Bragg Financial Analysis

A Controller's Guide
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-42892-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, E-Book

"The latest edition goes beyond ho-hum analysis techniques andprovides concrete problem solving. The text is sprinkled withreal-world problems (and the analytical tools to solve them) thatwill be familiar to accounting professionals everywhere. Amust-have for anyone looking to improve their company's decisionmaking . . . and their own role in it."
--George R. MacEachern President, Grosvenor Financial Services
"Steve Bragg has presented yet another comprehensive referencetool for the finance professional. Financial Analysis: AController's Guide is the perfect reference guide for today'scontroller, presenting not only traditional financial analysisinformation, but also various types of analyses that will benefitany type of organization. This book is a must-have for anyfinancial professional desiring to make a relevant contribution tohis/her organization."
--Jodi Nefzger, CPP Director of Finance, Masonic Home ofMissouri
Today's proactive controllers can soar past their mundaneresponsibilities and become active participants in theircorporation's success with the visionary tools found in StevenBragg's Financial Analysis: A Controller's Guide, SecondEdition.
Now updated to include analyses of intangible asset measurementand performance improvement as well as evaluation methods todetermine which products and services should be eliminated,Financial Analysis: A Controller's Guide, Second Editionhelps financial managers upgrade their skills so they can answertheir organization's call for company operations reviews,investment evaluations, problem reporting, and specialinvestigation requests. Controllers prepared to address thisgrowing need for more innovative financial analysis will open doorsto a variety of promotions and high-level interactions with otherdepartments.
Become a highly valued member of your company's infrastructurewith the indispensable tools found in Financial Analysis: AController's Guide, Second Edition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bragg, Steven M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Author.
Preface.
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 PerformanceEnhancement.
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 ElectronicSpreadsheet.
Chapter 17 "What If " Analysis with an ElectronicSpreadsheet.
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.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

STEVEN M. BRAGG, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPM, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young. He received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. He has also written or cowritten the following books: Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business, Accounting Best Practices, Accounting Reference Desktop, Advanced Accounting Systems, Controllership, Cost Accounting, Financial Analysis, Just-in-Time Accounting, Managing Explosive Corporate Growth, Outsourcing, Sales and Operations for Your Small Business, and The Controller's Function.