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How to Read a Balance Sheet: The Bottom Line on What You Need to Know about Cash Flow, Assets, Debt, Equity, Profit...and How It all Comes Together

ISBN10: 0071700331 | ISBN13: 9780071700337

How to Read a Balance Sheet: The Bottom Line on What You Need to Know about Cash Flow, Assets, Debt, Equity, Profit...and How It all Comes Together
ISBN10: 0071700331
ISBN13: 9780071700337
By Rick Makoujy

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Put the most valuable business tool to work for you!

The balance sheet is the key to everything--from efficient business operation to accurate assessment of a company’s worth. It’s a critical business resource--but do you know how to read it? How to Read a BalanceSheet breaks down the subject into easy-to-understand components.

If you're a business owner or manager, this book helps you . . .

  • Manage working capital
  • Generate higher returns on assets
  • Maximize your inventory dollars
  • Evaluate investment opportunities

If you're an investor, this book helps you . . .

  • Determine the market value of a company's assets and operations
  • Predict future earnings and trends
  • Assess the impact of capital expenditures
  • Identify potential "red flags" before the crowd

How to Read a Balance Sheet gives you the bottom line of what you need to know about:
Cash Flow * Assets * Debt * Equity * Profit and how it all comes together.

Preface; Acknowledgments;Introduction;Chapter 1. Primer on the Balance Sheet and Income Statement; Chapter 2. Assets; Chapter 3. Liabilities; Chapter 4. Equity; Chapter 5. Basic Accounting Principles and Methods; Chapter 6. Finance Concepts and Tools; Chapter 7. Balance Sheet Utilization and Implications; Chapter 8. Balance Sheet Abuses; Chapter 9. Effective Balance Sheet Management Techniques; Chapter 10. The Cash Flow Statement; Chapter 11. Common Mistakes When Starting a Business; Chapter 12. Financial Statement Analysis; Chapter 13. Summary and Conclusions; Appendix Balance Sheet (End of Last Year); Notes; Index;

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