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

Tracy, John A.

How to read a financial report : wringing vital signs out of the numbers / John A. Tracy. - 7th ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009. - 1 online resource (viii, 201 pages) : illustrations

Includes index.

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.

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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Financial statements.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Accounting--Financial.
Financial statements.
Värdering (företagsekonomi)
Balans (ekonomi)


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