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How to read a financial report : wringing vital signs out of the numbers /

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 Fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tracy, John A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009.
Edition:7th ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of 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.