Questions from Financial Reporting

Q: What does the ratio total deposits times capital measure?

What does the ratio total deposits times capital measure?

Q: Inventory that has a market value below the historical cost should be

Inventory that has a market value below the historical cost should be written down in order to recognize a loss. Comment

Q: What ratios are used to indicate profitability for banks?

What ratios are used to indicate profitability for banks?

Q: Why are banks concerned about the percentage of earning assets to total

Why are banks concerned about the percentage of earning assets to total assets?

Q: What does the loan loss coverage ratio measure?

What does the loan loss coverage ratio measure?

Q: What type of ratio is deposits times capital?

What type of ratio is deposits times capital?

Q: Why review the disclosure of the market value of investments versus the

Why review the disclosure of the market value of investments versus the book amount of investments for banks?

Q: Why review the disclosure of foreign loans for banks?

Why review the disclosure of foreign loans for banks?

Q: Why review the disclosure of allowance for loan losses for a bank

Why review the disclosure of allowance for loan losses for a bank?

Q: Why review the disclosure of nonperforming assets for banks?

Why review the disclosure of nonperforming assets for banks?