Financial Analysis (eBook)

A Controller's Guide

Steven M. Bragg (Autor)

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2012 | 2. Auflage
416 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-42892-4 (ISBN)

Infos

"The latest edition goes beyond ho-hum analysis techniques and
provides concrete problem solving. The text is sprinkled with
real-world problems (and the analytical tools to solve them) that
will be familiar to accounting professionals everywhere. A
must-have for anyone looking to improve their company's decision
making . . . and their own role in it."

--George R. MacEachern President, Grosvenor Financial Services

"Steve Bragg has presented yet another comprehensive reference
tool for the finance professional. Financial Analysis: A
Controller's Guide is the perfect reference guide for today's
controller, presenting not only traditional financial analysis
information, but also various types of analyses that will benefit
any type of organization. This book is a must-have for any
financial professional desiring to make a relevant contribution to
his/her organization."

--Jodi Nefzger, CPP Director of Finance, Masonic Home of
Missouri

Today's proactive controllers can soar past their mundane
responsibilities and become active participants in their
corporation's success with the visionary tools found in Steven
Bragg's Financial Analysis: A Controller's Guide, Second
Edition.

Now updated to include analyses of intangible asset measurement
and performance improvement as well as evaluation methods to
determine which products and services should be eliminated,
Financial Analysis: A Controller's Guide, Second Edition
helps financial managers upgrade their skills so they can answer
their organization's call for company operations reviews,
investment evaluations, problem reporting, and special
investigation requests. Controllers prepared to address this
growing need for more innovative financial analysis will open doors
to a variety of promotions and high-level interactions with other
departments.

Become a highly valued member of your company's infrastructure
with the indispensable tools found in Financial Analysis: A
Controller's Guide, Second Edition.

Autor

STEVEN M. BRAGG, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPM, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young. He received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. He has also written or cowritten the following books: Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business, Accounting Best Practices, Accounting Reference Desktop, Advanced Accounting Systems, Controllership, Cost Accounting, Financial Analysis, Just-in-Time Accounting, Managing Explosive Corporate Growth, Outsourcing, Sales and Operations for Your Small Business, and The Controller's Function.

Inhalt

About the Author.

Preface.

PART ONE Overview.

Chapter 1 Introduction.

Chapter 2 The Role of Financial Analysis.

PART TWO Financial Analysis.

Chapter 3 Evaluating Capital Investments.

Chapter 4 Evaluating Financing Options.

Chapter 5 Evaluating Cash Flow.

Chapter 6 Evaluating Acquisition Targets.

Chapter 7 Increasing Shareholder Value.

Chapter 8 Intangible Asset Measurement and Performance
Enhancement.

Chapter 9 Breakeven Analysis.

Chapter 10 Business Cycle Forecasting.

PART THREE Operational Analysis

Chapter 11 Evaluating Management Performance.

Chapter 12 Analyzing Process Cycles.

Chapter 13 Product and Service Profitability Analysis.

Chapter 14 Financial Analysis of Operational Topics.

Chapter 15 Capacity Utilization Analysis.

PART FOUR Other Analysis Topics.

Chapter 16 Financial Analysis with an Electronic
Spreadsheet.

Chapter 17 "What If " Analysis with an Electronic
Spreadsheet.

Chapter 18 Financial Analysis Reports.

Chapter 19 Determining the Cost of Capital.

Chapter 20 Analyzing Risk.

APPENDICES.

Appendix A Symptoms and Solutions.

Appendix B Commonly Used Ratios.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.6.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen
• Schlagworte: Accounting • Controlling • Corporate/Managerial Accounting • Rechnungswesen
• ISBN-10: 1-118-42892-7 / 1118428927
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-42892-4 / 9781118428924