Keys to reading an annual report /
Friedlob, G. Thomas
Keys to reading an annual report / George Thomas Friedlob and Ralph E. Welton. - 4th ed. - Hauppauge : Barron's, c2008. - 204 p.; 21 cm. - Barron's business keys .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Understanding annual report components --
Ch. 1. Understanding this book --
Ch. 2. What is an annual report? --
Ch. 3. Highlight, letter, and management’s discussion and analysis --
Ch. 4. Financial statements and notes --
Ch. 5. Annual reports on the Internet --
Pt. 2. Understanding financial statements --
Ch. 6. Basic accounting principles --
Ch. 7. Materiality --
Ch. 8. Note one --
Ch. 9. Notes on commitments, including leases and contingent liabilities --
Ch. 10. Notes relating to pension and post-retirement benefits --
Ch. 11. Segmental and company-wide information --
Ch. 12. Management evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures --
Ch. 13. Audit reports --
Ch. 14. Reports required by Sarbanes-Oxley --
Ch. 15. Compilation and review reports --
Ch. 16. SEC forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K --
Ch. 17. Components of the balance sheet --
Ch. 18. Current assets --
Ch. 19. Cash and receivables --
Ch. 20. Inventories --
Ch. 21. Property, plant and equipment --
Ch. 22. Depreciation --
Ch. 23. Intangibles and other assets --
Ch. 24. Depletion and amortization --
Ch. 25. Investments --
Ch. 26. Current liabilities --
Ch. 27. Noncurrent liabilities --
Ch. 28. Bonds and amortization --
Ch. 19. Owners’ equity --
Ch. 30. Classes of stock --
Ch. 31. Treasury stock --
Ch. 32. Retained earnings and appropriations --
Ch. 33. Donated capital and subscribed stock --
Ch. 34. Stock issued to employees --
Ch. 35. Income statement component --
Ch. 36. Sales and other revenues --
Ch. 37. Bad debts --
Ch. 38. Cost of goods sold and inventories --
Ch. 39. Manufacturing costs --
Ch. 40. Operating expenses --
Ch. 41. Discontinued operations --
Ch. 42. Extraordinary items --
Ch. 43. Taxes and tax deferrals --
Ch. 44. Comprehensive income --
Ch. 45. Derivatives --
Ch. 46. Accrual accounting versus cash flow --
Ch. 47. Statement of cash flows --
Ch. 48. Consolidated financial statements --
Ch. 49. Quarterly statements --
Ch. 50. Earnings per share --
Pt. 3. Analyzing financial statements --
Ch. 51. Ratio analysis --
Ch. 52. Profitability ratios --
Ch. 53. Activity ratios --
Ch. 54. Liquidity ratios --
Ch. 55. Cash flow ratios and quality of earnings --
Ch. 56. Overall (debt and equity) ratios --
Ch. 57. Operating and financial leverage --
Ch. 58. Common size statement --
Ch. 59. Financial statement comparability --
Ch. 60. Annual report of foreign companies.
Advises investors on how to cut through the public relations jargon, focus on the annual report's important facts and figures, and use that information to assess a company's financial health.
9780764139154
Financial statements
Auditors' reports
657
Keys to reading an annual report / George Thomas Friedlob and Ralph E. Welton. - 4th ed. - Hauppauge : Barron's, c2008. - 204 p.; 21 cm. - Barron's business keys .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Understanding annual report components --
Ch. 1. Understanding this book --
Ch. 2. What is an annual report? --
Ch. 3. Highlight, letter, and management’s discussion and analysis --
Ch. 4. Financial statements and notes --
Ch. 5. Annual reports on the Internet --
Pt. 2. Understanding financial statements --
Ch. 6. Basic accounting principles --
Ch. 7. Materiality --
Ch. 8. Note one --
Ch. 9. Notes on commitments, including leases and contingent liabilities --
Ch. 10. Notes relating to pension and post-retirement benefits --
Ch. 11. Segmental and company-wide information --
Ch. 12. Management evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures --
Ch. 13. Audit reports --
Ch. 14. Reports required by Sarbanes-Oxley --
Ch. 15. Compilation and review reports --
Ch. 16. SEC forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K --
Ch. 17. Components of the balance sheet --
Ch. 18. Current assets --
Ch. 19. Cash and receivables --
Ch. 20. Inventories --
Ch. 21. Property, plant and equipment --
Ch. 22. Depreciation --
Ch. 23. Intangibles and other assets --
Ch. 24. Depletion and amortization --
Ch. 25. Investments --
Ch. 26. Current liabilities --
Ch. 27. Noncurrent liabilities --
Ch. 28. Bonds and amortization --
Ch. 19. Owners’ equity --
Ch. 30. Classes of stock --
Ch. 31. Treasury stock --
Ch. 32. Retained earnings and appropriations --
Ch. 33. Donated capital and subscribed stock --
Ch. 34. Stock issued to employees --
Ch. 35. Income statement component --
Ch. 36. Sales and other revenues --
Ch. 37. Bad debts --
Ch. 38. Cost of goods sold and inventories --
Ch. 39. Manufacturing costs --
Ch. 40. Operating expenses --
Ch. 41. Discontinued operations --
Ch. 42. Extraordinary items --
Ch. 43. Taxes and tax deferrals --
Ch. 44. Comprehensive income --
Ch. 45. Derivatives --
Ch. 46. Accrual accounting versus cash flow --
Ch. 47. Statement of cash flows --
Ch. 48. Consolidated financial statements --
Ch. 49. Quarterly statements --
Ch. 50. Earnings per share --
Pt. 3. Analyzing financial statements --
Ch. 51. Ratio analysis --
Ch. 52. Profitability ratios --
Ch. 53. Activity ratios --
Ch. 54. Liquidity ratios --
Ch. 55. Cash flow ratios and quality of earnings --
Ch. 56. Overall (debt and equity) ratios --
Ch. 57. Operating and financial leverage --
Ch. 58. Common size statement --
Ch. 59. Financial statement comparability --
Ch. 60. Annual report of foreign companies.
Advises investors on how to cut through the public relations jargon, focus on the annual report's important facts and figures, and use that information to assess a company's financial health.
9780764139154
Financial statements
Auditors' reports
657