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Crash Course in Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, Second Edition
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Crash Course in Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, Second Edition

by Matan Feldman, Arkady Libman
February 2007
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
6h 32m
English
Wiley
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Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights section shows key financial statistics for a company’s most recent 5- to 10-fiscal-year period (Exhibit 4.2). Selected by the company, these financial metrics are meant to positively show the company’s performance and growth over this period.

Exhibit 4.2. Financial Highlights Show a Number of Financial Metrics Over a Five-Year Period
Financial Highlights
(In millions, except per share data)
Fiscal Year Ended June 302001(1,2)2002(1,3)2003(1,4)20042005
Revenue$25,296$28,365$32,187$36,835$39,788
Operating income11,7208,2729,5459,03414,561
Income before accounting change7,7215,3557,5318,16812,254
Net income7,3465,3557,5318,16812,254
Diluted earnings per share before accounting change0.690.480.690.751.12
Diluted earnings per share0.660.480.690.751.12
Cash dividends declared per share--0.080.163.40
Cash and short-term investments31,60038,65249,04860,59237,751
Total assets58,83069,91081,73294,36870,815
Long-term obligations2,2872,7222,8464,5745,823
Stockholders’ equity47,28954,84264,91274,82548,115

Source: Used with permission. Microsoft 2005 Annual Report.

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