Book Description
Financial statements are the basis for a wide range of business analysis. Managers, securities analysts, bankers and consultants all use them to make business decisions. There is strong demand among business students for course materials that provide a framework for using financial statement data in a variety of business analysis and valuation contexts.

About the Author
Krishna G. Palepu joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 1983. He has taught courses in finance & control, financial statement analysis, & competitive strategy in the Harvard MBA and Executive Educations program. His research has focused in the effectiveness of merger and acquisition strategies, corporate financing choices, and in rest of communication processes. Paul M. Healy is the MBA Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His research has focused on corporate policies and their impact on the cost of capital, the effectiveness of mergers and acquisitions, and earnings management. Victor L. Bernard, who passed away November 14, 1995, was Director of the Paton Accounting Center at the University of Michigan and Director of Research for the American Accounting Association.