Product Description

Written with both the established and aspiring financial professional in mind, this book will help you understand the mechanics of the accounting process, which is the foundation for financial reporting; comprehend the differences and similarities in income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements around the globe; and assess the implications for securities valuation of any financial statement element or transaction. Along the way, youll also discover how different financial analysis techniquessuch as ratio analysis and common-size financial statementscan provide valuable clues into a companys operations and risk characteristics.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53557 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 864 pages

From the Inside Flap

The process of financial statement analysis allows you to gain important insights into the true financial condition of a company. With it, realistic valuations can be made for investment, lending, or merger and acquisition purposes. While this discipline has increased in complexity—especially on an international level—there are ways to deal with the practical challenges you'll face. As part of the CFA Institute Investment Series, International Financial Statement Analysis has been designed to help you effectively evaluate financial statements in today's volatile markets and uncertain global economy.

With International Financial Statement Analysis, the distinguished team of Thomas Robinson, Hennie van Greuning, Elaine Henry, and Michael Broihahn—together with a number of experienced contributors—provides you with complete coverage of the most important issues in this field.

Written with both the established and aspiring financial professional in mind, this book will help you understand the mechanics of the accountingprocess, which is the foundation for financial reporting; comprehend the differences and similarities in income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements around the globe; and assess the implications for securities valuation of any financial statement element or transaction. You'll also discover how different financial analysis techniques—such as ratio analysis and common-size financial statements—can provide valuable clues into a company's operations and risk characteristics.

Along the way, you'll also become familiar with many other essential aspects of this discipline, including the importance of income tax accounting and reporting, the difficulty of measuring the value of employee compensation, and the impact of foreign exchange rates on the financial statements of a multinational corporation.

And to enhance your understanding of the tools and techniques presented here, don't forget to pick up the International Financial Statement Analysis Workbook. This companion guide contains carefully constructed problems with detailed solutions as well as concise learning outcome statements and summary chapter overviews.

Straightforward and accessible, International Financial Statement Analysis provides you with the continuity of topic coverage that is so critical to the learning process. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this practical guide offers a detailed look at how financial statement analysis can be understood in a global context and applied around the world.

From the Back Cover
Praise for International Financial Statement Analysis

"International Financial Statement Analysis is arriving on the scene at the right time with a new and useful orientation and comprehensive coverage. It should be an important and valuable resource."
—Gary John Previts, E. Mandell de Windt Professor, Case Western Reserve University

"This text is the basis for analyzing and interpreting financial statements of companies around the globe and appeals to both the student and seasoned investor. It is an essential read and reference book for the global investor in search of alpha."
—Chris Senyek, CFA, CPA, Managing Director–Accounting & Tax Policy Research, ISI Group, Inc.

"This text is a valuable addition to the financial statement analysis literature with its emphasis on financial reporting from an IFRS perspective, while highlighting major differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP throughout. With IFRS rapid global adoption, it provides a financial statement analysis foundation for analysts globally who will be comparing IFRS and U.S. GAAP financial statements in the coming years as convergence continues. The authors' integration of the IFRS framework throughout the text is particularly noteworthy, since it is the first source of guidance that professionals utilize when applying IFRS in practice."
—David R. Campbell Sr., Professor of Accounting, Drexel University

Don't forget to pick up the International Financial Statement Analysis Workbook.

A companion study guide that mirrors this text chapter by chapter.

About the Author
Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, is Managing Director, Education Division of CFA Institute, where he leads and develops the teams responsible for producing and delivering educational content and examinations to candidates, members, and other investment professionals encompassing the CFA Program, CIPM Program, Lifelong Learning, Private Wealth, Publications, and Conferences.

Hennie Van Greuning, CFA, is a Senior Advisor at the World Bank. His World Bank publication on International Financial Reporting Standards has appeared in four editions. Mr. van Greuning has also coauthored Analyzing and Managing Banking Risk.

Elaine Henry, CFA, is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Miami, where she teaches courses in accounting, financial statement analysis, and valuation. After working in corporate finance at Lehman Brothers, strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company, and corporate banking at Citibank, she obtained a PhD from Rutgers University where she majored in accounting and minored in finance.

Michael A. Broihahn, CFA, is an Associate Professor of Accounting and the Director of Graduate Programs at Barry University in Miami, Florida. His teaching and research interests encompass financial accounting, auditing, and professional ethics. He currently serves CFA Institute in a number of capacities.

Customer Reviews

everything you want to know and more
This book covers all the topics a serious analyst can be interested into. The differences betwen USGAAP and IFRS are made crystal clear during the all book, chapter after chapter, page after page. This is by far the feature I enjoyed the most, and is by itself worth buying the book. The chapter on international standards convergence goes in the same direction, it is unique and of great value. I liked the many numerical examples that make the concepts easy to understand. This book is fairly easy to read except for the chapter on income taxes which I felt was not as clear as it should be. In resume, this book is very comprehensive; and at the same time, goes to the core of the subject.

take so long to get the book
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