"The reference material provided in this book has been developed for global investors seeking the 'best solution' currently available when working with today's often-confusing corporate financial statements."--From the author's Preface At last, the flood of financial information regularly released to the public by corporations around the world can be a source of enlightenment rather than confusion. Now you can develop rational, standardized methods for analyzing this data with reasonable certainty that specific types of ...
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"The reference material provided in this book has been developed for global investors seeking the 'best solution' currently available when working with today's often-confusing corporate financial statements."--From the author's Preface At last, the flood of financial information regularly released to the public by corporations around the world can be a source of enlightenment rather than confusion. Now you can develop rational, standardized methods for analyzing this data with reasonable certainty that specific types of information will carry consistent meaning from company to company, from industry to industry, and from region to region. The information and research techniques contained in this volume--used in conjunction with analytical methods found in Volume I-- enable investors to evaluate the stock of any international corporation on the basis of comparable data and develop customized client databases. This astonishingly rich source of vital financial information on international corporations operating in Europe includes: Domestic capital market structures for each country Stock exchanges, types of securities traded, volume, major indices, and more Notes on the accessibility of information sources for fundamental analysis How to obtain annual reports, interim reports, and earnings releases Analyses of local accounting standard development Regulations applicable to current reporting practices, accounting standards currently followed, and changes in accounting standards over the past five years Updates on financial reporting practices Unique accounting standards of each country as well as company-specific issues Full-research sample companies Sample companies from each country and from up to 13 industrial sectors, including consumer products, industrial products, energy, technology, financial services, and more Analyses of sample company information Income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements from sample companies' annual reports are reproduced and analyzed Research notes Explanations of each step in the process of transferring data from corporate financial statements to database spreadsheets for analysis The four volumes of Fundamental Analysis Worldwide constitute the international investor's most comprehensive and up-to-date resource: Volume I Financial Statement Analysis Volume II Canada and the United States Volume III Europe A-M Volume IV Europe N-Z
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