July 2012
Intermediate to advanced
840 pages
33h 32m
English
book
Financial Accounting, IFRS Edition: 2nd Edition
by Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
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| Chapter 14 | Financial Statement Analysis |
Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
1 Discuss the need for comparative analysis.
2 Identify the tools of financial statement analysis.
3 Explain and apply horizontal analysis.
4 Describe and apply vertical analysis.
5 Identify and compute ratios used in analyzing a firm's liquidity, profitability, and solvency.
6 Understand the concept of earning power, and how discontinued operations are presented.
7 Understand the concept of quality of earnings.
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