Fields - The Essentials of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Organization of the Book -- Additional Background -- Accounting Defined -- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles -- Financial Analysis -- Some Additional Perspectives on the Planning Process -- Part 1: Understanding Financial Information -- 1. The Balance Sheet -- Expenses and Expenditures -- Assets -- Important Accounting Concepts Affecting the Balance Sheet -- Liabilities -- Stockholders Equity -- Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity -- Additional Balance Sheet Information -- Analysis of the Balance Sheet -- A Point to Ponder -- 2. The Income Statement -- Analysis of the Income Statement -- 3. The Statement of Cash Flows -- Sources of Funds -- Uses of Funds -- Statement of Cash Flows -- Analyzing the Statement of Cash Flows -- 4. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: A Review and Update -- The Fiscal Period -- The Going Concern Concept -- Historical Monetary Unit -- Conservatism -- Quantifiable Items or Transactions -- Consistency -- Full Disclosure -- Materiality -- Significant Accounting Issues -- 5. The Annual Report and Other Sources of Incredibly Valuable Information -- The Annual Report -- The Gilbert Brothers: The Original Shareholder Activists -- Modern-Day Activists -- The 10-K Report -- The Proxy Statement -- Other Sources of Information -- The Securities and Exchange Commission -- Part 2: Analysis of Financial Statements -- 6. Key Financial Ratios -- Statistical Indicators -- Financial Ratios -- Liquidity Ratios -- Ratios of Working Capital Management -- Measures of Profitability -- Financial Leverage Ratios -- Revenue per Employee -- Ratios: Quick and Dirty -- 7. Using Return on Assets to Measure Profit Centers -- Assets -- Revenue -- After-Tax Cash Flow (ATCF) -- Return on Assets: Its Components -- A Business with No Assets -- 8. Overhead Allocations.;Packed with fresh insights and information on accounting regulations, international accounting practices, and global business trends, this book will help you grasp not only what the numbers meanbut how you can use that intelligence to drive your business forward. --