Thomas R. Ittelson is an expert at translating complicated financial topics in an accessible way for non-financial audiences. In this book, he empowers listeners by clearly and simply demonstrating how the three major accounting statements interact to offer a snapshot of a company's financial health. This book teaches listeners how to use specialized accounting vocabulary and makes accessible the structure and purpose of the three major numeric statements...

Simply the clearest and most comprehensive introduction to financial reporting available. No accounting background is required. “Financial Statements” is a perfect introduction to financial accounting for non-financial managers, investors, business students, lawyers, lenders, entrepreneurs, and more. Financial Statements deftly shows that all this accounting and financial-reporting stuff is not rocket science and that anyone can understand it! Ittelson...

Learn the 25 keys to unlocking the powerful and useful information buried in corporate financial statements, including understanding balance sheets and income statements, defining accrual accounting, and valuing costs of goods sold, inventory and cash flow. Analyzing Financial Statements is part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a reference series easily accessible to all businesspersons, from first-level managers to the executive suite. The...

I really enjoyed reading it being a Corporate Finance professional. It's the best piece of info to read to know the main areas of Corporate Finance. Aqeel Javed. After reading John Cousins' book I was finally able to understand a subject that has been, for me, very foreign and intimidating. He makes the topic of corporate finance accessible to people like me who need the knowledge but easily get lost "in the weeds". Clear and very easy to digest...

The must-read summary of Joseph T. Straub's book: "Understanding Financial Statements: How to Read Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash-Flow Statements and Calculate Financial Ratios". This complete summary of the ideas from Joseph T. Straub's book "Understanding Financial Statements" shows how the ability to understand and analyze financial statements is an essential business skill. Financial statements reflect the financial health of a company,...

This book seeks to analyze the different aspects of balance sheet and of financial statements. Delineating the general principles of sound lending, it discusses at length the trading and profit and loss account, balance sheet analysis, concept and utility of cash flow statement, ratio analysis, break-even analysis, depreciation, and bank reconciliation statement. Explaining the concept of capital adequacy ratio, it also deals with the monitoring...

Mary Buffett and David Clark clearly outline Warren Buffett's strategies in a way that will appeal to newcomers and seasoned Buffettologists alike. Inspired by the seminal work of Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham (The Interpretation of Financial Statements, 1937), this book presents Buffett's interpretation of financial statements with anecdotes and quotes from the master investor himself.Potential investors will discover:-Buffett's time-tested dos...

In the first of three lectures introducing standard tools for analyzing and selecting stocks and other possible investments, learn how to read a typical financial statement. Grasp the meaning of concepts like income statements and balance sheets, and learn what they can tell you about a company's strengths and weaknesses.

Want to make sense of accounting basics? This plain-English guide helps you speak your accountant's language with ease, minimizing confusion as you maximize profits.

Finally, a finance dictionary compiled with the individual investor in mind. Wall Street Lingo does more than define the terms your stockbroker, the Wall Street Journal and CNBC pitch at you it explains them in a way that traditional dictionaries cant. Where other dictionaries start at A and end at Z, Wall Street Lingo is organized in chapters, by subject. It begins where you begin with a topic that has piqued your curiosity and ends only when your...