Reading Financial Reports For Dummies, 3rd Edition (Learning Made Easy For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

Product Description
Reading Financial Reports For Dummies, 3rd Edition (9781119543954) was previously published as Reading Financial Reports For Dummies, 3rd Edition (9781118761939). While this Version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
  
Discover how to decipher financial reports
Especially relevant in today’s world of corporate scandals and new accounting laws, the numbers in a financial report contain vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is going.
Packed with new and updated information, Reading Financial Reports For Dummies, 3rd Edition gives you a quick but clear introduction to financial reports–and how to decipher the information in them.

New information on the separate accounting and financial reporting standards for private/small businesses versus public/large businesses
New content to match SEC and other governmental regulatory changes
New information about how the analyst-corporate connection has actually changed the playing field
The impact of corporate communications and new technologies
New examples that reflect current trends
Updated websites and resources 

Reading Financial Reports For Dummies is for investors, traders, brokers, managers, and anyone else who is looking for a reliable, up-to-date guide to reading financial reports effectively.
 
From the Inside Flap

Decipher and measure the information in financial reports
Get up-to-speed on SEC and governmental regulatory changes
Grasp the impact of corporate communications and trends

Decipher financial reports? Easy.
Especially relevant in today’s world of corporate scandals and new accounting laws, the numbers in a financial report contain vitally important information about where a company has been and where it’s going. This guide will give you the tools you need to test profitability, liquidity, and cash flow. Packed with new and updated information, Reading Financial Reports For Dummies gives you a quick but clear introduction to financial reports and how to decipher the information in them.
Inside…

Financial reporting basics
Business types and tax rules
Effect of company structure
The scoop on income statements
A look at liquidity
How reports help to budget
Signs that a company’s flawed
Ten financial scandals

From the Back Cover

Decipher and measure the information in financial reports
Get up-to-speed on SEC and governmental regulatory changes
Grasp the impact of corporate communications and trends

Decipher financial reports? Easy.
Especially relevant in today’s world of corporate scandals and new accounting laws, the numbers in a financial report contain vitally important information about where a company has been and where it’s going. This guide will give you the tools you need to test profitability, liquidity, and cash flow. Packed with new and updated information, Reading Financial Reports For Dummies gives you a quick but clear introduction to financial reports and how to decipher the information in them.
Inside…

Financial reporting basics
Business types and tax rules
Effect of company structure
The scoop on income statements
A look at liquidity
How reports help to budget
Signs that a company’s flawed
Ten financial scandals

About the Author
Lita Epstein, MBA, helps people develop business and personal financial and investing skills. She designs and teaches online courses on bookkeeping, accounting, starting a business, and finance and investing for women. She is the author of more than 40 books, including Bookkeeping For Dummies, Stock Charts For Dummies, and Trading For Dummies.