How to read a financial report : essential information for entrepreneurs, lenders, investors, analysts, and management / John A. Tracy and Tage C. Tracy.

Includes index.

Starting with cash flows -- Two bedrock financial statements -- Reporting cash flows -- Fitting together financial statements -- Sales revenue and accounts receivable -- Cost of goods sold expense and inventory -- Inventory and accounts payable -- Operating expenses and accounts payable -- Operating expenses and prepaid expenses -- Depreciation expense and property, plant, and equipment -- Accruing liability for unpaid expenses -- Income tax expense and its liability -- Net income and retained earnings, and earnings per share (EPS) -- Cash flow from operating (profit seeking) activities -- Cash flows from investing and financing activities -- Footnotes and management discussions -- Financial statement ratios and analysis -- Financial engineering -- CPAs and financial reports -- Basic questions, basic answers.

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