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Importance of Trend; Common Size Amounts for Financials

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Why is trend just as important if not more important than information that pertains to only one year?

What is meant by "presentation of financial statement information in common-size amounts rather than dollar amounts?" Why is this type of presentation sometimes more meaningful than use of actual dollar amounts?

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TREND ANALYSIS AND COMMON SIZE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial statements provide information in assessing the financial health of a company. Basically, these include the Balance Sheet, Income statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. While a one-year information is important in providing a picture of the company's current financial condition, several years of financial information could provide a more adequate information on the company's track record, through a trend analysis.
TREND ANALYSIS
A trend analysis is important because it would tell whether the company's ...

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