A manager's guide to financial analysis powerful tools for analyzing the numbers and making the best decisions for your business

This course gives students the tools they need to crunch the numbers, focusing on prediction rather than reporting. Students will learn how to: connect a company's past experience to future expectations; apply correct analytical techniques to problems or decisions; identify and explain deviatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sherman, Eliot H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] AMA, American Management Association 2015
Edition:Sixth edition
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This course gives students the tools they need to crunch the numbers, focusing on prediction rather than reporting. Students will learn how to: connect a company's past experience to future expectations; apply correct analytical techniques to problems or decisions; identify and explain deviations from anticipated results; make needed adjustments to financial statements, taking into account current values, off-balance-sheet financing, and unrecognized items; use financial ratios to analyze trends, identify issues, and compare results to the competition and industry; evaluate capital investments using net present value, internal rate of return, profitability index, and other methods; manage current assets including cash, credit and collections, and inventory; build a robust financial forecast; determine a company's optimal capital structure and debt policy; measure the financial impact of a merger or acquisition. --
Physical Description:1 volume illustrations
ISBN:9780761215622
1523101822
9781523101825