How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers, Seventh Edition
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JOHN A. TRACY is an award-winning Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His other books include The Fast Forward MBA in Finance, Second Edition, Accounting For Dummies, Fourth Edition, and Accounting Workbook For Dummies, all published by Wiley.

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Part One—Components and Connections in Financial Statements.

1 Starting with Cash Flows.

2 The Three Financial Statements.

3 Profit Isn't Everything.

4 Sales Revenue and Accounts Receivable.

5 Cost of Goods Sold Expense and Inventory.

6 Inventory and Accounts Payable.

7 Operating Expenses and Accounts Payable.

8 Operating Expenses and Prepaid Expenses.

9 A Unique Expense: Depreciation.

10 Accruing the Liability for Unpaid Expenses.

11 Income Tax Expense and Its Liability.

12 Net Income and Retained Earnings; Earnings per Share (EPS).

13 Cash Flow from Operating (Profit-Making) Activities.

14 Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities.

15 Footnotes to Financial Statements.

Part Two—Financial Statement Analysis.

16 Impact of Growth and Decline on Cash Flow.

17 Financial Statement Ratios.

18 Profit Analysis for Business Managers.

Part Three—Reliability of Financial Report.

19 Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards.

20 Accounting Methods and Massaging the Numbers.

21 Audits of Financial Reports in the Post-Enron Era.

22 Parting Comments.

Index.

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