Financial statement analysis : a practitioner's guide

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Financial statement analysis : a practitioner's guide

Martin Fridson, Fernando Alvarez

J. Wiley, c2002

3rd ed

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Bibliography: p. 345-346

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The definitive guide to the analysis and use of financial statements. Financial statement analysis is an essential skill in a variety of investment and finance occupations. This fully revised and up-to-date Third Edition of "Financial Statement Analysis" provides readers with detailed, fresh information on evaluating financial statements in today's volatile markets and complex economy. Expanded coverage and new case studies of this important topic provide the analytical framework readers need to scrutinize financial statements whether one is evaluating a company's stock price or determining valuations for a merger or acquisition.

Table of Contents

PART I. READING BETWEEN THE LINES. Chapter 1. The Adversial Nature of Financial Reporting. PART II. THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Chapter 2. The Balance Sheet. Chapter 3. The Income Statement. Chapter 4. The Statement of Cash Flow. PART III. A CLOSER LOOK AT PROFITS. Chapter 5. What is Profit? Chapter 6. Revenue Recognition. Chapter 7. Expense Recognition. Chapter 8. Applications and Limitations of EBITDA. Chapter 9. The Reliability of Disclosures and Audits. Chapter 10. Mergers--and--Acquisitions Accounting. Chapter 11. Profits in Pensions. PART IV. FORECASTS AND SECURITY ANALYSIS. Chapter 12. Forecasting Financial Statements. Chapter 13. Credit Analysis. Chapter 14. Equity Analysis. Bibliography. Glossary. Notes. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA57236871
  • ISBN
    • 0471409154
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 396 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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