Peterson / Fabozzi Analysis of Financial Statements

2. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-471-91447-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 294 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Frank J. Fabozzi Series

Revised and up to date, the Second Edition includes valuableinformation that addresses questions such as:
* What is transparency and why do we care?
* How can financial statements inform investors?
* How can financial statements mislead investors?
* How has the Sarbanes-Oxley Act changed companies' financialdisclosures?
* What should you look for in financial disclosures when judging acompany's financial health?
* How do financial statements relate to the value of a company'sstock?
* Why is cash flow so important to a company's financialhealth?
Throughout Analysis of Financial Statements, Second Edition, theauthors demonstrate the nuts and bolts of financial analysis byapplying the techniques to actual companies. The authors set thestage for financial analysis in Part One with their discussions offinancial statements and the quality of financial statements. InPart Two, they walk you through how to judge a company's financialhealth using financial disclosures in financial ratio analysis,earnings analysis, and cash flow analysis. In Part Three, theauthors take analysis a step further by discussing how investorsand creditors can use financial statements to more effectivelyassess a company's performance and risk. Peterson and Fabozzi wrapup this Second Edition with a set of lessons for investors andanalysts:
Lesson 1: Understand what you are looking at
Lesson 2: Read the fine print
Lesson 3: If it's too good to be true, it may be
Lesson 4: Follow the money
Lesson 5: Understand the risks

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peterson, Pamela P.

Fabozzi, Frank J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
About the Authors.
PART ONE: THE BASICS.
Chapter 1. Introduction.
Chapter 2. Financial Statements.
Chapter 3. The Quality of Financial Information.
PART TWO: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Chapter 4. Financial Analysis.
Chapter 5. Equity Analysis.
Chapter 6. Cash Flow Analysis.
PART THREE: APPLYING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
Chapter 7. Measuring Company Performance.
Chapter 8. Credit Analysis.
Chapter 9. Analysis of Risk Using Fundamentals.
Chapter 10. The Lessons We Learn.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Pamela P. Peterson (Tallahassee, FL), Ph.D. CFA is aprofessor of Finance at Florida State University where she teachesundergraduate courses in corporate finance and doctoral courses inempirical research methods. Professor Peterson has publishedarticles in numerous journals including the Journal ofFinance, the Journal of Financial Economics, theJournal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management,and the Financial Analysts Journal. She and David R.Peterson co-wrote the AIMR monograph Company Performance andMeasures of Value Added. Professor Peterson has writtencollaboratively with Frank J. Fabozzi on Analysis of FinancialStatements published by Frank J. Fabozzi Associates, CapitalBudgeting, and Financial Management and Analysis,both published by Wiley.
Frank J. Fabozzi (New Hope, PA) is the Frederick FrankAdjunct Professor of Finance in the School of Management at YaleUniversity. Frank is a Fellow of the International Center forFinance at Yale University, the editor of the Journal ofPortfolio Management, a member of Princeton University'sAdvisory Council for the Department of Operations Research andFinancial Engineering, and a trustee of the BlackRock complex ofclosed-end funds and Guardian Life sponsored open-end mutualfunds.