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The Effect Of Published Financial Statement on Shareholder Investment Decision

ABSTRACT

Each person like every business requires some measures of both financial position and financial performance in assessing his financial conditions. The financial position depicts one’s wealth at ascertain point in time while one’s financial performance describes once. Financial statements according to Illoumezie (2006:33) are like compasses “which navigators use to locate their bearing and find direction”.


People use them to gauge their financial positions at various points in their lives in order to judge their progress towards their financial goals. Financial statements according to meigs and meigs (1981:28) refers to reports which summarize the financial position and operating results of a
business (balance sheet and income statements). It referred to as genera purpose that satisfy the need of many groups generally called stakeholders.

These groups are particularly concerned with the risk inherent in and returns provided by their
investments, and who require accounting information to enable their assess the ability whether they should buy, hold and sell their investments. According to Anayaogu (2002:14) financial accounting provides information to eternal decision makes such as shareholders government, creditors, employees etc, these are people with whom or from whom money is ultimately paid or received. Anayaogu (2002:20) also states that records of  2 financial accounting includes various ledges accounts, profits and loss accounts, balance sheet and other financial records. These records are intended to show the strength, progress, portability, management effectiveness and stewardship.


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