How to read a financial report : wringing vital signs out of the numbers
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How to read a financial report : wringing vital signs out of the numbers
J. Wiley, c1999
5th ed
- : cloth
- : paper
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Includes index
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: paper ISBN 9780471327066
Description
5E-Lurking somewhere amidst all the figures in a financial report is vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is headed. But without a guide to isolate and interpret those numbers, the dizzying array of columns and rows doesn't add up to a hill of beans. That's why thousands of professionals and savvy individuals have referred to this bestselling resource that shows anyone how to make sense of all those numbers. Updated throughout, this edition features new information on tax reform, depreciation methods, spotting fraudulent reporting, and recent FASB rulings. Also, all exhibits have been made easier to follow. "If you would like to have a minimal understanding of the numbers that make up a balance sheet, income, and cash flow statement ...then How to Read a Financial Report might be just what you are looking for. Mr. Tracy's book explains in plain English the meaning of the major terms used in financial statements."
--The Wall Street Journal "What distinguishes Tracy's efforts from other manuals is an innovative structure that visually ties together elements of the balance sheet and income statement by tracing where and how a line item in one affects an entry in another."--Inc. magazine "An excellent job of showing how to separate the wheat from the chaff without choking in the process."--Miami Herald "A wonderful book--organized logically and written clearly. For a Fool to be an effective investor, she has to know her way around a financial statement. This book will help you develop that skill. It's the clearest presentation of many accounting concepts that this Fool has seen."--Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool
Table of Contents
- Starting with Cash Flows. Introducing the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. Profit Isn't Everything. Sales Revenue and Accounts Receivable. Cost of Goods Sold Expense and Inventory. Inventory and Accounts Payable. Operating Expenses and Accounts Payable. Operating Expenses and Prepaid Expenses. Fixed Assets, Depreciation Expense, and Accumulated Depreciation. Accruing Unpaid Operating Expenses and Interest Expense. Income Tax Expense and Income Tax Payable. Net Income and Retained Earnings
- Earnings Per Share (EPS). Cash Flow from Profit. Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities. Growth, Decline, and Cash Flow. Footnotes--The Fine Print in Financial Reports. The Cost of Credibility--Audits by CPAs. Accounting Methods and Quality of Earnings. Making and Changing the Rules. Cost of Goods Sold Conundrum. Depreciation Dilemmas. Ratios for Creditors and Investors. A Look Inside Management Accounting. A Few Parting Comments. Index.
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: cloth ISBN 9780471329350
Description
Hidden somewhere among all the numbers in a financial report is vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is going. The fifth edition of this book is designed to help anyone who works with financial reports, but has neither the time nor the need for an in-depth knowledge of accounting in order to cut through the maze of accounting information to find out what those numbers really mean. It illustrates visually the links among the three key statements in a financial report (the balance sheet, the income statement and the cast flow statement), and features information on the making and changing of financial reporting rules and updates on legislation.
Table of Contents
- Starting with Cash Flows
- Introducing the Balance Sheet and Income Statement
- Profit Isn't Everything
- Sales Revenue and Accounts Receivable
- Cost of Goods Sold Expense and Inventory
- Inventory and Accounts Payable
- Operating Expenses and Accounts Payable
- Operating Expenses and Prepaid Expenses
- Fixed Assets, Depreciation Expense, and Accumulated Depreciation
- Accruing Unpaid Operating Expenses and Interest Expense
- Income Tax Expense and Income Tax Payable
- Net Income and Retained Earnings
- Earnings Per Share (EPS)
- Cash Flow from Profit
- Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities
- Growth, Decline, and Cash Flow
- Footnotes The Fine Print in Financial Reports
- The Cost of Credibility Audits by CPAs
- Accounting Methods and Quality of Earnings
- Making and Changing the Rules
- Cost of Goods Sold Conundrum
- Depreciation Dilemmas
- Ratios for Creditors and Investors
- A Look Inside Management Accounting
- A Few Parting Comments
- Index.
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