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Index
Title Contents Introduction
About This Book Conventions Used in This Book What You’re Not to Read Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organised Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here
Part I : Getting Down to Financial Reporting Basics
Chapter 1: Discovering What Reports Reveal
Finding Out What Financial Reporting Is For Looking at Different Types of Reporting Dissecting the Annual Report for Shareholders Understanding How the Number Crunchers Are Kept in Line
Chapter 2: Recognising Different Business Types
Flying Solo: Sole Traders Joining Forces: Partnerships Shielding Your Assets: Public and Private Limited Companies Seeking Protection with Limited Liability Partnerships
Chapter 3: Discovering How Company Structure Affects the Books
Investigating Private Companies Understanding Public (Listed) Companies A Whole New World: How a Company Goes from Private to Public
Chapter 4: Digging into Accounting Basics
Making Sense of the Accounting Method Understanding Debits and Credits Digging into Depreciation and Amortisation Checking Out the Chart of Accounts Differentiating Profit Types
Part II : Understanding Published Information: Annual Reports
Chapter 5: Exploring the Anatomy of an Annual Report
Meeting the Basic Parts of an Annual Report Everything but the Numbers Presenting the Financial Picture Summarising the Financial Data
Chapter 6: Balancing Assets against Liabilities and Equity
Understanding the Balance Equation Introducing the Balance Sheet Assessing Assets Looking at Liabilities Navigating the Equity Maze
Chapter 7: Using the Income Statement
Introducing the Income Statement Delving into the Tricky Business of Revenues Acknowledging Expenses Sorting Out the Profit and Loss Types Calculating Earnings Per Share
Chapter 8: The Statement of Cash Flows
Digging into the Statement of Cash Flows Checking Out Operating Activities Investigating Investing Activities Understanding Financing Activities Recognising Special Line Items Adding It All Up
Chapter 9: Scouring the Notes to the Financial Statements
Deciphering the Small Print Accounting Policies Note: Laying Out the Rules of the Road Working Out Financial Borrowings and Other Liabilities Accounting for Share-Based Payment: Something New in the Accountants’ World Mergers and Acquisitions: Noteworthy Information Pondering Pension and Retirement Benefits Breaking Down Business Breakdowns Reviewing Significant Events Finding the Red Flags
Chapter 10: Considering Consolidated Financial Statements
Getting a Grip on Consolidation Looking at Methods of Buying Up Companies Reading Consolidated Financial Statements Looking to the Notes
Part III : Analysing the Numbers
Chapter 11: Testing the Profits and Market Value
The Price/Earnings Ratio Dividend Yield and Cover Return on Sales Return on Assets Return on Equity The Big Three: Margins
Chapter 12: Looking at Liquidity
Finding the Current Ratio Determining the Quick Ratio Investigating Income Gearing Comparing Debt to Shareholders’ Equity Determining Debt-to-Capital Ratio
Chapter 13: Making Sure the Company Has Cash to Carry On
Measuring Income Success Checking Out Debt Calculating Cash-Flow Coverage
Part IV : Understanding How Companies Optimise Operations
Chapter 14: Using Basic Budgeting
Peering Into the Budgeting Process Building Budgets Providing Monthly Budget Reports Using Internal Reports
Chapter 15: Turning Up Clues in Turnover and Assets
Exploring Inventory Valuation Methods Applying Inventory Valuation Methods Determining Inventory Turnover Investigating Tangible Fixed Assets Turnover Tracking Total Asset Turnover
Chapter 16: Examining Cash Inflow and Outflow
Assessing Trade-Receivable Turnover and Average Collection Period Taking a Close Look at Customer Accounts Finding the Accounts-Payable Turnover Ratio Determining the Number of Days in Accounts-Payable Ratio Deciding Whether Discount Offers Make Good Financial Sense
Chapter 17: How Companies Keep the Cash Flowing
Slowing Down Bill Payments Collecting Accounts Receivables Faster Borrowing on Receivables Reducing Inventory Getting Cash More Quickly
Part V : The Many Ways Companies Answer to Stakeholders
Chapter 18: Finding Out How Companies Find Errors: The Auditing Process
Meeting Mr or Ms Auditor Delving Into the Auditing Process Filling the GAAP
Chapter 19: Checking Out the Analyst–Company Connection
Typecasting the Analysts Regarding Bond Rating Agencies Delving Into Share Rating Looking at How Companies Talk to Analysts
Chapter 20: How Companies Soothe the Shareholders
Knowing What to Expect from an Annual General Meeting Culling Information from the Annual General Meeting Checking Out How the Board Runs the Company Speaking Out at Meetings: Proxy Votes Catching Up on Corporate Actions Staying Up-to-Date Using Company Web Sites
Chapter 21: Keeping Score When Companies Play Games with Numbers
Getting to the Bottom of Creative Accounting Unearthing the Games Played with Earnings Exploring Exploitations of Expenses Finding Funny Business in Assets and Liabilities Playing Detective with Cash Flow
Part VI : The Part of Tens
Chapter 22: Ten Financial Crises That Rocked the World
Enron: Be Cautious of Explosive Growth Adelphia and Hollinger: Be Wary of Lavish Lifestyles WorldCom/MCI: If It Looks too Good to Be True . . . Parmalat: Keep It Simple Independent Insurance: Unreliable Info, Higher Risk Versailles: Don’t Follow the Money-Go-Round Barings Bank: Security, Accuracy, and Incompetence Equitable Life: Spread Your Pension Bets Robert Maxwell: Unfit to Lead Northern Rock: Financial Problems Without Wrongdoing
Chapter 23: Ten Signs That a Company’s in Trouble
Lower Liquidity Low Cash Flow Disappearing Profit Margins Revenue Game-Playing Too Much Debt Unrealistic Values for Assets and Liabilities A Change in Accounting Methods Questionable Mergers and Acquisitions Slow Inventory Turnover Slow-Paying Customers
Chapter 24: Ten Top-Notch Online Resources
Companies House IASB Yahoo! Finance UK Standard & Poor’s Biz/ed Financial Times Accounting Web: ICC Find Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Reuters
Part VII : Appendixes
Appendix A: Financial Statements Appendix B: Glossary
: Further Reading
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