A Report On Lockheed Martin 's Balance Sheet

Though revenues have increased by 3.8 percent over the 2009 revenues of $45,189 million, Lockheed Martin's ranking has dropped from 44 in the 2010 Fortune 500 list (CNNMoney, 2011). So far in 2011, Lockheed Marin is positioned to have a great year. Its 2011 third quarter report shows net sales at $12.1 billion, compared to the $11.3 billion in third quarter 2010. Continuing operations also grew 19 percent to $665 million, compared to $557 million in 2010. The CEO, Bob Stevens, stated that this strong third quarter is the result of the company's focus to aggressively reduce costs while still delivering value and support to its customers. Though there is still challenging global security and economic issues, Stevens expects continued growth for 2012 (LMC, 2011).

Next what catch my eye was an increase of amount of money owned by the business to the Creditors so this will be money leaving the business within the near future and if this continues to raise then the business will end up in huge debts. I have find out some improvements as well such as an increase in the amount investments in fixed assets, which could mean the business is investing more or more of the assets were sold from last year which is good news for a business.

Too many disposals of small groups of assets that are recurring in nature qualify for discontinued operations under prior GAAP. This caused financial statements to be less decision useful for users. Additionally, the guidance on discontinued operations resulted in higher costs for preparers because it can be complex and difficult to apply. The FASB issued ASU 2014-08 to address those problems by changing the criteria for reporting discontinued operations, while simultaneously enhancing convergence with the International Accounting Standard Board’s reporting requirements for discontinued operations.

Investors and creditors will want to see the increases in the assets and net profits but in return do not want to see the liabilities rise. Of course, liabilities will be expected to increase at one point or another but a 39% increase in just one physical year is not a good business move without proper acknowledgement of the plan in place or reasoning of actions. Much documented short-term liabilities are listed or as other with no detail, as the financial advisor I would definitely be asking more questions or proof of liabilities.

Some of the significant changes I found on the income sheet were revenue which decreased by 8 million dollars in 2015 compared to 2014. SG&A expenses increased by .9% for the year. How-ever gross profit decreased by .3% in 2015. Also net income for the year decreased by -2.5% per-cent.

 What is the plan to maintain total current liabilities that had been increasing during the period of 2005-2008

Accordingly, the $39.3 million actuarial gain which resulted from the restructuring is included in Accrued Pension Costs in the accompanying Balance Sheet and is being amortized to income over a ten-year period commencing in 1984. The effect of the changes in the investment return assumption rates for all U.S. plans, together with the 1984 restructuring of the U.S. Salaried Employees' Plan, was to reduce pension expense by approximately $4.0 million in 1984 and $2.0 million in 1983, and the actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits by approximately $60.0 million in 1984. Pension expense in 1983 was also reduced $2.1 million from the lower level of active employees. Other actuarial gains, including higher than anticipated investment results, more than offset the additional pension costs resulting from plan changes and interest charges on balance sheet accruals in 1984 and 1983.

Vertical Analysis- In conducting the vertical analysis of the financial statements provided, I have found a few rather unfavorable results. First, I can’t help but notice that in 2014 Smith Enterprises have a measly 19% total assets in cash, and 20% total assets in cash in 2015. This may be a negative result of the company’s confined inventory by 22% in 2014 and 30% for 2015. If inventory is not being moved, there is no opportunity for cash, therefore, the cash account is being negatively affected overall. Next, when reviewing Smith Enterprises total liability, for 2014 the company’s total assets to total liability equals 50% in 2014, and 46% percent in the year 2015. While the total liabilities decreased by a total of 4% between 2014 and 2015, the company’s total liabilities are extremely unfavorable. By this I am expressing that 46% and 50% of how Smith Enterprises pays for their assets is with debt through accounts such as accounts payable, salaries payable, and notes payable. If the company were moving out inventory at a faster rate, the higher debt percentage may be justified as the company could pay off this debt quickly, but when tied up inventory is visible this leads me to believe that the debt percentage will stay within a few

There are several factors that guide the choice among debt financing and equity financing such as potential profitability, financial risk and voting control. Equity financing is a method used to obtain capital in order to finance operations, growth or expansion. Sources of equity financing are extremely important. Major sources of equity financial are Retained Earnings, sale of stock, and funds provided by venture capital firms. Profits that are kept and reinvested are called Retained earnings, which is a very attractive source fund due to the savings it provides to the entity by not paying the interests, dividends or underwriting fees related to issuing securities. This source of financing does not dilute ownership, but it

Looking at the brief history of Boeing, the company was first founded in Puget Sound, Washington in 1916 by William Edward Boeing.

The most important thing is that, according to our estimation, the next five-year we will get additional funds needed increasingly with no surplus funds; which means, our assets increase faster than our liabilities. Therefore, our company goes well in the short term future based on this model. In conclusion,

After analyzing Wal-Mart’s annual report for 2010, attention has been brought to several items that require closer examination. A common “red flag” to questionable accounting has been found within Wal-Mart’s statement of cash flows and income statement. There is an increasing gap between the company’s reported income and the cash flow from operating activities. In the year 2008 reported income and cash flow from operating activities differed by $484 million. However the difference increased a considerable $2,249 and $4,183 billion in the years 2009 and 2010 respectively. This increasing gap is a significant warning sign that the company may be changing accrual estimates.

Watson, Incorporated saw an $18,000 increase in net operating income much to your surprise. Even though there may be an increase, you did have some correct assumptions that there is something missing with the current reports. Therefore, my recommendation for you at Watson, Incorporated is the use of the variable costing method when completing internal reporting.

The company’s day-to-day operations did not change significantly over the last few years. Average collection period, inventory turnover, accounts payable, accounts receivable as well as cash conversion cycle all went up and down over the last four years but mainly stayed in the same range. So, there is no any significant change in operations. Mr. Cartwright has a very sound control over operations of the firm. Therefore, I believe, the company needs few more years to recover from the debts

Along with these, it is also evident that the company must fix its processes involving bad debt accounting and revenue recognition. They should also attend to their accounts receivable to come up with better terms that would make collections faster and more efficient.