Authors:G.T. Friedlob Ph.D., R.E. Welton Ph.D.,
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: keys, business, barron, annual, reading, report
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2001-01-01
List price: $8.99
ISBN-10: 0764113062
ISBN-13: 9780764113062

How to cut through the public relations jargon and analyze a company’s financial health and future prospects as it’s spelled out in an annual report. Sound advice for non-expert investors in the stock market. New topics covered and explained in this edition include annual reports on the Internet, materiality, and financial derivatives. Titles in the easy-to-understand Business Keys series are directed at consumers and non-professionals, with advice on saving, investing, protecting assets, and increasing wealth through prudent money management. The books define terms, cut through bu

Author: Franklin J. Plewa Jr. Ph.D. George T. Friedlob Ph
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Serie
Keywords: business, library, barron, statements, financial
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2006-06-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0764134183
ISBN-13: 9780764134180

?Business Library? titles are written especially for men and women starting a company or managing a small-to-medium-size business. Emphasis is on practical problem solving, with examples based on realistic business situations. This updated volume presents examples and discussion of the basic financial statements: the balance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cash flows, as well as other commonly used business documents. Beginning with fundamentals of financial reporting this edition brings the financial statements and their related jargon into focus with clear explanations that

Authors:George T. Friedlob Ph.D., Ralph E. Welton Ph.D.,
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: report, annual, reading, keys
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2008-05-16
List price: $8.99
ISBN-10: 0764139150
ISBN-13: 9780764139154

Over the years, the titles in this popular series have helped ordinary consumers understand principles of prudent money management as a key to personal financial security. Written by experienced financial and investment specialists, Barron’s Business Keys use non-technical language that takes the mystery out of business practices. They offer up-to-date advice on saving, investing, seeking mortgages and other loans, protecting one’s assets, coping with taxes, and managing many other money-related issues. This updated edition advises investors on how to cut through the public rel

Authors:George T. Friedlob, Franklin J. Plewa Jr.,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: nonfinancial, managers, series, fundamentals, finance, return, investment, understanding
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1996-05-03
List price: $42.50
ISBN-10: 0471103721
ISBN-13: 9780471103721

Sending an SOS when it comes to ROIs?Help is on the way . . .UNDERSTANDING RETURN ON INVESTMENTReturn on investment (ROI) plays a major role in business, but it can be a difficult concept to grasp. Understanding Return on Investment shows you how to better utilize this essential tool by simplifying and clarifying all its important points. This invaluable guide includes information on: * The effect of ROI on investment and disinvestment decisions * The various forms of ROI and how they provide different measures for evaluating investment activities * The relationship of ROI to ROE (return on eq

Authors:George T. Friedlob, Franklin J. Plewa Jr.,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: sheets, balance, understanding
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: $52.50
ISBN-10: 0471130753
ISBN-13: 9780471130758

As statements of a company’s financial condition, balance sheets contain information vital to owners, investors, and financial managers who are charged with assessing company performance. Often complex and difficult to interpret, balance sheets are nonetheless essential because they help pinpoint business problem areas. Understanding Balance Sheets explains in a clear and concise manner all the major aspects of this important business tool, making it yours to implement easily and successfully. Written by two financial and accounting authorities, this hands-on working reference enabl

Authors:George T. Friedlob, Lydia L. F. Schleifer, L.F. Schl
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: analysis, financial, essentials
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2002-11-22
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0471228303
ISBN-13: 9780471228301

An easy-to-use guide to financial analysis Essentials of Financial Analysis shows how to analyze a company as a prospective investment. This one-stop resource includes a basic introduction to accounting; shows how to use ratio analysis to evaluate a company’s profit, liquidity, and solvency; and provides actual financial statements of a variety of companies as illustrations.

Authors:George T. Friedlob, Lydia L. F. Schleifer, Frank
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: measurement, performance, corporate, essentials
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2002-04-26
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0471203750
ISBN-13: 9780471203759

ESSENTIALS OF CORPORATE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in corporate performance measurement. "Surprisingly, many important decisions (capex, operational performance evaluations, etc.) in the `real world’ are based on whims, not facts. Essentials of Corporate Performance Measurement is an excellent review of measurements to help establish key corporate benchmarks and imp