Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Financial statement analysis : an introduction -- Financial reporting mechanics -- Financial reporting standards -- Understanding income statements -- Understanding balance sheets -- Understanding cash flow statements -- Financial analysis techniques -- Financial statement analysis : applications -- Inventories -- Long-lived assets -- Income taxes -- Noncurrent (long-term) liabilities -- Employee compensation : postemployment and share-based -- Intercorporate investments -- Multinational operations -- Evaluating financial reporting quality -- Integration of financial statement analysis techniques.