- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Economist Books; 4 edition (11 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1861979851
- ISBN-13: 978-1861979858
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 510,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Shockingly readable - a minor classic.' - Interactive Investor
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The definitive guide to how to analyse and assess the strengths and weaknesses of any company. * How do you tell how well run a company is and how well it is doing? * Which ratios and benchmarks should you use to assess performance? * What can be done to massage company results? * How do you recognise danger signs on the corporate horizon? * How do you compare companies operating in different sectors or even different countries? All these important questions as well as many more are answered in this clear and comprehensive guide aimed at anyone who wants to * make sense and practical use of a company's annual report * measure a business against its competitors * judge the creditworthiness of a customer or client * assess the investment potential of a company * put a value on a company.
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16 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good business analysis tool,
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This review is from: Guide To Analysing Companies (The Economist Books) (Hardcover)
This is a great tool to analyse comapny's performance. However, it is not detailed and clear enough, keeping too broad and undefined theories, which are difficult to implement in the real world.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
good but heavy,
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This review is from: Guide To Analysing Companies (Hardcover)
It has what you need but is indeed very heavy and not suited for the beginners in my humble opinion
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3.9 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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Looking beyond the numbers,
By Bilal Masood - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Guide To Analysing Companies (Economist Guide to Analysing Companies) (Hardcover)
Concise, insightful and easy to read, this book is an excellent introduction for the ordinary people. The books reliance on examples - both real and fictitious - is what makes it stand out from rest of the crowd.
The first section introduces you to various pieces of information on the balance sheets, income and cash flow statements. There are no complicated equations or quick-fix formulate. Instead, there is discussion supported on the true meaning and significance (or insignificance) of various pieces of information that the companies report - what underlying information they reveal and how they can possibly be fudged. The second section brings the information together and shows the reader how to apply it to analyze the operations, trends, strengths and weaknesses of a company. It is an invaluable tool for those who want to take charge of their investment portfolios and also for those who want a broader understanding of financial aspects of businesses. It will arm you with both the necessary information and the critical insight needed to unearth the truth beneath the numbers. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Analyze This!,
By Larry Underwood "Author - St Louis Cardinals ... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Guide To Analysing Companies (Economist Guide to Analysing Companies) (Hardcover)
Bob Vause compiles a handy guide for even the layman to comprehend, in navigating through the frequently muddled world of investing. Choosing the right companies to trust with our investment dollars is a daunting enough task under "normal" market conditions; under the current recessionary climate, it's an absolute necessity to weed out the prenteders from the contenders.
Even then, there are no guarantees; the irrational behavior of investors continues to confuse even the most astute market experts. The past year has befuddled the entire world economic community, as trillions upon trillions of our hard earned dollars has evaporated into thin air. Perhaps this book will help; it was published over four years ago, when the stock & housing markets were booming. The recent financial meltdown has been rehashed in many books with 20-20 vision; it appears "greed & hubris" have been the biggest culprits, and the vast majority of naive investors were completely fooled by it all. What makes this book so valuable is its wise advice in spotting the danger signs of pending corporate doom or malfeasence. Investor beware, indeed. Be very careful; it's dangerous out there. 19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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Detailed knowledge volume,
By Anandasubramanian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Guide To Analysing Companies (Economist Guide to Analysing Companies) (Hardcover)
Rather than giving a bunch of formulas to use in Excel, this book actually tries to impart you some knowledge of real world.
While the knowledge maybe old hat for experienced stock analysts, it is NOT for new comers to the field. And for the Excel script MBAs who try to reduce everything to an equation, sorry dudes. This book attempts to make u first understand the purpose, goal, and results you would get in a analysis, and then goes about teaching you that analysis. |
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