The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements
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ISBN: 0471111864 / Publisher: Wiley, June 1997
This guide to interpreting financial statements is written from the point of view of financial statement users. It will enable you to make better business and personal investment decisions by understanding how accounting choices affect financial data and how you can adjust reported data to enhance decision making. The book includes comparisons of US with foreign and international accounting standards as well as implications of academic research for financial analysis and decision making. You'll also find discussion and analysis of such timely issues as market value accounting and off-balance-sheet financing techniques. This updated edition emphasizes coverage of international financial reporting.
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Presents financial statement analysis from the point of view of equity and credit analysts, for MBA and advanced undergraduate students, as well as professionals. Emphasis is on user oriented analysis, integrated with financial accounting and empirical analysis, with examples based on statements of real companies. Early chapters introduce essentials, while later chapters focus on specific areas of analysis, risk management, and how to use financial data in reporting income, assessing risk, and forecasting. Chapter problems with solutions are based on real corporate data, with some problems adapted from the Chartered Financial Analyst examination program. This second edition moves advanced material to appendices and contains more case material and international content. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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