How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers »

John A. Tracey (Boulder, CO) is a professor of accounting at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also the author of The Fast Forward MBA In Finance.

Lurking somewhere amidst all the figures in a financial report is vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is headed. But without a guide to isolate and interpret those numbers, the dizzying array of columns and rows doesn't add up to a hill of beans. That's why thousands of professionals and savvy individuals have referred to this bestselling resource that shows anyone how to make sense of all those numbers. Updated throughout, this edition features new information on tax reform, depreciation methods, spotting fraudulent reporting, and recent FASB rulings. Also, all exhibits have been made easier to follow.