TY - BOOK AU - Friedlob,G.Thomas AU - Welton,Ralph E. TI - Keys to reading an annual report T2 - Barron's business keys SN - 9780764139154 U1 - 657 PY - 2008/// CY - Hauppauge PB - Barron's KW - Financial statements KW - Auditors' reports N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -