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Financial Performance Measurement – ACCA Advanced Performance Management (APM)

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It is very common in the examination to be given information about a company and to be asked to comment on the performance. It is clearly important in practice to have measures in order to determine whether or not the company is performing well.

It is important to measure both financial and non-financial performance, but in this chapter we will consider only financial performance. You will be given extracts from the company鈥檚 accounts for several years and be expected to analyse and interpret this information.

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  1. Sintija says

    August 31, 2018 at 12:44 pm

    Hello! If I may ask about Dec 09 question BEC and calculation in respect of budgeted costs.
    Why for budgeted costs in respect of Tuition materials, Catering etc it is actual student count of 7,200 used instead of budgeted student count 6,900? Perhaps, there is a reason that I just can’t remember now.. Thanks! Sintija

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    • Spiro says

      November 3, 2019 at 8:31 pm

      Regarding variable costs budget is flexed, that’s why 7200/8000 adjustment is applied to variable costs. Management requirement was to have actual vs budget income statement on comparable basis.
      What I can not understand, is why the revenue part of the budget is not flexed like variable costs? Revenues are based on budgeted number of students 6900, while variable costs are calculated on the actual basis of 7200 students.
      Any idea?

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  2. Tinashe says

    July 27, 2018 at 8:51 am

    thanks for the lecture

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    • Ken Garrett says

      July 27, 2018 at 9:29 am

      You are welcome.

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  3. Jeet says

    May 5, 2018 at 9:14 am

    Wonderful Lecture. Thank you!

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  4. Muna says

    December 7, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    Great lecture. Thanks! I did notice the P/E ratio was calculated as price per share 脳 EPS. Thought it’s Price per share/ EPS. Shouldn’t it be consistent?

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    • Ken Garrett says

      December 7, 2017 at 1:46 pm

      We are working backwards. The P/E ratio was supplied and we are working out the share price from that and the earnings

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  5. andrewmc says

    March 30, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    Crystal clear. Simply a superb standard of teaching. Thank you!

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    • Ken Garrett says

      March 30, 2017 at 7:02 pm

      Thanks. Glad to know it was useful.

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  6. justinabb says

    December 13, 2016 at 3:05 pm

    really good lecture, thank you

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  7. folusegun0898 says

    November 16, 2016 at 7:28 am

    Nice lecture. Very educative and helpful. Thank you.

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    • John Moffat says

      November 16, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      Thank you for the comment 馃檪

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  8. sdmaalex says

    March 2, 2016 at 6:39 am

    Thank you..! Great lecture 馃檪

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  9. nannim says

    February 2, 2016 at 2:35 am

    This has increased my knowledge on financial performance measurement considering my understanding previously. Excellent

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    • John Moffat says

      February 2, 2016 at 7:51 am

      Thank you for the comment 馃檪

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  10. jedel says

    January 22, 2016 at 9:59 am

    this an excellent lecture

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  11. vicmus says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:17 am

    Brilliant and swift analysis of the practice question. Ratios to play with depends on what the question/scenario says.

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