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

by Rick Makoujy

Overview

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 Balance Sheet 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071703444
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/29/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

About the Author
Rick J. Makoujy, Jr. is the author of the acclaimed 60-minute DVD and online financial literacy program, Accounting In An Hour, which has been successfully utilized by dozens of Fortune 500 companies as well as the U.S. Government. He currently performs turnaround and restructuring consulting for a variety of businesses. Previously, Rick worked in the Price Waterhouse Restructuring Practice and in various capacities on Wall Street. He also has extensive personal experience purchasing, improving and selling operating companies as well as real estate.

Table of Contents

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;