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Horizontal analysis The process of dividing each expense item of a given year by the same expense item in the base year. It allows assessment of changes in the relative importance of expense items over time and the behavior of expense items as sales change.
Horizontal Analysis In fundamental analysis, the comparison of a financial ratio or some other benchmark to the same ratio or benchmark for a different period of time. For example, horizontal analysis may investigate whether a company's earnings have gone up or down over a given quarter or year. Horizontal analysis may be used in making investment decisions to determine a company's financial health. In general, a horizontal analyst chooses a timeframe to match the timeframe of a possible investment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I asked Fenwick, "Have you done a horizontal analysis of the income statements to see if refunds are increasing compared with sales? The author specifically addresses three auditing techniques--ratio analysis, horizontal analysis, and vertical analysis--that investigators can use to systemically analyze financial statements for investigative leads. 3% ============================= =================== ----------------------- Horizontal Analysis % ----------------------- 2nd Year-to- Quarter Date ----------------------- Net Sales 18. |
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