Patent Document ID: 20050209943
Application ID: 11072565
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method for preparing corporate financial statements incorporating financial metrics to measure the performance of a company, the method comprising: receiving financial data about the company; preparing a Statement of Total Economic Profit (TEP) comprising calculating with a data processor EBIT, NOPAT, WACC, EPCV, EPFV and TEP at least at the beginning and ending of a reporting period based on the received financial data, preparing a Statement of Enterprise Value (EV) comprising calculating with a data processor market value of equity, market value of debt and enterprise value at least at the beginning and ending of a reporting period based on the received financial data; preparing a Statement of Total Return to Shareholders (TRS), comprising calculating with a data processor an unadjusted Total Return to Shareholders comprising a change in market value of equity plus dividends paid in the period based on the received financial data; adjusting the unadjusted TRS comprising deducting the TRS value expected from the movement of the relevant market from the beginning of the reporting period to the ending of the reporting period based on a beta value for the company based on the received financial data and reporting the adjusted TRS in a financial statement; and displaying the Statements with GAAP financial reports to the financial services community.