How to Use Financial Statements: A Guide to Understanding the Numbers
How to Use Financial Statements explains in clear, easy to understand methods how to read a financial statement. Written for the non-financial professional, this book is ideal for:\ \ Professionals that have been promoted to a job that requires reviewing financial statements\ Investors that have accumulated enough savings to begin looking at alternatives\ Spouses that have suffered the loss of the member of the family who has always dealt with financial matters\ Readers who work in...
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How to Use Financial Statements explains in clear, easy to understand methods how to read a financial statement. Written for the non-financial professional, this book is ideal for: Professionals that have been promoted to a job that requires reviewing financial statements Investors that have accumulated enough savings to begin looking at alternatives Spouses that have suffered the loss of the member of the family who has always dealt with financial matters Readers who work in non-financial areas and have no interest in investments This practical guide includes: An overview of financial statementswhat they are and what they tell us A thorough, yet basic introduction to the accrual concepts Easy to understand explanations of profit and loss Statement of cash flows and special reporting issues
Ch. 1What are Financial Statements and What Do They Tell Us?1Ch. 2Who Uses Financial Statements and What Do They Look for?8Ch. 3An Introduction to the Accrual Concept14Ch. 4The Statement of Financial Position or Balance Sheet22Ch. 5The Profit and Loss or Income Statement34Ch. 6The Statement of Cash Flows42Ch. 7Following a Transaction through the Financial Statements56Ch. 8Special Inventory Valuation and Depreciation Reporting Issues61Ch. 9Intangible Assets and Amortization72Ch. 10Service Companies79Ch. 11What are the Rules that Prepares of Financial Statements Must Play by?87Ch. 12Some Basic Tools of Financial Analysis101Ch. 13Application of Financial Ratios to Analysis of the Growth of the Easy Company111Ch. 14The Limitations of Financial Statements121Appendix125Glossary of Terms135Index143
