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Accountancy · 2023 · 3 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q32
'It is the process of identifying the financial strengths and weaknesses of the firm by properly establishing relationships between the various items of balance sheet and the statement of profit and loss.' Identify the process and state any two objectives of the identified process.
Marking-scheme solution
Financial Statement Analysis
Objectives of Financial Statements Analysis (Any two)
(i)
To assess the current profitability and operational efficiency of the firm as a
whole as well as its different departments so as to judge the financial health
of the firm.
(ii)
To ascertain the relative importance of different components of the financial
position of the firm.
(iii)
To identify the reasons for change in the profitability/financial position of the
firm.
(iv)
To judge the ability of the firm to repay its debt and assessing the short-term
as well as the long-term liquidity position of the firm.
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