Description
This fully revised edition of Company Accounts shows how to interpret published accounts to obtain maximum information about a company, explaining the full significance of the key statements set out in these accounts. The book is ideal for students on business and management courses and as a general reference for practising managers, trade union officers, company secretaries and others. Roger Oldcorn PART 1: ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT ARE THEY FOR? .- What the Different Statements are for The Balance Sheet .- (1): Assets The Balance Sheet.- (2): Capital and Liabilities The Balance Sheet.- (3): the Complete Picture The Profit and Loss Account Source and Use of Funds Current Cost Accounts Statement.- PART 2: ACCOUNTS: EVALUATION AND INTERPRETATION.- Accounts Analysis (1): Growth and Profitability.- Accounts Analysis (2): Assets, Operations and Financial Real Company Accounts.- Accounts in Other Countries.- Glossary of Accounting Terms.
