Overview

Interpreting Company Reports and Accounts guides the reader through the conventions and complexities of company accounts, explaining how to assess the financial and trading position of a company from year to year, how to spot undue risk taking and ‘‘cosmetic accounting’’ and where to look for clues on the quality of management.  Packed with interesting real world examples, this is a highly practical book which shows readers how to analyse company reports and accounts, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The analysis is illustrated with over 200 extracts/examples from published accounts

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Author:   Geoffrey Holmes ,  Alan Sugden ,  Paul Gee
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   10th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.651kg
ISBN:  

9780273711414

ISBN 10:   0273711415
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 May 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Publisher's acknowledgements Chapter 1 - Overview of the regulatory scene Chapter 2 - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) overview Chapter 3 - Accounting principles Chapter 4 - The annual report Chapter 5 - Chairman's statement and the operating and financial review Chapter 6 - Corporate governance and the auditors' report Chapter 7 - The profit and loss account: overall structure Chapter 8 - The profit and loss account: turnover and revenue recognition Chapter 9 - The profit and loss account: further disclosure areas Chapter 10 - The profit and loss account: interpretation, ratio analysis, segmental analysis and earnings per share Chapter 11 - Equity statements, dividends and prior period adjustments Chapter 12 - Balance sheet: an introduction Chapter 13 - Tangible fixed assets Chapter 14 - Intangible fixed assets Chapter 15 - Fixed asset investments Chapter 16 - Stocks and long-term contracts Chapter 17 - Debtors and other receivables Chapter 18 - Current asset investments; cash at bank and in hand Chapter 19 - Creditors and provisions Chapter 20 - Tax in the balance sheet Chapter 21 - Bank loans and overdrafts Chapter 22 - Loan capital Chapter 23 - Derivatives and other financial instruments Chapter 24 - Equity share capital and reserves Chapter 25 - Balance sheet disclosures Chapter 26 - Cash flow statements Chapter 27 - Financial Reporting for SMEs (small and medium-sized entities) Chapter 28 - Group accounts, acquisitions and mergers Chapter 29 - Joint ventures, associates and foreign operations Chapter 30 - Historical summaries, ratios and trends Chapter 31 - Inflation Chapter 32 - Half-yearly reports (Interim reports) Chapter 33 - UK GAAP and IFRS compared Chapter 34 - Adopting IFRS for the first time Chapter 35 - Putting it all together Appendix 1 UK GAAP: Current Financial Reporting Standards and Exposure Drafts Appendix 2 International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Appendix 3 Useful website addresses Appendix 4 Present value Appendix 5 Retail Price Indices since 1950 Index

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