The Business Owner's Guide to Reading and Understanding Financial Statements : How to Budget, Forecast, and Monitor Cash Flow for Better Decision Making.

By: Epstein, LitaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2011Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (194 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118225585Subject(s): Cash flow | Corporations -- Finance | Decision making | Financial statementsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Business Owner's Guide to Reading and Understanding Financial Statements : How to Budget, Forecast, and Monitor Cash Flow for Better Decision MakingDDC classification: 658.1512 LOC classification: HF5681.C28 -- E67 2012ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- 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 Pricing -- Chapter 9: Getting a Handle on Manufacturing Costs -- Chapter 10: Reducing Bill Payouts -- Conclusion: Using Financial Statements for Decision Making -- About the Author -- Index.
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 external financial statements and explain how they can be used for financial decision-making in order to avoid common missteps. Whether you're planning for major capital projects or simply managing the fiscal aspects of your department, this nontechnical, results-driven guide will arm you with the fundamentals to: Understand the budget process and why it is important Manage assets and track inventory Gauge profitability Monitor success throughout the year using internal reporting Set prices and make key cost decisions Financial statements are essential to determining a company's fiscal health. Understand where your company stands so that you can make informed decisions about its future.
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Intro -- 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 Pricing -- Chapter 9: Getting a Handle on Manufacturing Costs -- Chapter 10: Reducing Bill Payouts -- Conclusion: Using Financial Statements for Decision Making -- About the Author -- Index.

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 external financial statements and explain how they can be used for financial decision-making in order to avoid common missteps. Whether you're planning for major capital projects or simply managing the fiscal aspects of your department, this nontechnical, results-driven guide will arm you with the fundamentals to: Understand the budget process and why it is important Manage assets and track inventory Gauge profitability Monitor success throughout the year using internal reporting Set prices and make key cost decisions Financial statements are essential to determining a company's fiscal health. Understand where your company stands so that you can make informed decisions about its future.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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