Case Study
International
Finance
Group - 10
Rishti Gambhir (A018)
Harsh Sangoi (B053)
Yashovardhan Kanodia (B037)
Krati Rathi (C068)
Pawan Pandey (B049)
Sanchit Jhunjhunwala (D022)
Introduction to Case
Publicly traded multinational high-technology products
and services company
Follows the IFRS system for financial reporting
About
Batson
Internation
al, S.A.
Come to be known as a growth stock
Over the last year, stock price has gone up
considerably
Q1FY10 reported an EPS of 52 cents a share
Q1FY11 has analyst projections of EPS at 58 cents a
share v/s management estimate of 51 cents
In the event of EPS falling below analyst projections, the
strong P/E position is likely to weaken
IFRS vs US GAAP
Areas
IFRS
US GAAP
Period record method
Entities are recorded via Discreteperiod-method
Entities are recorded via
Integral-period-method
Inventory Write down
Inventory write-down can be
reversed
Any reversal in inventory
write-off is prohibited
Deferred Tax
Deferred taxes are shown as
separate line items on the balance
sheet
Deferred taxes are included
with assets and liabilities
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are recognized if
the asset has a future economic
benefit
Intangible assets are
considered at fair value
Uncommon Expenses
Uneven cost incurred in interim
periods should be deferred only if
deferral is also done at the end of
financial period
Uneven Cost should be
charged at an appropriate
amount in all the interim
periods in which it is
expensed.
Advertisement Cost
Advertising cost must be taken into
the provisional period.
Advertising cost can be
deferred to multiple periods.
Exhibit -1
Record sales in the first quarter of last year
exceeding performance
EPS per share rose to 52 cents per share compared to
45 from the first quarter Y-O-Y
Company declares the reason being increased demand
and increased shareholder value through strategic
acquisition
Management committed to growth through
diversification
Good sign for the shareholders- expecting higher eps
in the upcoming quarters
Exhibit -2
Talks about IAS 34
Financial reporting period VS Interim period
Treatment of non regular flow of income and uneven
incurred expenses
Tax rate for the Interim period
Planned maintenance and overall expenses treatment
Measurement procedures to be followed
Exhibit -3
Talks about Accounting Standards Codification Topic 270
Interim Reporting
Different types of views of interim reporting
Treatment of costs that benefit more than one period
Quantity discounts to customers if based on annual sales
volume
Accounting treatment of Property taxes
Advertisement Costs incurred within a fiscal year
Difference between IAS 34 and ASC 270