The Financial Numbers Game

Detecting Creative Accounting Practices

Charles W. Mulford

408 pages, parution le 09/11/2005

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"So much for the notion those who can, do those who can t, teach. Mulford and Comiskey function successfully both as college professors and real-world financial mercenaries. These guys know their balance sheets. The Financial Numbers Game should serve as a survival manual for both serious individual investors and industry pros who study and act upon the interpretation of financial statements. This unique blend of battle-earned scholarship and quality writing is a must-read/must-have reference for serious financial statement analysis." Bob Acker, Editor/Publisher, The Acker Letter

"Wall Street s unforgiving attention to quarterly earnings presents ever increasing pressure on CFOs to manage earnings and expectations. The Financial Numbers Game provides a clear explanation of the ways in which management can stretch, bend, and break accounting rules to reach the desired bottom line. This arms the serious investor or financial analyst with the healthy skepticism required to drive beyond reported results to a clear understanding of a firm s true performance." Mark Hurley, Managing Director, Training and Development, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America

"After reading The Financial Numbers Game, I feel as though I ve taken a master s level course in financial statement analysis. Mulford and Comiskey s latest book should be required reading for anyone who is serious about fundamentally analyzing stocks." Harry Domash, San Francisco Chronicle investing columnist and investment newsletter publisher

L'auteur - Charles W. Mulford

Charles W. Mulford, PhD, CPA, is Invesco Chair and Professor of Accounting in the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has coauthored three books, including the bestselling The Financial Numbers Game, published by Wiley. He has appeared on numerous broadcast networks, including CNBC, ABC News, and Bloomberg TV. He regularly consults with major domestic and international commercial banks and money management firms on issues related to credit and investment decision-making.

Sommaire

Financial Numbers Game
How the Game Is Played
Earnings Management: A Closer Look
The SEC Responds
Financial Professionals Speak Out
Recognizing Premature or Fictions Revenue
Aggressive Capitalization and Extended Amortization Policies
Misreported Assets and Liabilities
Getting Creative with the Income Statement: Classification and Disclosure
Getting Creative with the Income Statement: Pro-Forma Measures of Earnings
Problems with Cash Flow Reporting

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Charles W. Mulford
Parution	09/11/2005
Nb. de pages	408
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	705g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471770732
ISBN13	978-0-471-77073-2