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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
:[[Vertical analysis]]. Comparing items in a financial report by expressing each item as a percentage of a certain base total.
 
:[[Vertical analysis]]. Comparing items in a financial report by expressing each item as a percentage of a certain base total.
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According to [[Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition)]],
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:[[Vertical analysis]]. Analysis of a financial statement that reveals the relationship of each statement item to a specified base, which is the 100% figure.
  
 
==Related concepts==
 
==Related concepts==
 
*[[Accounting]] (alternatively known as [[accountancy]]) is management of [[financial data]], information, and knowledge about [[financial transaction]]s of [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es. [[Accountancy]] tends to include [[bookkeeping]] and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include [[quatitative analysis]] of [[financial data]] in the [[bookkeeping system]] and/or [[business intelligence]].
 
*[[Accounting]] (alternatively known as [[accountancy]]) is management of [[financial data]], information, and knowledge about [[financial transaction]]s of [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es. [[Accountancy]] tends to include [[bookkeeping]] and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include [[quatitative analysis]] of [[financial data]] in the [[bookkeeping system]] and/or [[business intelligence]].
  
==Related coursework==
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==Related lectures==
 
*[[Principles of Accounting]].  
 
*[[Principles of Accounting]].  
  
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Vertical analysis is comparing items in a financial report by expressing each item as a percentage of a certain base total.


Definitions

According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Vertical analysis. Comparing items in a financial report by expressing each item as a percentage of a certain base total.

According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),

Vertical analysis. Analysis of a financial statement that reveals the relationship of each statement item to a specified base, which is the 100% figure.

Related concepts

Related lectures