Author Overview

This book goes well beyond the typical financial analysis book you may have used in college, to address a number of issues specific to the needs of a controller. The key differences are its inclusion of operational analysis, such as capacity planning and process cycles, and a detailed demonstration of how to use an electronic spreadsheet, where I have itemized the exact cell formulas needed to create analyses for proportions, ratios, leverage, trends, depreciation, compounding, investments, and risk.

New chapters in this second edition are the measurement and performance enhancement of intangible assets, product and service profitability analysis, and "what if" analysis with an electronic spreadsheet.

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Contents

PART ONE Overview.
Chapter 1 Introduction.
Chapter 2 The Role of Financial Analysis.

PART TWO Financial Analysis.
Chapter 3 Evaluating Capital Investments.
Chapter 4 Evaluating Financing Options.
Chapter 5 Evaluating Cash Flow.
Chapter 6 Evaluating Acquisition Targets.
Chapter 7 Increasing Shareholder Value.
Chapter 8 Intangible Asset Measurement and Performance Enhancement.
Chapter 9 Breakeven Analysis.
Chapter 10 Business Cycle Forecasting.

PART THREE Operational Analysis
Chapter 11 Evaluating Management Performance.
Chapter 12 Analyzing Process Cycles.
Chapter 13 Product and Service Profitability Analysis.
Chapter 14 Financial Analysis of Operational Topics.
Chapter 15 Capacity Utilization Analysis.

PART FOUR Other Analysis Topics.
Chapter 16 Financial Analysis with an Electronic Spreadsheet.
Chapter 17 “What If ” Analysis with an Electronic Spreadsheet.
Chapter 18 Financial Analysis Reports.
Chapter 19 Determining the Cost of Capital.
Chapter 20 Analyzing Risk.

APPENDICES.
Appendix A Symptoms and Solutions.
Appendix B Commonly Used Ratios.

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