Evaluating Corporate Financial Performance: Tools and Applications

This textbook provides a comprehensive guide to financial statement analysis with real-life case studies, covering accounting reports, financial statements, ratio analysis, multivariable credit risk models, prospective financial statement simulation, and a real-life case study. It also includes online appendices with additional case studies, Excel files, and webinars.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive textbook provides a thorough and practical guide to financial statement analysis, encompassing real-life case studies to enhance the learning experience for students studying financial accounting, financial reporting, and financial statement analysis. Structured into five comprehensive sections, it begins by delving into the content of accounting reports and the three primary financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. It then deciphers the notes to financial statements, showcasing valuable tools like ratio analysis and multivariable credit risk models for retrospective analysis. The book proceeds with step-by-step procedures for conducting prospective financial statement simulations, culminating in a comprehensive real-life case study that demonstrates the practical application of the analytical tools discussed throughout. Additionally, the textbook offers valuable online appendices, including additional comprehensive real-life case studies, MS Excel files containing essential calculations, and webinars where the core textbook's key concepts are explored through recorded lectures. By providing a comprehensive and hands-on approach, this textbook equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in financial statement analysis and make informed decisions in the world of finance.

Weight: 536g
Dimension: 154 x 232 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030975814
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022