Financial Statement Analysis: The Investor's Self-Study to Interpreting & Analyzing Financial Statements, Revised Edition

by Woelfel, Charles

• ISBN13: 9781557385321
• ISBN10: 1557385327
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-09-22
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Financial Statement Analysisshows stock market investors how to profit from the knowledge, insights and perceptions of professionals who use financial statement analysis tools and techniques on a day-to-day basis. This book is designed to provide the essential basics required to read, interpret and analyze a company's financial statements prior to making important investment decisions. Inside you'll learn: Horizontal and Vertical Analysis Common-Size Statements Financial Ratios Liquidity and Activity Ratios Profitability Ratios Capital Structure Solvency Ratios

Table of Contents

Introduction
Objectives of Financial Statement Analysis and Financial Reporting	p. 1
Accounting Assumptions, Principles, Procedures, and Policies	p. 9
Inside Financial Statements	p. 19
An Overview of Financial Statement Analysis	p. 55
Analysis of Liquidity and Activity	p. 67
Profitability Analysis	p. 81
Analysis of Capital Structure and Solvency	p. 99
The Cash Flows Statement	p. 115
Interim Statements and Segment Analysis	p. 137
Constant Dollar and Current Value Accounting	p. 143
Special Situations	p. 151
Overview Problems With Solutions	p. 175
Glossary	p. 201
References	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 235
About the Author	p. 247
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