Analysis of Financial Statements

by Pamela P. Peterson, Frank J. Fabozzi

Financial statements capture and report on four key business planning, financing, investing, and operating activities. To intelligently understand, analyze, and interpret financial statements you must look for the right information, know where to locate it, and then act swiftly on the findings.

Analysis of Financial Statements provides the essential concepts and tools needed by analysts who make decisions on the basis of information found in financial statements. This book offers a comprehensive approach to understanding financial statements, from sources of financial information and the three basic types of statements to the various measures that common stock and equity analysts can use to assess a company. Analysis of Financial Statements also includes examples of real world applications from practicing analysts plus review questions at the end of each chapter.

286 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Pamela P. Peterson, PhD, CFA, is a Professor of Finance at Florida State University, where she teaches undergraduate and doctoral courses in corporate finance. Professor Peterson has published numerous articles in academic and practitioner journals.