Final Account and Analysis
ANALYSIS AND USES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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All rights reserved. No part of this course may be reproduced in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Table of Contents
Preface Chapter 1 Objectives of Financial Statement Analysis and Financial Reporting Chapter 2 Accounting Assumptions, Principles, Procedures, and Policies Chapter 3 Understanding Financial Statements Chapter 4 An Overview of Financial Statement Analysis Chapter 5 Analysis of Liquidity and Activity Chapter 6 Analysis of Solvency and Capital Structure Chapter 7 Profitability Analysis Chapter 8 Market Strength and Overall Evaluation Chapter 9 Analysis of Cash Flows Chapter 10 Interim Statements and Segment Analysis
GLOSSARY
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PREFACE
Analysis and Uses of Financial Statements is designed for interested parties who must understand how to read, interpret, and analyze financial statements. This course describes in clear, concise, and understandable language the intricacies of financial statements, and their use by investors, creditors, analysts, and other interested parties. This course can enhance your chance for success in business and investing; by enabling you to profit form the knowledge, insights, and perceptions of professionals who use financial statement analysis tools and techniques on a day-to-day basis. Realistic examples and illustrations of financial statement analysis are widely used in this course to make the subject matter crystal clear. That is the major objective of this course. This course explains the objectives of financial statements in a meaningful manner. The accounting principles used in compiling financial statements and the qualitative characteristics of data appearing on financial statements are relevantly and reliably described. After a thorough overview of financial statements, major
Delta Publishing Company
1
Copyright
DELTA PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 5332, Los Alamitos, CA 90721-5332
All rights reserved. No part of this course may be reproduced in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher.
2006 by
2
Table of Contents
Preface Chapter 1 Objectives of Financial Statement Analysis and Financial Reporting Chapter 2 Accounting Assumptions, Principles, Procedures, and Policies Chapter 3 Understanding Financial Statements Chapter 4 An Overview of Financial Statement Analysis Chapter 5 Analysis of Liquidity and Activity Chapter 6 Analysis of Solvency and Capital Structure Chapter 7 Profitability Analysis Chapter 8 Market Strength and Overall Evaluation Chapter 9 Analysis of Cash Flows Chapter 10 Interim Statements and Segment Analysis
GLOSSARY
3
PREFACE
Analysis and Uses of Financial Statements is designed for interested parties who must understand how to read, interpret, and analyze financial statements. This course describes in clear, concise, and understandable language the intricacies of financial statements, and their use by investors, creditors, analysts, and other interested parties. This course can enhance your chance for success in business and investing; by enabling you to profit form the knowledge, insights, and perceptions of professionals who use financial statement analysis tools and techniques on a day-to-day basis. Realistic examples and illustrations of financial statement analysis are widely used in this course to make the subject matter crystal clear. That is the major objective of this course. This course explains the objectives of financial statements in a meaningful manner. The accounting principles used in compiling financial statements and the qualitative characteristics of data appearing on financial statements are relevantly and reliably described. After a thorough overview of financial statements, major