Financial Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide (Wiley Finance)

Financial Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide (Wiley Finance)

<b>An updated guide to the essential discipline of financial statement analysis</b> <p>In <i>Financial Statement Analysis, Fourth Edition</i>, leading investment authority Martin Fridson returns with Fernando Alvarez to provide the analytical framework you need to scrutinize financial statements, whether you're evaluating a company's stock price or determining valuations for a merger or acquisition.</p> <p>This fully revised and up-to-date <i>Fourth Edition</i> offers fresh information that will help you to evaluate financial statements in today's volatile markets and uncertain economy, and allow you to get past the sometimes biased portrait of a company's performance.</p> <ul> <li>Reflects changes in the financial reporting landscape, including issues related to the financial crisis of 2008-2009</li> <li>Provides guidelines on how to interpret balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements</li> <li>Offers information for maximizing the accuracy of forecasts and a structured approach to credit and equity evaluation</li> </ul> <p>Filled with real-life examples and expert advice, <i>Financial Statement Analysis, Fourth Edition</i> will help you gain a firm understanding of the techniques that will help you interpret financial statements, which are designed to conceal more than reveal.</p>