Roger Jellison

Roger Jellison
Roger is a seasoned finance and accounting professional with 8 years of public accounting and over 25 years of private company experience in a broad range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, technology (software, hardware, and telecom), construction, and services.

How to Read an Income Statement

This takes into account all your expenses—COGS, general expenses, interest payments, and income tax. Your operating profit margin is the portion of each dollar your business keeps after taking into account both COGs and general expenses. The first section, titled Revenue, indicates that Microsoft’s gross (annual) profit, or gross margin, ...

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How to Read & Understand a Cash Flow Statement

But they only factor into determining the operating activities section of the CFS. As such, net earnings have nothing to do with the investing or financial activities sections of the CFS. The cash flow statement (CFS), is a financial statement that summarizes the movement of cash and cash equivalents (CCE) that come in and go […]

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Determining the Value of a Preferred Stock

The payment is in the form of a quarterly, monthly, or yearly dividend, depending on the company’s policy, and is the basis of the valuation method for a preferred share. How preferred stock dividends are paid depends on the rights that investors negotiate with the company, and whether the dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative. ...

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Bond Quote: Definition, How to Read for Trading, and Example

For example, calculating the yield on a callable bond is difficult because the date at which the bond might be called is unknown. Then, macroeconomic conditions in the world worsen, and the Federal Reserve begins lower the federal funds rate. By extension, many other rates begin to drop, and the prevailing rate of interest in […]

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Trial Balance: Definition, How It Works, Purpose, and Requirements

After correcting the adjusted trial balance, we create the post-closing trial balance with only permanent accounts (assets, liabilities, equity). When preparing a trial balance at the end of an accounting period, we transfer amounts from temporary to permanent accounts. The equality of the two totals in the trial balance does not necessarily ...

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How to make resin jewelry: A step-by-step guide

Fashion jewelry that involves mostly assembly of pre-made components may require simple hand tools like pliers. However, if you plan to create fine jewelry products, you may require expensive and highly specific equipment. First, decide on a design and metal to work with, from copper to brass or silver to gold. There are several tools […]

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