How to Read a Financial Report

Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers

John A. Tracy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2009 | 7th Revised edition
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-470-40530-7 (ISBN)

Infos

A valuable resource for translating financial reports into real, meaningful information for investors Financial reports provide vital information to investors, lenders, and managers. Yet the statements in a financial report seem to be written in a foreign language that only other accountants can understand. This Seventh Edition of the bestselling 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. It helps readers get a sure-handed grip on the profit, cash flow, and financial condition of any business. New information found in this updated edition include: discussions of the transition to international accounting and financial reporting standards; reflections on financial reporting and auditing in the post-Enron era; detailed illustrations that explain connections between the three financial statements; and much more. John A. Tracy, CPA (Boulder, CO), is an award-winning Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
His other books include The Fast Forward MBA in Finance, Second Edition (978-0-471-20285-1), Accounting for Dummies, Fourth Edition (978-0-470-24600-9), and Accounting Workbook for Dummies (978-0-471-79145-4). Tracy has also served on the board of directors of a bank, and has taught executive development programs.

Autor

JOHN A. TRACY is an award-winning Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His other books include The Fast Forward MBA in Finance, Second Edition, Accounting For Dummies, Fourth Edition, and Accounting Workbook For Dummies, all published by Wiley.

Inhalt

Part One-Components and Connections in Financial Statements. 1 Starting with Cash Flows. 2 The Three Financial Statements. 3 Profit Isn't Everything. 4 Sales Revenue and Accounts Receivable. 5 Cost of Goods Sold Expense and Inventory. 6 Inventory and Accounts Payable. 7 Operating Expenses and Accounts Payable. 8 Operating Expenses and Prepaid Expenses. 9 A Unique Expense: Depreciation. 10 Accruing the Liability for Unpaid Expenses. 11 Income Tax Expense and Its Liability. 12 Net Income and Retained Earnings; Earnings per Share (EPS). 13 Cash Flow from Operating (Profit-Making) Activities. 14 Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities. 15 Footnotes to Financial Statements. Part Two-Financial Statement Analysis. 16 Impact of Growth and Decline on Cash Flow. 17 Financial Statement Ratios. 18 Profit Analysis for Business Managers. Part Three-Reliability of Financial Report. 19 Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards. 20 Accounting Methods and Massaging the Numbers. 21 Audits of Financial Reports in the Post-Enron Era. 22 Parting Comments. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations
• Verlagsort: Chichester
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 248 x 171 mm
• Gewicht: 384 g
• Einbandart: Paperback
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen
• ISBN-10: 0-470-40530-9 / 0470405309
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-40530-7 / 9780470405307
• Zustand: Neuware