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Annual reports 101 [electronic resource] : [what the numbers and the fine print can reveal about the true health of a company] / Michael C. Thomsett.

By: Thomsett, Michael C.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York : American Management Association, c2007Description: viii, 242 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Other title: Annual reports one hundred and one | Annual reports one hundred one.Subject(s): Corporation reports -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etcGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 332.63/2042 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The accounting dilemma: the gap in GAAP -- The basic financial statements: what your Mama didn't tell you about the balance sheet -- Essential ratios: rolling up your numerical sleeves -- What statements do not reveal: dirty little accounting secrets -- Footnotes, part one: an overview of the real disclosures -- Footnotes, part two: red flags you can find on your own -- Structure of the annual report: a public relations document -- The auditing role: accounting culture and the audit mentality -- How the numbers are manipulated: accounting shell games -- Sources of free information: you don't need to pay for help -- Modifying your game plan: a new form of portfolio management.
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Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index.

The accounting dilemma: the gap in GAAP -- The basic financial statements: what your Mama didn't tell you about the balance sheet -- Essential ratios: rolling up your numerical sleeves -- What statements do not reveal: dirty little accounting secrets -- Footnotes, part one: an overview of the real disclosures -- Footnotes, part two: red flags you can find on your own -- Structure of the annual report: a public relations document -- The auditing role: accounting culture and the audit mentality -- How the numbers are manipulated: accounting shell games -- Sources of free information: you don't need to pay for help -- Modifying your game plan: a new form of portfolio management.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.