Financial Analysis - Softcover

Rees, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133176606 ISBN 13: 9780133176605

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1990

Synopsis

Explains how to analyze and interpret financial information for the purpose of assessing the performance and prospects of a company, drawing on theories from finance, economics, statistics, accounting, strategy, and sociology. Includes examples from Europe and the UK, chapter objectives, exercises, and questions. For MBA students and other postgraduate students in accounting, finance, and economics. This second edition emphasizes creative accounting, and offers simplified language for students whose first language is not English.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Financial Analysis is a broad yet concise advanced level introduction to the subject, concentrating on European markets and issues. This third edition has been completely revised and updated, and is clearly focused on providing students with the skills necessary to interpret financial information, in order to conduct an analysis and write an investment report on a publicly quoted firm. The new edition also provides a strong grounding in market-based accounting research, drawing on theories from finance, economics, statistics, accounting, strategy, and sociology.

Key Features:

• The writing style has been made much clearer in order to help students to understand this complex subject in an intuitive way.
• Providing an international perspective, Financial Analysis is well-established as the only European text dealing with financial analysis and market-based accounting research at an advanced level.
• This compact and focused text is specifically designed for the nature and length of courses in Europe.

New to this edition:

• Close attention has been paid to the teaching and learning features of the book, including new and improved end of chapter questions, the inclusion of new mini-cases, improved learning objectives and direction on how to use the book.
• Improved lecturer support materials, including supporting website with solutions to questions in the book, PowerPoint lecture slides, and longer case studies.
• Improved graphics, tables and layout of the text make the book much more user-friendly.
• Extracts taken from the financial press, such as Financial Times, provide real-world relevance.
• Examples used are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS/IAS).

Financial Analysis is suitable for those studying courses at advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level in financial analysis, financial statement analysis or accounting theory as a part of a degree programme in accounting, finance, business, or financial economics.

Professor Bill Rees is Director of the Masters in International Finance degree programme at the University of Amsterdam Graduate Business School. He has published in a number of academic journals, has a strong reputation for his research in market-based accounting, and is a regular presenter at international conferences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133176606
• ISBN 13: 9780133176605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400