CONTENTS IN BRIEF

CHAPTER 1 Overview of Financial Statement Analysis 2

CHAPTER 2 Financial Reporting and Analysis 66

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CHAPTER 3 Analyzing Financing Activities 136

CHAPTER 4 Analyzing Investing Activities 220

CHAPTER 5 Analyzing Investing Activities: Intercorporate Investments 262

CHAPTER 6 Analyzing Operating Activities 328 Ihan tien he kinh do and

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CHAPTER 10 Credit Analysis 526

CHAPTER 11 Equity Analysis and Valuation 600

Comprehensive Case: Applying Financial Statement Analysis 634

Appendix A Financial Statements A
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Interest Tables I1
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1 Overview of Financial Concept of Income 91

Statement Analysis 2 Economic Concepts of Income 92
Business Analysis 4 Accounting Concept of Income 93
Introduction to Business Analysis 4 Analysis Implications 95
Types of Business Analysis 8 Fair Value Accounting 97
Components of Business Analysis 10 Understanding Fair Value Accounting 97
Financial Statements—Basis Considerations in Measuring
of Analysis 15 Fair Value 100
Business Activities 15 Analysis Implications 103
Financial Statements Reflect Business Introduction to Accounting
Activities 19 Analysis 106
Additional Information 26 Need for Accounting Analysis 106
Financial Statement Analysis Earnings Management 108
Preview 27 Process of Accounting Analysis 112
Analysis Tools 28 Appendix 2A:
Valuation Models 40 Auditing and Financial Statement
Analysis in an Efficient Market 44 Analysis 113
Book Organization 46 Appendix 2B:
Earnings Quality 118
2 Financial Reporting
and Analysis 66 3 Analyzing Financing
Reporting Environment 68 Activities 136
Statutory Financial Reports 68 Liabilities 138
Factors Affecting Statutory Financial Current Liabilities 138
Reports 70 Noncurrent Liabilities 139
Nature and Purpose of Financial Analyzing Liabilities 141
Accounting 75 Leases 142
Desirable Qualities of Accounting Accounting and Reporting for
Information 75 Leases 144
Important Principles of Accounting 76 Analyzing Leases 148
Relevance and Limitations Restating Financial Statements for Lease
of Accounting 77 Reclassification 151
Accruals—Cornerstone Postretirement Benefits 153
of Accounting 79 Pension Benefits 154
Accrual Accounting—An Illustration 80 Other Postretirement Employee
Accrual Accounting Framework 81 Benefits 159
Relevance and Limitations of Accrual Reporting of Postretirement
Accounting 84 Benefits 159
Analysis Implications of Accrual Analyzing Postretirement
Accounting 88 Benefits 163

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Contingencies and Accounting for Investment

Commitments 173 Securities 265
Contingencies 173 Disclosures for Investment
Commitments 175 Securities 269
Off-Balance-Sheet Financing 176 Analyzing Investment Securities 269
Off-Balance-Sheet Examples 176 Equity Method Accounting 272
Shareholders’ Equity 184 Equity Method Mechanics 273
Capital Stock 184 Analysis Implications of Intercorporate
Retained Earnings 187 Investments 275
Book Value per Share 189 Business Combinations 276
Liabilities at the “Edge” of Equity 191 Accounting for Business
Appendix 3A: Combinations 277
Lease Accounting Issues in Business Combinations 281
and Analysis—Lessor 191 Pooling Accounting for Business
Appendix 3B: Combinations 287
Accounting Specifics for Postretirement Derivative Securities 290
Benefits 193 Defining a Derivative 291
Accounting for Derivatives 291
4 Analyzing Investing Disclosures for Derivatives 294
Activities 220 Analysis of Derivatives 296
Introduction to Current The Fair Value Option 298
Assets 222 Fair Value Reporting
Cash and Cash Equivalents 223 Requirements 298
Receivables 224 Fair Value Disclosures 299
Prepaid Expenses 228 Analysis Implications 301
Inventories 228 Appendix 5A:
Inventory Accounting and Valuation 228 International Activities 302
Analyzing Inventories 230 Appendix 5B:
Introduction to Long-Term Investment Return Analysis 311
Assets 237
Accounting for Long-Term Assets 237 6 Analyzing Operating
Capitalizing versus Expensing: Financial Activities 328
Statement and Ratio Effects 239 Income Measurement 330
Plant Assets and Natural Income Concepts—A Recap 330
Resources 239 Measuring Accounting Income 331
Valuing Plant Assets and Natural Alternative Income Classifications
Resources 240 and Measures 332
Depreciation 240 Nonrecurring Items 336
Analyzing Plant Assets and Natural Extraordinary Items 336
Resources 244 Discontinued Operations 338
Intangible Assets 248 Accounting Changes 340
Accounting for Intangibles 248 Special Items 343
Analyzing Intangibles 249 Revenue Recognition 350
Unrecorded Intangibles Guidelines for Revenue
and Contingencies 250 Recognition 351
Analysis Implications of Revenue
5 Analyzing Investing Recognition 353
Activities: Intercorporate Deferred Charges 355
Investments 262 Research and Development 355
Investment Securities 264 Computer Software Expenses 357
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Exploration and Development Costs in 8 Return on Invested Capital

Extractive Industries 358
and Profitability
Supplementary Employee
Benefits 359 Analysis 444
Overview of Supplementary Employee
Importance of Return on Invested
Benefits 359
Capital 446
Measuring Managerial Effectiveness 446
Employee Stock Options 359
Measuring Profitability 447
Interest Costs 365
Measure for Planning and Control 447
Interest Computation 365
Interest Capitalization 366
Components of Return on Invested
Analyzing Interest 366
Capital 447
Defining Invested Capital 448
Income Taxes 366
Adjustments to Invested Capital
Accounting for Income Taxes 366
and Income 449
Income Tax Disclosures 370
Computing Return on Invested
Analyzing Income Taxes 372
Capital 449
Appendix 6A:
Earnings per Share: Computation
Analyzing Return on Net Operating
and Analysis 374
Assets 454
Disaggregating Return on Net Operating
Appendix 6B:
Assets 454
Accounting for Employee
Relation between Profit Margin and Asset
Stock Options 377
Turnover 455
Analyzing Return on Common
7 Cash Flow Analysis 400 Equity 462
Statement of Cash Flows 402
Disaggregating the Return on Common
Relevance of Cash 402
Equity 463
Reporting by Activities 403
Computing Return on Invested
Constructing the Cash Flow
Capital 465
Statement 403
Assessing Growth in Common Equity 469
Special Topics 408
Appendix 8A:
Direct Method 409
Challenges of Diversified Companies 470
Analysis Implications of Cash
Flows 411 9 Prospective Analysis 490
Limitations in Cash Flow Reporting 411 The Projection Process 492
Interpreting Cash Flows and Net Projecting Financial Statements 492
Income 411 Application of Prospective Analysis in the
Analysis of Cash Flows 413 Residual Income Valuation Model 499
Case Analysis of Cash Flows of Campbell Trends in Value Drivers 502
Soup 414 Appendix 9A:
Inferences from Analysis Short-Term Forecasting 504
of Cash Flows 414
Alternative Cash Flow Measures 415 10 Credit Analysis 526
Company and Economic Conditions 416 Section 1: Liquidity 528
Free Cash Flow 417 Liquidity and Working Capital 528
Cash Flows as Validators 418 Current Assets and Liabilities 529
Specialized Cash Flow Working Capital Measure
Ratios 418 of Liquidity 530
Cash Flow Adequacy Ratio 418 Current Ratio Measure of Liquidity 530
Cash Reinvestment Ratio 419 Using the Current Ratio for Analysis 532
Appendix 7A: Cash-Based Ratio Measures
Analytical Cash Flow Worksheet 419 of Liquidity 536
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Operating Activity Analysis 11 Equity Analysis

of Liquidity 537 and Valuation 600
Accounts Receivable Liquidity Earnings Persistence 602
Measures 537 Recasting and Adjusting
Inventory Turnover Earnings 602
Measures 539 Determinants of Earnings
Liquidity of Current Persistence 607
Liabilities 542 Persistent and Transitory Items
Additional Liquidity Measures 543 in Earnings 609
Current Assets Composition 543 Earnings-Based Equity
Acid-Test (Quick) Ratio 543 Valuation 612
Cash Flow Measures 543 Relation between Stock Prices
Financial Flexibility 544 and Accounting Data 612
Management’s Discussion Fundamental Valuation
and Analysis 544 Multiples 613
What-If Analysis 544 Illustration of Earnings-Based
Section 2: Capital Structure Valuation 615
and Solvency 547 Earning Power and Forecasting
Basics of Solvency 547 for Valuation 617
Importance of Capital Earning Power 617
Structure 547 Earnings Forecasting 618
Motivation for Debt Capital 549 Interim Reports for Monitoring
Adjustments for Capital Structure and Revising Earnings Estimates 621
Analysis 551
Capital Structure Composition
and Solvency 552
Comprehensive Case:
Common-Size Statements in Solvency Applying Financial
Analysis 553 Statement Analysis 634
Capital Structure Measures for Solvency Steps in Analyzing
Analysis 553 Financial Statements 636
Interpretation of Capital Structure Building Blocks of Financial
Measures 555 Statement Analysis 638
Asset-Based Measures Reporting on Financial
of Solvency 555 Statement Analysis 639
Earnings Coverage 556 Specialization in Financial
Relation of Earnings to Fixed Statement Analysis 639
Charges 556 Comprehensive Case: Campbell
Times Interest Earned Analysis 560 Soup Company 640
Relation of Cash Flow to Fixed Preliminary Financial
Charges 562 Analysis 640
Earnings Coverage of Preferred Sales Analysis by Source 640
Dividends 563 Comparative Financial
Interpreting Earnings Coverage Statements 642
Measures 564 Further Analysis of Financial
Capital Structure Risk and Statements 643
Return 565 Short-Term Liquidity 651
Appendix 10A: Capital Structure
Rating Debt 566 and Solvency 654
Appendix 10B: Return on Invested Capital 655
Predicting Financial Distress 568 Analysis of Asset Utilization 659
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Analysis of Operating Performance Appendix A:

and Profitability 660 Financial Statements A
Forecasting and Valuation 663 Colgate Palmolive Co. A1
Summary Evaluation Campbell Soup A36
and Inferences 668
Short-Term Liquidity 669 Interest Tables I1
Capital Structure and Solvency 669
Return on Invested Capital 669 References R1
Asset Turnover (Utilization) 669
Index IN1
Operating Performance
and Profitability 669
Financial Market Measures 670
Using Financial Statement Analysis 671