Here, in one complete volume, are the strategies, guidelines, and working tools needed to assess the quality of earnings, assets and cash flows and get behind the numbers to understand what is really happening in a company. Written especially for new and intermediate-level managers and financial professionals, this easy-to-understand guide fills a significant void by taking the confusion out of GAAP so managers can understand and use today’s vast array of published financial statements. This comprehensive resource covers all areas of financial analysis and virtually every type of financial analysis tool, including: - The Income Statement: Authoritative coverage of Revenue Recognition, the Cost of Operations, and Income Taxes – Real and Deferred - The Balance Sheet: Techniques and strategies for analyzing Working Capital, Intercorporate Investments, Noncurrent Operating Assets, Long-term Debt, Debt Valuation, and Owner’s Equity - The Statement of Cash Flows: Including Cash Flow Analysis - The Quality of Reported Earnings and Assets: alternative models of financial analysis For all professionals responsible for credit and investment analysis this indispensable guide bridges the gap between simply reading and fully understanding financial statements.
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Kenneth R. Ferris received his Ph.D. in Accounting from Ohio State University. An international consultant and lecturer on finance and accounting, Dr. Ferris is a Distinguished Professor at the American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona. Kirk L. Tennant, CPA, CPA, CIA, CFE is a lecturer in accounting the Cox School of Business at SMU. An acknowledged expert on small business valuation and accounting, Professor Tennant’s articles have appeared in such journals as Accounting Review, Journal of Commercial Bank Lending, and Auditing: A Journal of Theory and Practice. Scot I. Jerris received his Ph.D. in Accounting from Purdue University and is currently an Assistant Professor of Accounting at West Virginia University. The author of numerous articles on finance and accounting, Dr. Jerris is currently a reviewer for Issues in Accounting Education.
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Introduction to Financial reporting and the how to's for analytical thinkers not familiar with finance. Now required reading for my staff of engineering managers & sales people. The book gives you clear insight into what the 3 basic accounting reports are, why they exist and the world of GAP. A wonderful introduction with some depth.
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In the Introduction, we observed that a company's management is required to make a number of accounting policy decisions before financial statements can be prepared and disseminated to the public. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deferred income tax account, liquidation profits, accrual net income, accounting journal entry, successful efforts method, full cost method, operating cost structure, intercorporate investments, other postretirement benefits, deferred method, regular taxable income, dilutive securities, future cash outflows, trend statements, unconsolidated subsidiaries, receivable collection period, liability method, deferred income taxes, interest capitalization, financial statement users, marketable equity securities, financial statement purposes, net realizable value, net operating loss carryforwards, working capital accounts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Phoenix Technologies, Small Enterprise, Boilermaker Dairy, Operating Activities, Lakeside Enterprises, Lone Star, Border Stop, Centex Development Company, Equity Funding, Crazy Eddie, Deferred Gain, Net Cash Provided, Restructuring Costs, Stirling Homex, Amerada Hess, Computer Software Costs, Equity Preferred Stock, Salomon Brothers, Texas Trust, United States, Common Common Size Size Percentages Percentages, Long-term Notes Receivable, Marmee Assets, Marmee Company Consolidated Balance Sheet Assets, Marmee Liabilities New!
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In the Introduction, we observed that a company's management is required to make a number of accounting policy decisions before financial statements can be prepared and disseminated to the public. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deferred income tax account, liquidation profits, accrual net income, accounting journal entry, successful efforts method, full cost method, operating cost structure, intercorporate investments, other postretirement benefits, deferred method, regular taxable income, dilutive securities, future cash outflows, trend statements, unconsolidated subsidiaries, receivable collection period, liability method, deferred income taxes, interest capitalization, financial statement users, marketable equity securities, financial statement purposes, net realizable value, net operating loss carryforwards, working capital accounts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Phoenix Technologies, Small Enterprise, Boilermaker Dairy, Operating Activities, Lakeside Enterprises, Lone Star, Border Stop, Centex Development Company, Equity Funding, Crazy Eddie, Deferred Gain, Net Cash Provided, Restructuring Costs, Stirling Homex, Amerada Hess, Computer Software Costs, Equity Preferred Stock, Salomon Brothers, Texas Trust, United States, Common Common Size Size Percentages Percentages, Long-term Notes Receivable, Marmee Assets, Marmee Company Consolidated Balance Sheet Assets, Marmee Liabilities New!
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- Select Winning Stocks Using Financial Statements by Richard Loth in Back Matter
- Due Diligence Techniques and Analysis: Critical Questions for Business Decisions by Gordon Bing in Back Matter
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