Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs · What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers by Berman, Karen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication PREFACE Part One - The Art of Finance (and Why It Matters)

1 - What Is Financial Intelligence? 2 - A Primer on the Art of Finance Part One - TOOLBOX

Part Two - The (Many) Peculiarities of the Income Statement

3 - Profit Is an Estimate 4 - Cracking the Code of the Income Statement 5 - Revenue 6 - Costs and Expenses 7 - The Many Forms of Profit Part Two - TOOLBOX

Part Three - The Balance Sheet Reveals the Most

8 - Understanding Balance Sheet Basics 9 - Assets 10 - On the Other Side 11 - Why the Balance Sheet Balances 12 - The Income Statement Affects the Balance Sheet Part Three - TOOLBOX

Part Four - Cash Is King

13 - Cash Is a Reality Check 14 - Profit ≠ Cash (and You Need Both) 15 - The Language of Cash Flow 16 - How Cash Connects with Everything Else 17 - Why Cash Matters Part Four - TOOLBOX

Part Five - Ratios: Learning What the Numbers Are Really Telling You

18 - The Power of Ratios 19 - Profitability Ratios 20 - Leverage Ratios 21 - Liquidity Ratios 22 - Efficiency Ratios Part Five - TOOLBOX

Part Six - How to Calculate (and Really Understand) Return on Investment

23 - The Building Blocks of ROI 24 - Figuring ROI Part Six - TOOLBOX

Part Seven - Applied Financial Intelligence: Working Capital Management

25 - The Magic of Managing the Balance Sheet 26 - Your Balance Sheet Levers 27 - Homing In on Cash Conversion Part Seven - TOOLBOX

Part Eight - Creating a Financially Intelligent Company

28 - Financial Literacy, Transparency, and Your Business’s Performance 29 - Financial Literacy Strategies 30 - Putting Financial Intelligence to Work Part Eight - TOOLBOX

APPENDIX A - Sample Financials APPENDIX B - Exercises to Build Your Financial Intelligence APPENDIX C - Under Armour and eBay Financial Statements NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHORS