An updated guide to the essential discipline of financial
statement analysis
In Financial Statement Analysis, Fourth Edition, leading
investment authority Martin Fridson returns with Fernando Alvarez
to provide the analytical framework you need to scrutinize
financial statements, whether you''re evaluating a company''s stock
price or determining valuations for a merger or acquisition.
This fully revised and up-to-date Fourth Edition offers fresh
information that will help you to evaluate financial statements in
today''s volatile markets and uncertain economy, and allow you to
get past the sometimes biased portrait of a company''s
performance.
Reflects changes in the financial reporting landscape,
including issues related to the financial crisis of 2008-2009
Provides guidelines on how to interpret balance sheets, income
statements, and cash flow statements
Offers information for maximizing the accuracy of forecasts
and a structured approach to credit and equity evaluation
Filled with real-life examples and expert advice, Financial
Statement Analysis, Fourth Edition will help you gain a firm
understanding of the techniques that will help you interpret
financial statements, which are designed to conceal more than
reveal.
關於作者：
MARTIN FRIDSON is Global Credit Strategist at BNP Paribas
Investment Partners, one of the world''s largest asset managers.
Over a twenty-five-year span with brokerage firms including Salomon
Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch, he became known for
his innovative work in credit analysis and investment strategy.
Fridson has served as president of the Fixed Income Analysts
Society, governor of the Association for Investment Management and
Research now CFA Institute, and director of the New York Society
of Security Analysts.
FERNANDO ALVAREZ is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor
of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate
Business School, where he teaches entrepreneurship finance. From
2003 until 2008, he was associate professor in the Finance and
Economics Department and director of entrepreneurship programs at
Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick. Alvarez has
taught at New York University''s Stern School of Business where he
was associate professor on innovation and entrepreneurship, and
Babson College where he was assistant professor of finance.
目錄：
Preface to Fourth Edition.
Acknowledgments.
PART ONE Reading between the Lines.
Chapter 1 The Adversarial Nature of Financial Reporting.
The Purpose of Financial Reporting.
The Flaws in the Reasoning.
Small Profits and Big Baths.
Maximizing Growth Expectations.
Downplaying Contingencies.
The Importance of Being Skeptical.
Conclusion.
PART TWO The Basic Financial Statements.
Chapter 2 The Balance Sheet.
The Value Problem.
Comparability Problems in the Valuation of Financial Assets.
“Instantaneous” Wipeout of Value.
How Good Is Goodwill?
Losing Value the Old-Fashioned Way.
“True” Equity Is Elusive.
Pros and Cons of a Market-Based Equity Figure.
The Common Form Balance Sheet.
Conclusion.
Chapter 3 The Income Statement.
Making the Numbers Talk.
How Real Are the Numbers?
Conclusion.
Chapter 4 The Statement of Cash Flows.
The Cash Flow Statement and the Leveraged Buyout.
Analytical Applications.
Cash Flow and the Company Life Cycle.
The Concept of Financial Flexibility.
In Defense of Slack.
Conclusion.
PART THREE A Closer Look at Profits.
Chapter 5 What Is Profit?
Bona Fide Profits versus Accounting Profits.
What Is Revenue?
Which Costs Count?
How Far Can the Concept Be Stretched?
Conclusion.
Chapter 6 Revenue Recognition.
Channel-Stuffing in the Drug Business.
A Second Take on Earnings.
Astray on Layaway.
Recognizing Membership Fees.
A Potpourri of Liberal Revenue Recognition Techniques.
Fattening Earnings with Empty Calories.
Tardy Disclosure at Halliburton.
Managing Earnings with “Rainy Day” Reserves.
Fudging the Numbers: A Systematic Problem.
Conclusion.
Chapter 7 Expense Recognition.
Nortel''s Deferred Profit Plan.
Grasping for Earnings at General Motors.
Time-Shifting at Freddie Mac.
Conclusion.
Chapter 8 The Applications and Limitations of EBITDA.
EBIT, EBITDA, and Total Enterprise Value.
The Role of EBITDA in Credit Analysis.
Abusing EBITDA.
A More Comprehensive Cash Flow Measure.
Working Capital Adds Punch to Cash Flow Analysis.
Conclusion.
Chapter 9 The Reliability of Disclosure and Audits.
An Artful Deal.
Death Duties.
Systematic Problems in Auditing.
Conclusion.
Chapter 10 Mergers-and-Acquisitions Accounting.
Maximizing Postacquisition Reported Earnings.
Managing Acquisition Dates and Avoiding Restatements.
Conclusion.
Chapter 11 Is Fraud Detectable?
Telltale Signs of Manipulation.
Fraudsters Know Few Limits.
Enron: A Media Sensation.
HealthSouth''s Excruciating Ordeal.
Milk and Other Liquid Assets.
Conclusion.
PART FOUR Forecasts and Security Analysis.
Chapter 12 Forecasting Financial Statements.
A Typical One-Year Projection.
Sensitivity Analysis with Projected Financial Statements.
Projecting Financial Flexibility.
Pro Forma Financial Statements.
Pro Forma Statements for Acquisitions.
Multiyear Projections.
Conclusion.
Chapter 13 Credit Analysis.
Balance Sheet Ratios.
Income Statement Ratios.
Statement of Cash Flows Ratios.
Combination Ratios.
Relating Ratios to Credit Risk.
Conclusion.
Chapter 14 Equity Analysis.
The Dividend Discount Model.
The Price-Earnings Ratio.
Why PE Multiples Vary.
The Du Pont Formula.
Valuation through Restructuring Potential.
Conclusion.
APPENDIX: Explanation of Pro Forma Adjustments for Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc.DTG.
Notes.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
About the Authors.
Index.
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