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A friend told me this about financials.
1. cash flow is the lifeblood
2. insider buying/selling gives clues to direction going
3. income is the bottom line
4. look at the fine print and watch for illusions
Following are several books and what I found interesting about each.
Leopold A. Bernstein et al, Analysis of Financial Statements
balance sheet
shareholder's equity
audit report
proxy
ratio analysis
Martin Fridson et al, Financial Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide, 3rd Edition -- my favorite
reading between the lines
downplaying contingencies
goodwill
undisclosed hazards
undisclosed assets--a joke
Erich A. Helfert, Financial Analysis Tools and Techniques: A Guide for Managers
incentives--tips/stock options
strategy
Jonathan Golin, The Bank Credit Analysis Handbook: A Guide for Analysts, Bankers and Investors
credit analysis
deconstructing
Timothy R. Mayes et al, Financial Analysis with Microsoft Excel 2002
spreadsheets
return on equity
net present value
TREND function
John J. Murphy, Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications (New York Institute of Finance)
technical tools & indicators
candlestick charting
stock rotation
futures markets
murphy's law -- whatever can go wrong will go wrong
Eugene E. Comiskey et al, Guide to Financial Reporting and Analysis
nonrecurring items out the wazoo
growth and sustainable earnings
Benjamin O. Graham et al, The Interpretation of Financial Statements
liquidating value -- cash in your chips
Robert C. Higgins et al, Analysis for Financial Management + Standard & Poor's Educational Version of Market Insight
discounted cash flow
risk analysis in investments
restructuring
Gerald J White et al, The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements (Analysis and Use of Financial Statements)
inventories
capitalization
depreciation/impairment
taxes
liabilities
off-balance-sheet debt
pensions
derivatives and hedging
Thomas R. Robinson et al, Financial Statement Analysis: A Global Perspective
Mark E. Haskins et al, International Financial Reporting and Analysis
mergers
acquisitions
multinationals
harmonization with different countries laws
Robert G. Cooper et al, Portfolio Management for New Products
gaps
3 goals
dark side
Sharon M. Oster, Modern Competitive Analysis
Yuh-Dauh Lyuu, Financial Engineering and Computation: Principles, Mathematics, and Algorithms
Richard Armand Defusco et al, Quantitative Methods for Investment Analysis
Mathematical algorithms
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