Balance-Sheet-Based Accruals Ratio
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EMC Corp., balance sheet computation of aggregate accruals
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| Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 | Dec 31, 2008 | Dec 31, 2007 | ||
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Less: Short-term investments | |
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Operating assets | |
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Less: Notes converted and payable | |
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Less: Current portion of convertible debt | |
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Less: Long-term convertible debt | |
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Operating liabilities | |
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Net operating assets1 | |
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Balance-sheet-based aggregate accruals2 | |
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| Balance-Sheet-Based Accruals Ratio, Comparison to Industry | ||||||
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2011 Calculations
1 Net operating assets = Operating assets – Operating liabilities
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2 Balance-sheet-based aggregate accruals = Net operating assets 2011 – Net operating assets 2010
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3 Balance-sheet-based accruals ratio = 100 × Balance-sheet-based aggregate accruals ÷ Avg. net operating assets
= 100 × ÷ [( + ) ÷ 2] = %
| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| Balance-sheet-based accruals ratio | Ratio is found by dividing balance-sheet-based aggregate accruals by average net operating assets. | Using the balance-sheet-based accruals ratio, EMC Corp. improved earnings quality from 2010 to 2011. |