How to Read a Financial Report ：Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers

Publication subTitle ：Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers

Author： John A. Tracy  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2004

E-ISBN: 9780471646938

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780471478676

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780471478676

Subject： F231.5 accounting statements

Language： ENG

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Hidden somewhere among all the numbers in a financial report is vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is going. This is especially relevant in light of the current corporate scandals.
The sixth edition of this bestselling book is designed to help anyone who works with financial reports--but has neither the time nor the need for an in-depth knowledge of accounting--cut through the maze of accounting information to find out what those numbers really mean.

Chapter

CONTENTS

pp.：  1 – 7

PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION

pp.：  7 – 9

1 Starting with Cash Flows

pp.：  9 – 13

2 Introducing the Balance Sheet and Income Statement

pp.：  13 – 19

3 Profit Isn’t Everything

pp.：  19 – 29

4 Sales Revenue and Accounts Receivable

pp.：  29 – 39

5 Cost of Goods Sold Expense and Inventory

pp.：  39 – 45

6 Inventory and Accounts Payable

pp.：  45 – 51

7 Operating Expenses and Accounts Payable

pp.：  51 – 55

8 Operating Expenses and Prepaid Expenses

pp.：  55 – 59

9 Long-Term Operating Assets: Depreciation and Amortization Expense

pp.：  59 – 63

10 Accruing Unpaid Operating Expenses and Interest Expense

pp.：  63 – 73

11 Income Tax Expense and Income Tax Payable

pp.：  73 – 79

12 Net Income and Retained Earnings; Earnings per Share (EPS)

pp.：  79 – 83

13 Cash Flow from Profit and Loss

pp.：  83 – 89

14 Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities

pp.：  89 – 97

15 Growth, Decline, and Cash Flow

pp.：  97 – 101

16 Footnotes—The Fine Print in Financial Reports

pp.：  101 – 113

17 CPAs, Audits, and Audit Failures

pp.：  113 – 121

18 Choosing Accounting Methods and Quality of Earnings

pp.：  121 – 137

19 Making and Changing Accounting Standards

pp.：  137 – 145

20 Cost of Goods Sold Conundrum

pp.：  145 – 159

21 Depreciation Dilemmas

pp.：  159 – 171

22 Ratios for Creditors and Investors

pp.：  171 – 179

23 A Look Inside Management Accounting

pp.：  179 – 193

24 A Few Parting Comments

pp.：  193 – 203

Index

pp.：  203 – 213

LastPages

pp.：  213 – 217

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