| Description |
xiv, 257 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The art of finance (and why it matters) -- You can't always trust the numbers -- Spotting assumptions, estimates, and biases -- Why increase your financial intelligence? -- The (many) peculiarities of the income statement -- Profit is an estimate -- Cracking the code of the income statement -- Revenue: the issue is recognition -- Costs and expenses: no hard and fast rules -- The many forms of profit -- The balance sheet reveals the most -- Understanding balance-sheet basics -- Assets: more estimates and assumptions (except for cash) -- On the other side: liabilities and equity -- Why the balance sheet balances -- The income statement affects the balance sheet -- Cash is king -- Cash is a reality check -- Profit?: cash (and you need both) -- The language of cash flow -- How cash connects with everything else -- Why cash matters -- Ratios: learning what the numbers are really telling you -- The power of ratios -- Profitability ratios: the higher the better -- Leverage ratios: the balancing act -- Liquidity ratios: can we pay our bills? -- Efficiency ratios: making the most of your assets -- How to calculate (and really understand) return on investment -- The building blocks of ROI -- Figuring ROI: the nitty gritty -- Applied financial intelligence: working capital management -- The magic of managing the balance sheet -- Your balance sheet levers -- Homing in on cash conversion -- Creating a financially intelligent department (and organization) -- Financial literacy and corporate performance -- Financial literacy strategies -- Financial transparency: our ultimate goal. |
| Subject |
Financial statements.
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Cash management.
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Corporations -- Finance.
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| Added Author |
Knight, Joe, 1963-
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Case, John, 1944-
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| ISBN |
1591397642 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 28741681X |
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