculated using the prior year’s balance, net income, and dividends.
· The Ending Cash Balance on the Statement of Cash Flows should agree to the Cash Balance shown on the Balance Sheet for the same year.
· Net Income on the Income Statements should match what is reported on the top of the Statement of Cash Flows (if indirect method is used). Projecting Income & Balance Statements