Annual reports 101
Subtitle: [what the numbers and the fine print can reveal about the true health of a company]
By: Michael C. Thomsett.
Publisher: American Management Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780814473672
Subjects: Corporation reports -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Annual reports one hundred and one; Annual reports one hundred one
Notes: Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: The accounting dilemma: the gap in GAAP; title: The basic financial statements: what your Mama didn't tell you about the balance sheet; title: Essential ratios: rolling up your numerical sleeves; title: What statements do not reveal: dirty little accounting secrets; title: Footnotes, part one: an overview of the real disclosures; title: Footnotes, part two: red flags you can find on your own; title: Structure of the annual report: a public relations document; title: The auditing role: accounting culture and the audit mentality; title: How the numbers are manipulated: accounting shell games; title: Sources of free information: you don't need to pay for help; title: Modifying your game plan: a new form of portfolio management.