How to Use Financial Statements: A Guide to Understanding the Numbers [Paperback]

James Bandler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1994

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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078630197X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786301973
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As an primer, excellent, October 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Use Financial Statements: A Guide to Understanding the Numbers (Paperback)

This is an excellent little book. For those who are not financial types, but need to have a basic ability for work or personal investing, this is the perfect start. The chapter explaining cash-flow statements is particularly good.

I would use this as (1) a launching-point to other, more in-depth books on finance or (2) a review of the basiscs, when you don't want to get bogged down by the minutia, but do need to understand.

The auther has an excellent sense for what is important in this subject, how to explain it in words, and how to illustrate it.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Things Come In Small Packages, December 23, 1999

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Tony Wingler (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Use Financial Statements: A Guide to Understanding the Numbers (Paperback)

The best book of its type: covers key points in a direct and effective way. If you need to refresh understanding of financial statements, or learn the basic in a concise format you will be pleased with this book. As a finance professor and practioner (CFA) I have recommended Bandler to numerous students and associates.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for understanding & interpreting financial statements, March 25, 2000

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Ron (North York, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Use Financial Statements: A Guide to Understanding the Numbers (Paperback)

This book teaches anyone (from owners, to managers, to employees, to customers, to lenders, to suppliers, and to attorneys) how to obtain answers from financial statements by asking the right questions. This book is not filled with esoteric symbols and mathematical babbles, but with clear diagrams and down to earth explanations of the applications of each part of the financial statements. The author has done an excellent job on making this seemingly confusing subject very easy to understand and useful to those who needs to make decisions from it.