Company financial reports are a key resource for investors, helpingthem uncover priceless information about a company'sprofitability, or lack thereof, from the figures as well as throughother non-monetary indicators. Details of lawsuits, changes inaccounting methods, liquidations, and mergers and acquisitions canall be ways of detecting red flags if you know where to look.
However the jargon and financial footnotes in financial reportscan be difficult to decipher, and this For Dummies guide onthe subject will help readers to understand company reports andmake sensible investment choices based on publicly heldinformation.
Taking you step-by-step through the finer points of financialreports, this straightforward guide will help you get to grips withthe most accurate way to wade through the numbers, judge acompany's performance, and make profitable investmentdecisions.
This UK Adaptation focuses on the UK financial market, with theFTSE index as the focus of the book.