Analysis of Financial Statements (Hardcover)

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Analysis of Financial Statements will improve a company's competitive position by analyzing its financial strengths and weaknesses. Bernstein gives a variety of methods for analyzing, interpreting, and understanding financial data to be able to make the best decisions.

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Analysis of Financial Statements is a powerful business handbook for investors, bankers, and other professionals who rely on financial statement understanding and analysis. For investors who need to evaluate why increased sales didn't lead to higher stock prices...for bankers who need to know the underlying reasons a customer wants to borrow funds...for any business person who needs to analyze and understand financial statements...Let Analysis of Financial Statements be your guide to understanding the language of financial statements. This valuable reference helps investors and other business professionals utilize the appropriate methods for analyzing, interpreting, and understanding financial data, and use those data to take full advantage of opportunities while sensing those data to take full advantage of opportunities while sensing and sidestepping unforeseen financial risks. Open its covers and see for yourself why it has been called "today's most unique, useful reference for results-driven financial analysis." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Irwin Professional Pub; 4 Sub edition (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556239300
• ISBN-13: 978-1556239304
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,453,750 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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52 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Each edition of this book just gets better and better!, June 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Analysis of Financial Statements (Hardcover)

I have bought every edition of this book, and it just keeps getting better and better. As a 25 year veteran of corporate finance, I continue to use this book myself on a regular basis and to recommend it to less experienced employees who are still developing their expertise. Every finance library should have this book.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best I've read, March 16, 2006

By	reader (AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Analysis of Financial Statements (Hardcover)

I am not a CPA or Finance major. I am a physicist so the math is not intimidating. I have been investing as an amateur since retirement and this book gives solid and easily understood ways to get at the valuation of a company and its stock by investigating the financial statements. There is a good comprehensive case study at the end of the book, but I wish the authors would give more examples either within or at the end of each chapter.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for students!, August 20, 2008

By	PicOlio "PicOlio.com" (Franktown, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Analysis of Financial Statements (Hardcover)

I purchased this book to assist me with some finance and accounting courses. It was one of the best purchases I could have made. The book is clear, concise, and informative. It made understanding several of the concepts behind financial statement analysis much much simpler. It is certainly worth every bit of the cost.