Business analysis & valuation : using financial statements : text and cases /
By: Palepu, Krishna G
Title By: Healy, Paul M
Material type: BookPublisher: Australia : South-Western, Cengage, c2013.Edition: 5th ed.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) ; ill. : 26 cm.ISBN: 9781111972288; 1111972281Program: FIN324Other title: Business analysis and valuation.Subject(s): Business enterprises -- Valuation | Financial statements | Business enterprises -- Valuation -- Case studiesFinancial statements are the basis for a wide range of business analysis. Managers, securities analysts, bankers, and consultants all use them to make business decisions. There is strong demand among business students for course materials that provide a framework for using financial statement data in a variety of business analysis and valuation contexts. This book allows you to undertake financial statement analysis using a four-part framework--(1) business strategy analysis for developing an understanding of a firm's competitive strategy; (2) accounting analysis for representing the firm's business economics and strategy in its financial statements, and for developing adjusted accounting measures of performance; (3) financial analysis for ratio analysis and cash flow measures of operating; and (4) prospective analysis.
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