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The updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to reading and understanding financial reports
Financial reports are used to provide a range of vital information, including an organization’s cash flow, financial condition, and profit performance (aka The Big Three Financial Statements). Financial statements are often complex and extremely difficult to understand for anyone other than accounting and finance professionals. How to Read a Financial Report enablesinvestors, lenders, business leaders, analysts, and managers to read, analyze, and interpret financial accounting reports. Designed specifically for non-specialists, this reader-friendly resource covers the fundamentals of financial reporting in jargon-free English. Topics such as sales revenue & recognition, costs of goods sold, sources & uses of capital/cash, non-cash expenses (e.g., depreciation expense), income tax obligations, understanding profits & financial stability, and financial statement ratios & analysis are covered throughout the book.
Now in its ninth edition, this bestselling guide has been thoroughly revised to reflect changes in accounting and financial reporting rules, current practices, and recent trends. New and expanded content explains managing cash flow, illustrates the deceitful misrepresentation of profits in some financial reports (aka Financial Engineering), and more. Further, end-of-chapter activities help readers learn the intricacies of the balance sheet and cash flow statement, while updated sections address shifts in regulatory standards. Written by two highly experienced experts in financial accounting, this resource:
Enables readers to cut through the noise and focus on what financial reports and financial statements are really saying about a companyClarifies commonly misunderstood aspects of financial reporting and how companies can “financially engineer” operating resultsOffers comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on analyzing financial reportsProvides numerous examples and explanations of various types of financial reports and analysis tools
Publisher : Wiley; 9th edition (February 5, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 1119606462
ISBN-13 : 978-1119606468
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 9.7 x 0.5 x 6.4 inches
Reviewer: CW
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best book of financial statements on Amazon
Review: Iâve order every financial statement book on Amazon with decent reviews, and this is the best so far. It is worth the money and will give you a great overview of the three main financial statements.The chapters are broken up into very digestible sections that donât require a great time commitment.
Reviewer: Kaitlin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for accounting newbies
Review: I'm a FR newbie and the textbook for my MBA class was just confusing me. I was so lost and felt like I couldn't catch up because the textbook was in a foreign language. Then I got this book... This book has visuals that helped me connect the dots between IS, CF, and BR in a way that was logical and made sense in my mind! And the language was simple and really helped make sense of what I couldn't in the textbook. As a brand marketer who was a history/English undergrad, this helped me in my financial reporting MBA class more than I can say!!
Reviewer: C. Wallace
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Learn the Business Report Card
Review: Financial statements are important when it comes to making calculated decisions on what to invest in. This book should be introduced to kids in school.
Reviewer: RWES
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Help for investing information
Review: I got this along with a pamphlet on definitions and between the two of them there is way more information than I ever could use! It has helped me when reading financial reports for investing in companies to help me understand the health of the company Iâm looking to invest in and so far so good!
Reviewer: jonas190
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great overview and layout
Review: I found this to be very useful. Can't understate how important these concepts are when valuing an investment. If that's your angle, I highly recommend. If you want to learn accounting itself, there are probably other ways to go about it. The shape of the book/pages is a little weird and drew some looks on the train, but it does give the book a smaller size while still being legible. I put it on the shelf with the spine down so it doesn't stick out into the room.
Reviewer: Tim Bacha
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Helps Clear the Mystery
Review: The book is great for helping one wade through the maze of financial statements. Helps make investment reports more understandable. I have read it twice and is starting round 3. Understanding improves with each revisit.
Reviewer: Robert Balaile
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Revelation for the beginner. Revision for the intermediate.
Review: It's a good read. However, I was already acquainted with most of the knowledge being taught.from accounting courses at universities. The most important lessons I learned are: the interconnections between the financial statements,what negative cash-flow means, how companies can massage their numbers and the meaning of a CPA's opinion. Not bad.
Reviewer: Kate B. Morin
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Used in class it was okay
Review: I had to buy this for class, it did what I needed it to and explained what we learned in class. This is a good tool for teaching but not a replacement for teaching
Reviewer: Javier A.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great basic introduction to balance sheets. Loved the landscape format.
Reviewer: Rodrigo S.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great practical content
Reviewer: Client d'Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Livre ultra utile, vraiment chapeau!Beautifull book, everything you want to know about 10-K is in it
Reviewer: Nitin Philip
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Quick and easy but was looking forward to a better quality book.
Reviewer: OPHELIE
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I D LIKED THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT IS VERY WELL EXPLAINED AND IT GIVES YOU TIPS AND TRICKS TO GET THROUGH A FINANCIAL REPORT ; I RECOMMEND IT
Customers say
Customers find the book provides clear explanations and a good overview of financial concepts. They find it simple and easy to understand, simplifying some concepts that were difficult for them. The book is considered a good value for the money and worth the effort.
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