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Annual Reports 101: What the Numbers and the Fine Print Can Reveal Book

"An annual report is a powerful and revealing document about a companyâ??s financial standing. If you know what youâ??re looking for, it can give you substantial insight about where the company may be headed in the future. But to the untrained eye, the annual report may seem like walls of accounting technicalities provided to fill up space between the glossy photos and the upbeat â??Message from the CEO.â? Annual Reports 101 gets past the PR machine to show the meaning behind the spin. This ultra-practical guide shows you how to thoroughly translate and read â??between the linesâ? of the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow report, and the accompanying text. The book helps you get a true sense of the ""big picture"" behind the company, allowing you to move beyond the numbers themselves and the fluffy, PR-driven copy. Before you know it, you'll have the tools to spot red flags, decipher footnotes, and see past common practices that, while legal, may not give the most accurate picture. With all the recent high-profile accounting scandals that have rocked the business world, companies are being careful about complying with the law. But that doesnâ??t mean they are making it any easier for you to understand what theyâ??re reporting. With Annual Reports 101, youâ??ll have the key to a treasure trove of company information -- and a clear path through the hype." Read More

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    An annual report is a powerful and revealing document about a company?s financial standing, and can offer the savvy reader substantial insight about where the company may be headed in the future. But to the untrained eye, the annual report may seem like walls of accounting technicalities surrounded by glossy photos and the upbeat "Message from the CEO."

    Annual Reports 101 is a straightforward guide to reading the primary financial documents that make up the annual report, and then extracting more information?from the numbers themselves and from the often fluffy text?than some companies want the public to know. The book shows how to watch out for "red flags," decipher footnotes, and see past common practices that, while legal, may not give the most accurate picture. Readers of annual reports include potential investors and business partners, financial advisers, company employees, lenders, and many others whose stake in the success of a public company is crucial to their own. Annual Reports 101 gets past the PR machine to show the meaning behind the math.

  • 0814473679
  • 9780814473672
  • Michael C. Thomsett
  • 1 September 2006
  • Amacom
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 256
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