Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and Analysis (Seventh Edition)

By: Stephen H. Bryan

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Synopsis: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting & Analysis (also known as “The Green Book”) is a text that has been used with undergraduate, MBA, and Exec MBA classes. It has also been used successfully in training venues, with audiences comprised of new hires (primarily in the financial services sector) and career switchers, including medical doctors, lawyers, engineers and other professionals. It's main goal is to provide readers who have never had accounting, or who wish to update their skills and knowledge, a broad and intuitive coverage of common issues found in today's financial reporting environment. Chapters 1 and 2 introduce accounting at an overview level and introduce important terminology and concepts that form the basis for the reader's understanding of the remainder of the book. Chapter 3 introduces the need for regulatory oversight in accounting and how it applies to financial reporting. Chapter 4 covers working capital. Chapter 5 covers other asset accounts. Chapter 6 covers Liabilities and Owners' Equity. Chapter 7 is a more thorough coverage of Cash Flow Statement generation procedures and methodologies. Chapter 8 covers interaction with the global environment including foreign currency translations as well as a coverage of the difference between US and international accounting standards. Chapter 9 covers the anaylses necessary to establish the analysis of a real firm.