How to Analyze Businesses, Financial Statements and the Quality of Earnings

by Joel G. Siegel

Tells how to evaluate pension plans, financial instruments, and cash flows, interpret key business ratios and financial indicators, and discover misleading practices

750 pages, Hardcover

First published September 21, 1982

About the author

Joel G. Siegel, Ph.D., CPA, is a self-employed certified public accountant and professor of accounting at Queens College of the City University of New York. Previously, he was employed by Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Andersen. Dr. Siegel has acted as a consultant in accounting to many organizations, including Citicorp, International Telephone and Telegraph, United Technologies, American Institute of CPAs, and Person-Wolinsky Associates. He is the author of 68 books and 300 articles on accounting topics. Dr. Siegel was the recipient of the Outstanding Educator of America Award and has served as chairperson of the National Oversight Board.

Reviews

[Larry · Rating 3 out of 5]

author was my professor in college for a couple of classes.