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An easy-to-use guide to financial analysis Essentials of Financial Analysis shows how to analyze a company as a prospective investment. This one-stop resource includes a basic introduction to accounting; shows how to use ratio analysis to evaluate a company's profit, liquidity, and solvency; and provides actual financial statements of a variety of companies as illustrations.
Sending an SOS when it comes to ROIs? Help is on the way . . . UNDERSTANDING RETURN ON INVESTMENT Return on investment (ROI) plays a major role in business, but itcan be a difficult concept to grasp. Understanding Return onInvestment shows you how to better utilize this essential tool bysimplifying and clarifying all its important points. Thisinvaluable guide includes information on: * The effect of ROI on investment and disinvestment decisions * The various forms of ROI and how they provide different measuresfor evaluating investment activities * The relationship of ROI to ROE (return on equity) * The use of ROI in evaluating investment centers in adecentralized operation * How ROI is used to evaluate managers * The use of weighted average cost of capital (WACC) in makinginvestment decisions If you use ROI, but are confused or unclear about some of itsdetails, you'll definitely profit from Understanding Return onInvestment, a complete guide to this all-important performanceindicator.
Written by two financial and accounting authorities, this hands-on working reference enables you to understand a company's balance sheet within the context of its annual report. You'll find detailed information on exactly what a balance sheet is, how it works, and how it's used to increase profitability; the individual components: receivables, cash, inventory, long-lived assets, current payables, long-term debt, and equity; how these different elements relate to each other, how they come into being, and how they should be controlled in your business; and how accounting data is created, accumulated, and used in the development of financial statements.
The term "cash flow" is used to describe the analysis of all the changes that affect a company's cash account during an accounting period. This book tells readers everything they need to know to understand cash flow and incorporate that knowledge into their strategic management process.
When confronted with financial reports, most nonfinancial managers feel uneasy. They see a bewildering array of figures, tables, accounting procedures, and technical jargon. They know that finances are the life's blood of a business and that not being able to read financial statements puts them in jeopardy. If you are among the many managers, small business owners, and entrepreneurs who would like to gain greater control of the financial aspect of your business, Understanding Income Statements will arm you with all the tools you need. Quickly and simply, it enables you to cut right through to the bare facts on net profits, losses, income sources, and expenses - all without abstract concepts or complicated mathematics.
Designed specifically for the non-financial manager, this volume provides information about the basics of balance sheets. It explains in detail all major aspects of a balance sheet, for example: cash, receivables, inventory, and long-lived assets. This work is part of a series that provides information about income statements, cashflow, ROI, and budgeting. It is designed in an easy-to-understand format that is accessible for those who wish to refresh their knowledge of balance sheets and also to those who wish to gain a basic, yet thorough knowledge of the subject matter at hand.
Understanding Return on Investment clarifies and explains all the fundamental elements of this important financial tool, making it one you can use comfortably and successfully.
How to cut through the public relations jargon and analyze a company's financial health and future prospects as it's spelled out in an annual report. Sound advice for non-expert investors in the stock market. New topics covered and explained in this edition include annual reports on the Internet, materiality, and financial derivatives. Titles in the easy-to-understand Business Keys series are directed at consumers and non-professionals, with advice on saving, investing, protecting assets, and increasing wealth through prudent money management. The books define terms, cut through business jargon, speak in plain language, and take the mystery out of business.
Shows how managers can structure their activities and investment base to obtain the highest possible ROI. * Examines essential concepts of ROI, including the advantages of using certain techniques and the limitations associated with them. * Shows how to calculate and use EVA, MVA and other residual measures. * Suggests procedures to evaluate ROIT and other high-tech investment options. * Written in a user-friendly style with many real-world examples and best practices.
“Business Library” titles are written especially for men and women starting a company or managing a small-to-medium-size business. Emphasis is on practical problem solving, with examples based on realistic business situations. This updated volume presents examples and discussion of the basic financial statements: the balance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cash flows, as well as other commonly used business documents. Beginning with fundamentals of financial reporting this edition brings the financial statements and their related jargon into focus with clear explanations that allow users to assess the financial health of a business.