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How to read a financial report : wringing vital signs out of the numbers
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Title
How to read a financial report : wringing vital signs out of the numbers / John A. Tracy.
ISBN
9780470471234
0470471239
9780470471258
0470471255
9780470471241
0470471247
9780470405307
0470405309
Edition
7th ed.
Published
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 201 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Includes index.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
How to Read a Financial Report Seventh Edition. Financial reports provide vital information to investors, lenders, and managers. Yet, the financial statements in a financial report seem to be written in a foreign language that only accountants can understand. This Seventh Edition of How to Read a Financial Report breaks through the language barrier, clears away the fog, and offers a plain-English user's guide to financial reports. The book helps you get a sure-handed grip on the profit, cash flow, and financial condition of any business. Here's what's new in the Seventh Edition:.:. ; . Discussi.
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O'Reilly Safari. OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: Tracy, John A. How to read a financial report. 7th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 09, 2020
Contents
Components and connections in financial statements. Starting with cash flows ; The three financial statements ; 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 ; A unique expense : depreciation ; Accruing the liability for unpaid expenses ; Income tax expense and its liability ; Net income and retained earnings : earnings per share (EPS) ; Cash flow from operating (profit-making) activities ; Cash flows from investing and financing activities ; Footnotes to financial statements
Financial statement analysis. Impact of growth and decline on cash flow ; Financial statement ratios ; Profit analysis for business managers
Reliability of financial reports. Accounting and financial reporting standards ; Accounting methods and massaging the numbers ; Audits of financial reports in the post-Enron era ; Parting comments.
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