Includes bibliographical references and index.

[How] to read financial statements. Income statement ; Balance sheet ; Statement of cash flows -- Profitability -- Cash flow -- Asset management -- Credit worthiness -- Staffing ratios -- Executive compensation -- Break even & profit targets -- Time value of money -- Capital budgeting -- Investment banking ratios -- Key performance indicators -- Appendixes.

This book is designed to help ordinary people understand how to analyze and make sense of financial statements. Translating financial concepts into ordinary English, each ratio concept is briefly described and presented in a worked example. This key book is excellent for the general reader who wants to be able to analyze the accounts of his or her company investments It is also of great use to those in business in order that they can understand how to measure, control and think about improving profit within their companies. -- Product Description.