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| Financial Statement Analysis: Step-by-Step Exercises and Tests to Help You Master Financial Statement Analysis, Workbook | 
 enlarge | Authors: Martin Fridson, Fernando Alvarez
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 66573
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0471409189
Dewey Decimal Number: 657.3
UPC: 723812409181
EAN: 9780471409182
ASIN: 0471409189
Publication Date: July 26, 2002
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Product Description
Whether you're evaluating a company's stock price, assessing its credit quality, or determining valuations for a merger or acquisition, deciphering the messages embedded within a company's financial statements is critical-especially after the recent demise of so-called "solid" companies. This workbook will help you do this and much more, by allowing you to hone your skills and test the knowledge you've gained from reading Financial Statement Analysis, Third Edition.
Question-and-answer sections within this workbook correspond to each chapter of Financial Statement Analysis, Third Edition, so you can use this guide in conjunction with the actual text. Alternatively, you can use the self-administered tests that are also a part of this workbook to independently practice the skill of reading and understanding financial statements. Either way, using the Financial Statement Analysis Workbook will help you expand your skills in reading and analyzing financial statements-so you can successfully put your hard-won knowledge to work in the real world.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Not worth the money April 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very surface coverage...at about $1.00 per page you should get more in depth analysis. Entire format of the book is very strange.
 Not recommended for Credit Analysts March 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is very basic. The solutions book for this book is difficult to read and I did not go anywhere with it. It is probably much better for a general overview of financial shenanigans than anything. If you are a credit analyst then a much better book and much more in depth analysis (not accounting though) is Financial Statement Analysis by John J. Wild and others. Get the CD though if possible because it will help out greatly.
Great Value February 24, 2006
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I'm not a financial analyst but I'm interested in analysing companies for my own investments. I found the book easy to read. It's a big eye-opener for someone who was not aware of all the accounting gimmicks that aggressive companies can play. I'm certainly a better investor now.
That being said, please note that this book won't tell you much about what you need to do to value a company and invest in it. It will help you spot troublesome companies and accounting tricks that don't look right, but after that you're on your own. You need more than this book to be a good investor, but this book is a pretty important part of being a good investor.
 Definately for the Practitioner February 17, 2006
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I needed this book for a Financial Statement Analysis class. It is a decent book, full of examples, so that makes it very interesting; however, the themes are very repetitive. It not an exciting book by any stretch, but it does have some usefulness.
excellent analyst-level text May 2, 2004
41 out of 41 found this review helpful
in all likelihood, average investors will not get much out of this book, as average investors don't pore over 10-ks, annual reports and conduct industry analysis prior to investing (which they should!). but for those above average investors who do (read: intelligent investors, per ben graham), this book is an excellent read.2/3 of the book deals w/ alterting the investor to some of the areas where company mgmt can play games w/ the #s in order to goose the stock price. the examples were helpful, but the insights were not exactly earth shattering for experienced investors. however, the last 1/3 of the book, on forecasts & security analysis, is worth the price of the book. in 100pgs, you get an MBA-level text on security / credit / financial statement analysis, complete w/ ratio definitions, caveats(!), and applicability. excellent stuff for the beginning or experienced analyst, and i will doubtless refer to the last 1/3 time and again.
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