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

by Rick Makoujy, Paul Amadeo

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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071700337
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/19/2010
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	461,652
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rick J. Makoujy, Jr., is the author of Accounting in an Hour, a 60-minute interactive DVD and e-learning course that promotes financial literacy to nonfinancial employees. He lives in Woolwich Township, NJ.

Table of Contents

Preface v

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 Primer on the Balance Sheet and Income Statement 1

Chapter 2 Assets 15

Chapter 3 Liabilities 31

Chapter 4 Equity 41

Chapter 5 Basic Accounting Principles and Methods 59

Chapter 6 Finance Concepts and Tools 81

Chapter 7 Balance Sheet Utilization and Implications 105

Chapter 8 Balance Sheet Abuses 117

Chapter 9 Effective Balance Sheet Management Techniques 135

Chapter 10 The Cash Flow Statement 141

Chapter 11 Common Mistakes When Starting a Business 147

Chapter 12 Financial Statement Analysis 157

Chapter 13 Summary and Conclusions 173

Appendix Balance Sheet (End of Last Year) 177

Notes 179

Index 181