Financial Statements: Analysis and Reporting
by Felix I. Lessambo (Author)

About the Author
Felix I. Lessambo is an Associate Professor at Central Connecticut State University’s School of Business where he teaches Financial Statements Analysis and Global Financial Reporting. He has practiced international tax, transfer pricing, and alternative investment management groups where he structured and advised on hedge funds and private equity cross-border transactions. He is the author of several books in finance, including The International Banking System, The International Corporate Governance System, International Financial Institutions and Their Challenges, International Aspects of the US Taxation System, Audit-Assurance Services & Forensics, and Financial Statements: Analysis and Reporting.

About this book
Through a mixture of concepts and examples, this book demystifies the variety of elements of financial accounting and uncovers the need-to-know information for certification in this field. This book covers the two aspects of financial statement analysis, namely quantitative and non-quantitative analysis. Concluding with helpful case studies, the book will appeal to students and academics of financial accounting.

Brief contents
Part I Overview of Financial Statements and the Statement of Financial Position
1 Overview of Financial Statements 3
2 Cash and Cash Equivalents 23
3 Short-Term Assets: Inventories 41
4 Account Receivables 53
5 Prepaid Expenses, Unearned Income, and Other Current Assets 69
6 Short-Term Liabilities and Working Capital 75
7 Long-Term Assets: Plant, Property, and Equipment 81
8 Long-Term Assets: Intangibles 95
9 Long-Term Liabilities: Leases 105
10 Long-Term Liabilities: Pension and Postretirement Liabilities 117
11 Shareholders’ Equity 127
Part II The Statement of Income
12 Analysis of the Statement of Income 149
13 Other Comprehensive Income 159
14 The Sub-Statement of Retained Earnings 175
15 The Computation of the Taxable Income 181
Part III The Statements of Cash Flows and Financial Ratios
16 Analysis of the Statements of Cash Flows 195
17 Financial Ratios Analysis 207
Part IV Pro-Forma Financial Statements
18 Forecasting Financial Statements’ Analysis 251
Part V Consolidated Financial Statements
19 Foreign Currency Accounting 261
20 Consolidated Financial Statements 269
21 Segment and Intermediary Financial Statements 277
22 IFRS and GAAP 299
Part VI Case Study
23 Apple and Microsoft Case Study 331
Glossary 353
Bibliography 361
Index 365

Length: 370 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2018 edition (November 3, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3319999834
ISBN-13: 978-3319999838