ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENCES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED IN CONFORMITY WITH IFRS BY COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR AND ANOTHER SECTOR

Abstract

The primary objective of present article is to compare companies operating within and outside of the health care sector that prepare their annual statements in accordance with IFRS. In present article, comparative analysis of Richter Gedeon Plc. and Telekom Plc. is realized. Richter Gedeon Plc. is a large company operating within the pharmaceutical sector and its consolidated annual statement is prepared in accordance with IFRS. Telekom Plc. is a public limited company operating in the telecommunications sector, which also prepares its consolidated annual statement in accordance with IFRS. The reason for selecting the two companies indicated above is that Richter Gedeon Plc. is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Hungary, while Telekom Plc. as a company operating outside the health care sector is similar to Richter in terms of its size, as their balance sheet totals are almost identical in their consolidated balance sheets. The similarity in terms of the magnitude of their balance sheet data allows for the comparison of the annual statement practices of the two companies. The examined companies are compared based on their invested assets with especial emphasis put on their intangible assets. In the course of the comparative analysis, composition of the invested assets of the investigated companies is presented, and then the proportion and composition of intangible assets and the changes in the stock of the company and its possible causes are explored. Analysis of intangible assets takes place due to the sectoral specificities of the selected large companies. In relation with the comparative analyses, specificities of relevant IFRS requirements are highlighted.

Keywords

• IFRS; health care sector; intangible asset; consolidate annual statement.