Guide to Analysing Companies (Economist (Hardcover))
by Bob Vause
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Manufacturer: Profile Books(GB)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.7
EAN: 9781861979858
ISBN: 1861979851
Label: Profile Books(GB)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
Publisher: Profile Books(GB)
Studio: Profile Books(GB)
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Summary: it's really a book for beginner
Comment: Hm...I've had only 2 courses in Finance during my study so I thought I'm a beginner enough for this book but apparently I was wrong...I think you should only purchase this book if you have absolutely no idea about finance
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Summary: Economist
Comment: I have not yet read this book but I have read the Economist and it is a first rate publication. I have a Ba in Economics and an MBA in Finance so I plan to eventually order other books from this company.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Informative but dry
Comment: I think that Vause is too verbose, using 5 lines of mediocre prose to explain what he could and should have explained in 1 line of good prose.
I also think that he doesn't deal directly with the implicit, underlying assumptions of financial analysis. He definitely touches on these concepts, but he doesn't "knock them out of the park." I'm left feeling that he knows a lot more than he's able to clearly communicate.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Looking beyond the numbers
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Detailed knowledge volume
Comment: 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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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: it's really a book for beginner
Comment: Hm...I've had only 2 courses in Finance during my study so I thought I'm a beginner enough for this book but apparently I was wrong...I think you should only purchase this book if you have absolutely no idea about finance
Customer Rating:
Summary: Economist
Comment: I have not yet read this book but I have read the Economist and it is a first rate publication. I have a Ba in Economics and an MBA in Finance so I plan to eventually order other books from this company.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Informative but dry
Comment: I think that Vause is too verbose, using 5 lines of mediocre prose to explain what he could and should have explained in 1 line of good prose.
I also think that he doesn't deal directly with the implicit, underlying assumptions of financial analysis. He definitely touches on these concepts, but he doesn't "knock them out of the park." I'm left feeling that he knows a lot more than he's able to clearly communicate.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Looking beyond the numbers
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Detailed knowledge volume
Comment: 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.
A clear and well informed guide for investors, analysts, and students, this newly revised 4th edition answers many questions and challenges in analysing companies and results including: How can anyone tell how well a company is managed and performing? What ratios and indicators are truly useful in assessing performance? How does one decode the real story in a company's reported results? How can companies operating n different sectors—or different countries—be compared? How can danger signs on the corporate horizon be spotted?
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