Preface to Fifth Edition |
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Acknowledgments |
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PART ONE Reading Between the Lines |
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Chapter 1 The Adversarial Nature of Financial Reporting |
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The Purpose of Financial Reporting |
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The Flaws in the Reasoning |
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8 | (4) |
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Small Profits and Big Baths |
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12 | (1) |
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Maximizing Growth Expectations |
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13 | (7) |
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Downplaying Contingencies |
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20 | (3) |
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The Importance of Being Skeptical |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (4) |
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PART TWO The Basic Financial Statements |
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31 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 The Balance Sheet |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (2) |
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Comparability Problems in the Valuation of Financial Assets |
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36 | (2) |
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Instantaneous Wipeout of Value |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (4) |
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Losing Value the Old-Fashioned Way |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Book Value May Overstate Reality |
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46 | (3) |
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Pros and Cons of a Market-Based Equity Figure |
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49 | (2) |
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The Common Form Balance Sheet |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 The Income Statement |
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55 | (32) |
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55 | (6) |
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How Real Are the Numbers? |
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61 | (24) |
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85 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 The Statement of Cash Flows |
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The Cash Flow Statement and the Leveraged Buyout |
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89 | (6) |
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95 | (26) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 What Is Profit? |
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127 | (58) |
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Bona Fide Profits versus Accounting Profits |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Revenue Recognition |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (4) |
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Globo's Foreseen Fall from Grace |
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139 | (4) |
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Channel-Stuffing in the Drug Business |
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143 | (3) |
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A Second Take on Earnings |
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146 | (3) |
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Making the Numbers at M/A-Com |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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Recognizing Membership Fees |
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152 | (3) |
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A Potpourri of Liberal Revenue Recognition Techniques |
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155 | (1) |
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Fattening Earnings with Empty Calories |
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156 | (6) |
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Tardy Disclosure at Halliburton |
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162 | (3) |
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Managing Earnings with Rainy Day Reserves |
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165 | (3) |
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Fudging the Numbers: A Systematic Problem |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Expense Recognition |
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173 | (14) |
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Diamond Foods's Movable Expenses |
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173 | (3) |
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Nortel's Deferred Profit Plan |
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176 | (5) |
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Grasping for Earnings at General Motors |
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181 | (3) |
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Time-Shifting at Freddie Mac |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 The Applications and Limitations of EBITDA |
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187 | (18) |
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EBIT, EBITDA, and Total Enterprise Value 18 |
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The Role of EBITDA in Credit Analysis |
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193 | (3) |
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196 | (2) |
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A More Comprehensive Cash Flow Measure |
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198 | (3) |
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Working Capital Adds Punch to Cash Flow Analysis |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 The Reliability of Disclosure and Audits |
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205 | (16) |
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206 | (4) |
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Sloppiness Can Be a Red Flag |
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210 | (4) |
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How Manipulation Evades Detection |
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214 | (1) |
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Systematic Problems in Auditing |
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215 | (5) |
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220 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Mergers-and-Acquisitions Accounting |
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221 | (7) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Is Fraud Detectable? |
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228 | (27) |
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Telltale Signs of Manipulation |
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230 | (3) |
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Fraudsters Know Few Limits |
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233 | (1) |
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233 | (9) |
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HealthSouth's Excruciating Ordeal |
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242 | (7) |
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Milk and Other Liquid Assets |
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249 | (3) |
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Trouble Was Brewing at Luckin |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (1) |
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PART FOUR Forecasts and Security Analysis |
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255 | (120) |
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Chapter 12 Forecasting Financial Statements |
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257 | (44) |
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A Typical One-Year Projection |
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257 | (13) |
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Sensitivity Analysis with Projected Financial Statements |
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270 | (6) |
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Projecting Financial Flexibility |
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276 | (3) |
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Pro Forma Financial Statements |
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279 | (6) |
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285 | (14) |
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299 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Credit Analysis |
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301 | (47) |
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302 | (9) |
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311 | (5) |
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Statement of Cash Flows Ratios |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (8) |
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Relating Ratios to Credit Risk |
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326 | (16) |
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342 | (6) |
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Chapter 14 Equity Analysis |
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348 | (27) |
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The Dividend Discount Model |
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344 | (6) |
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350 | (10) |
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360 | (4) |
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Valuation through Restructuring Potential |
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364 | (6) |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (2) |
Notes |
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375 | (12) |
Glossary |
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387 | (18) |
Further Reading |
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405 | (2) |
About the Authors |
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407 | (2) |
Index |
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