Interpreting Company Reports, 10th edition

Published by Pearson (May 1, 2008) © 2008

  • Geoffrey Holmes Deceased, formerly the highly regarded Editor of Accountancy, the Journal.
  • Alan Sugden Former Director of Schroder Investment Management
  • Paul Gee Technical Director of Sloman Hare.
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Interpreting Company Reports and Accounts guides the reader through the conventions and complexities of company accounts, explaining how to assess the financial and trading position of a company from year to year, how to spot undue risk taking and ‘‘cosmetic accounting’’ and where to look for clues on the quality of management. 

Packed with interesting real world examples, this is a highly practical book which shows readers how to analyse company reports and accounts, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The analysis is illustrated with over 200 extracts/examples from published accounts

Table of contents

  1. 1 Overview of the regulatory scene
  2. 2 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) overview
  3. 3 Accounting principles
  4. 4 The annual report
  5. 5 Chairman's statement and the operating and financial review
  6. 6 Corporate governance and the auditors' report
  7. 7 The profit and loss account: overall structure
  8. 8 The profit and loss account: turnover and revenue recognition
  9. 9 The profit and loss account: further disclosure areas
  10. 10 The profit and loss account: interpretation, ratio analysis, segmental analysis and earnings per share
  11. 11 Equity statements, dividends and prior period adjustments
  12. 12 Balance sheet: an introduction
  13. 13 Tangible fixed assets
  14. 14 Intangible fixed assets
  15. 15 Fixed asset investments
  16. 16 Stocks and long-term contracts
  17. 17 Debtors and other receivables
  18. 18 Current asset investments; cash at bank and in hand
  19. 19 Creditors and provisions
  20. 20 Tax in the balance sheet
  21. 21 Bank loans and overdrafts
  22. 22 Loan capital
  23. 23 Derivatives and other financial instruments
  24. 24 Equity share capital and reserves
  25. 25 Balance sheet disclosures
  26. 26 Cash flow statements
  27. 27 Financial Reporting for SMEs (small and medium-sized entities)
  28. 28 Group accounts, acquisitions and mergers
  29. 29 Joint ventures, associates and foreign operations
  30. 30 Historical summaries, ratios and trends
  31. 31 Inflation
  32. 32 Half-yearly reports (Interim reports)
  33. 33 UK GAAP and IFRS compared
  34. 34 Adopting IFRS for the first time

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