The business owner's guide to reading and understanding financial statements : how to budget, forecast, and monitor cash flow for better decision making / Lita Epstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epstein, Lita.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cash flow.

Decision making.

Financial statements.

Corporations--Finance.

Corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Financial statements hold the key to a company's fiscal health-so learn to read them! In order to gauge a company's health-as well as the competition's-managers must know how to properly read and understand financial statements. The Business Owner's Guide to Reading and Understanding Financial Statements will introduce managers and business owners to various types of financial statements and explain why they are important. Serving as a desktop reference, especially for managers without a strong background in finance, this book will discuss the difference between internal and ex

Contents:

The Business Owner's Guide to Reading and Understanding Financial Statements; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Using External Reports to Gauge Your Company's Health and Competitive Status; Chapter 1: The Key Financial Statements and Their Starring Role; Chapter 2: Balancing the Books: Your Assets and Liabilities; Chapter 3: Gauging Profitability; Chapter 4: Cash Is King; Part II: Using Internal Reporting to Manage Your Profits and Your Costs; Chapter 5: Why Budgeting Is Important; Chapter 6: Managing Inventory; Chapter 7: Monitoring Customer Collections

Chapter 8: Discounts and Special PricingChapter 9: Getting a Handle on Manufacturing Costs; Chapter 10: Reducing Bill Payouts; Conclusion: Using Financial Statements for Decision Making; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613425294

9781118231098

1118231090

9781283425292

1283425297

9781118225585

1118225589

OCLC:

772844570