NO.PZ201812100100000602
问题如下:
Which of Pereira’s statements about Miland Communications is most likely a warning sign of potential earnings manipulation?
选项:
A.The trend in inventory turnover
B.The trend in receivables turnover
C.The amount of net income relative to cash flow from operations
解释:
C is correct.
Net income being greater than cash flow from operations is a warning sign that the firm may be using aggressive accrual accounting policies that shift current expenses to future periods. Decreasing, not increasing, inventory turnover could suggest inventory obsolescence problems that should be recognized. Decreasing, not increasing, receivables turnover could suggest that some revenues are fictitious or recorded prematurely or that the allowance for doubtful accounts is insufficient.
解析:NI比CFO大,有可能是企业使用了激进的会计方法,推迟确认费用或者提前确认收入。Inventory turnover降低(而不是增加),说明相对于COGS,inventory变大了,有可能存在存货过时卖不掉的问题。Receivable turnover降低(而不是增加),说明相对于sales,A/R变大了,可能表明存在虚假收入或者提前确认收入,或者坏账准备不足的问题。
1、NI大于CFO:NI不是本来就应该大于CFO么?NI赚到的钱肯定有一部分不是现金啊,为什么这一点是操纵呢?
2、AR turnover:sales/AR在增加,代表AR在下降,可以说DSO在增加?在M score里,DSO增加使得M score上升,更有可能操纵啊?
3、inv turnove:cogs/inv在增加,inv在下降,这个很正常啊,为什么是操纵。
在我的认知里,所有让turnover上升,days下降的都有操纵的嫌疑,这个对嘛?
关于DSO,AR,turnover,CFO与income这几点之间如何判断操纵,老师可不可以详细讲一下。