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Finance 101 Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Finance Essentials

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Assets and Liabil­ities

Assets
Future economic benefit from a past transition
Liabil­ities
Future sacrifices as a result of a past transa­ction
Accounts Receivable
Money that the buyer owes the seller
Under assets on Balance Sheet
Accounts Payable
Money a company owes to suppliers for items that have been received, but not paid
Under liabil­ities on balance sheet.

Equity

Residual interest in assets after subtra­cting liabil­ities
 

Balance Sheet

Assets
Liabil­ities
-Accounts Receivable
-Accounts Payable
-Cash
-Inven­tory, Equipment
=Equity

Accounting Ratios

Solvency (Long-­Term)
-Measure w/Debt Ratio
Liquidity (Short­-Term)
-Measure w/Quick Ratio
Profit­ability
-Measure w/Gross Profit Margin

Amorti­zation

Expense the cost of asset over the projected lifespan
For intangible assets
Ex. Patents, Tradem­arks, Goodwill

Deprec­iation

Write of an asset's value over a period of time
For tangible assets
Ex. Equipment
 

Income Statement

(Revenue + Gains)
(Expenses + Losses)
=Net Profit­/Income
-Gross Profit = (Reven­ue-­COGS)
-Pretax Profit = (Gross Profit­-Op­erating Expenses)
-After tax Profit

Formulas

Equity
Assets - Liabil­ities = Equity
Quick Ratio
(Cash + Receiv­ables) / (Current Liabil­ities)
Debt Ratio
Total Liabil­iti­es/­Total Assets
Gross Profit Margin
Gross Profit­/Re­venue

Components of Debt

Principle
Term
Interest Rate
LTV Ratio