Knowing the concept of core earnings adjustments is only the first
part of the analytical task. You also need to be able to maneuver
through the annual statement, pick the tidbits of useful information
from among the pages, and apply that information in making and in-
terpreting core earnings adjustments.
In this chapter, we use the workbook format to guide you through
the annual statement with certainty and clarity. In the following
pages, you will find step-by-step information based on Web sites for
several corporations. This chapter is designed to enable you to fol-
low along as each step is executed. In these examples, step-by-step
instructions are ...