Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii About the CFA Institute Investment Series xix Chapter 1 Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 1 Learning Outcomes 1 1. Introduction 1 2. Roles of Financial Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis 2 3. Primary Financial Statements and Other Information Sources 8 3.1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Information 9 3.2. Other Sources of Information 28 4.

Financial Statement Analysis Framework 28 4.1. Articulate the Purpose and Context of Analysis 30 4.2. Collect Data 30 4.3. Process Data 31 4.4.

Analyze/Interpret the Processed Data 31 4.5. Develop and Communicate Conclusions/Recommendations 32 4.6. Follow-Up 32 5. Summary 32 References 34 Practice Problems 34 Chapter 2 Financial Reporting Standards 37 Learning Outcomes 37 1. Introduction 37 2. The Objective of Financial Reporting 38 3.

Standard-Setting Bodies and Regulatory Authorities 39 3.1. Accounting Standards Boards 39 3.2. Regulatory Authorities 41 4. The International Financial Reporting Standards Framework 46 4.1. Qualitative Characteristics of Financial Reports 46 4.

2. Constraints on Financial Reports 48 4.3. The Elements of Financial Statements 49 4.4. General Requirements for Financial Statements 50 5. Comparison of IFRS with Alternative Reporting Systems 53 6. Monitoring Developments in Financial Reporting Standards 55 6.

1. New Products or Types of Transactions 55 6.2. Evolving Standards and the Role of CFA Institute 55 7. Summary 57 Practice Problems 58 Chapter 3 Understanding Income Statements 61 Learning Outcomes 61 1. Introduction 62 2. Components and Format of the Income Statement 62 3. Revenue Recognition 68 3.

1. General Principles 69 3.2. Accounting Standards for Revenue Recognition 70 4. Expense Recognition 73 4.1. General Principles 74 4.2.

Issues in Expense Recognition 78 4.3. Implications for Financial Analysis 83 5. Non-Recurring Items and Non-Operating Items 84 5.1. Discontinued Operations 84 5.2. Unusual or Infrequent Items 85 5.

3. Changes in Accounting Policies 86 5.4. Non-Operating Items 89 6. Earnings per Share 90 6.1. Simple versus Complex Capital Structure 90 6.2.

Basic EPS 91 6.3. Diluted EPS 92 6.4. Changes in EPS 98 7. Analysis of the Income Statement 99 7.1. Common-Size Analysis of the Income Statement 99 7.

2. Income Statement Ratios 101 8. Comprehensive Income 103 9. Summary 106 Practice Problems 108 Chapter 4 Understanding Balance Sheets 113 Learning Outcomes 113 1. Introduction 113 2. Components and Format of the Balance Sheet 114 2.1. Balance Sheet Components 115 2.

2. Current and Non-Current Classification 116 2.3. Liquidity-Based Presentation 117 3. Current Assets and Current Liabilities 118 3.1. Current Assets 118 3.2.

Current Liabilities 123 4. Non-Current Assets 127 4.1. Property, Plant, and Equipment 128 4.2. Investment Property 129 4.3. Intangible Assets 129 4.

4. Goodwill 132 4.5. Financial Assets 135 4.6. Deferred Tax Assets 138 5. Non-Current Liabilities 139 5.1.

Long-term Financial Liabilities 140 5.2. Deferred Tax Liabilities 140 6. Equity 141 6.1. Components of Equity 141 6.2. Statement of Changes in Equity 144 7.

Analysis of the Balance Sheet 145 7.1. Common-Size Analysis of the Balance Sheet 146 7.2. Balance Sheet Ratios 153 8. Summary 156 Practice Problems 158 Chapter 5 Understanding Cash Flow Statements 163 Learning Outcomes 163 1. Introduction 163 2. Components and Format of the Cash Flow Statement 164 2.

1. Classification of Cash Flows and Non-Cash Activities 165 2.2. A Summary of Differences between IFRS and US GAAP 167 2.3. Direct and Indirect Methods for Reporting Cash Flow from Operating Activities 168 3. The Cash Flow Statement: Linkages and Preparation 177 3.1.

Linkages of the Cash Flow Statement with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet 178 3.2. Steps in Preparing the Cash Flow Statement 179 3.3. Conversion of Cash Flows from the Indirect to the Direct Method 191 4. Cash Flow Statement Analysis 192 4.1. Evaluation of the Sources and Uses of Cash 193 4.

2. Common-Size Analysis of the Statement of Cash Flows 197 4.3. Free Cash Flow to the Firm and Free Cash Flow to Equity 202 4.4. Cash Flow Ratios 204 5. Summary 205 Practice Problems 206 Chapter 6 Financial Analysis Techniques 213 Learning Outcomes 213 1. Introduction 213 2.

The Financial Analysis Process 214 2.1. The Objectives of the Financial Analysis Process 215 2.2. Distinguishing between Computations and Analysis 216 3. Analytical Tools and Techniques 218 3.1. Ratios 221 3.

2. Common-Size Analysis 226 3.3. The Use of Graphs as an Analytical Tool 232 3.4. Regression Analysis 233 4. Common Ratios Used in Financial Analysis 234 4.1.

Interpretation and Context 234 4.2. Activity Ratios 235 4.3. Liquidity Ratios 241 4.4. Solvency Ratios 246 4.5.

Profitability Ratios 250 4.6. Integrated Financial Ratio Analysis 254 5. Equity Analysis 262 5.1. Valuation Ratios 262 5.2. Industry-Specific Ratios 265 5.

3. Historical Research on Ratios in Equity Analysis 267 6. Credit Analysis 268 6.1. The Credit Rating Process 268 6.2. Historical Research on Ratios in Credit Analysis 269 7. Business and Geographic Segments 270 7.

1. Segment Reporting Requirements 270 7.2. Segment Ratios 271 8. Model Building and Forecasting 274 9. Summary 275 References 275 Practice Problems 276 Chapter 7 Inventories 283 Learning Outcomes 283 1. Introduction 283 2. Cost of Inventories 285 3.

Inventory Valuation Methods 286 3.1. Specific Identification 287 3.2. First-In, First-Out (FIFO) 287 3.3. Weighted Average Cost 287 3.4.

Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) 288 3.5. Calculation of Cost of Sales, Gross Profit, and Ending Inventory 288 3.6. Periodic versus Perpetual Inventory Systems 290 3.7. Comparison of Inventory Valuation Methods 293 4. The LIFO Method 295 4.

1. LIFO Reserve 295 4.2. LIFO Liquidations 296 5. Inventory Method Changes 303 6. Inventory Adjustments 304 7. Evaluation of Inventory Management 311 7.1.

Presentation and Disclosure 312 7.2. Inventory Ratios 312 7.3. Financial Analysis Illustrations 313 8. Summary 323 Practice Problems 325 Chapter 8 Long-Lived Assets 339 Learning Outcomes 339 1. Introduction 340 2. Acquisition of Long-Lived Assets 340 2.

1. Property, Plant, and Equipment 341 2.2. Intangible Assets 343 2.3. Capitalizing versus Expensing: Impact on Financial Statements and Ratios 348 2.4. Capitalization of Interest Costs 353 2.

5. Capitalization of Internal Development Costs 355 3. Depreciation and Amortization of Long-Lived Assets 359 3.1. Depreciation Methods and Calculation of Depreciation Expense 360 3.2. Amortization Methods and Calculation of Amortization Expense 368 4. The Revaluation Model 369 5.

Impairment of Assets 373 5.1. Impairment of Property, Plant, and Equipment 373 5.2. Impairment of Intangible Assets with a Finite Life 375 5.3. Impairment of Intangibles with Indefinite Lives 376 5.4.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held for Sale 376 5.5. Reversals of Impairments of Long-Lived Assets 376 6. Derecognition 376 6.1. Sale of Long-Lived Assets 377 6.2. Long-Lived Assets Disposed of Other than by a Sale 378 7.

Presentation and Disclosures 379 8. Investment Property 389 9. Summary 393 Practice Problems 395 Chapter 9 Income Taxes 407 Learning Outcomes 407 1. Introduction 408 2. Differences between Accounting Profit and Taxable Income 408 2.1. Current Tax Assets and Liabilities 409 2.2.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities 410 3. Determining the Tax Base of Assets and Liabilities 413 3.1. Determining the Tax Base of an Asset 414 3.2. Determining the Tax Base of a Liability 415 3.3. Changes in Income Tax Rates 417 4.

Temporary and Permanent Differences Between Taxable and Accounting Profit 418 4.1. Taxable Temporary Differences 419 4.2. Deductible Temporary Differences 419 4.3. Examples of Taxable and Deductible Temporary Differences 420 4.4.

Temporary Differences at Initial Recognition of Assets and Liabilities 422 4.5. Business Combinations and Deferred Taxes 423 4.6. Investments in Subsidiaries, Branches, Associates, and Interests in Joint Ventures 423 5. Unused Tax Losses and Tax Credits 423 6. Recognition and Measurement of Current and Deferred Tax 424 6.1.

Recognition of a Valuation Allowance 425 6.2. Recognition of Current and Deferred Tax Charged Directly to Equity 425 7. Presentation and Disclosure 428 8. Comparison of IFRS and US GAAP 433 9. Summary 436 Practice Problems 437 Chapter 10 Non-Current (Long-Term) Liabilities 443 Learning Outcomes 443<.