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Description of Accounts Made Simple

'Accounts Made Simple' looks at companies' accounts from the perspective of the investor.

Each chapter looks at a different aspect of the accounts, such as assets, trading and capital structure. These are first explained in simple terms, avoiding accounting jargon. The second half of each chapter then considers issues that the investor should consider. Examples include:

- Are the assets overvalued?
- Is the company overtrading?
- Is the company borrowing too much?

The book will help remove the mystery of pages of numbers followed by long lists of notes. The investor will gain an understanding of what all the terms and numbers mean, and be able to make his or her own decision about whether the company seems a good investment.

Title Information

ISBN:

9781906659851

Pages:

196 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

432311

Publisher:

Harriman House

Published:

16/07/2012

Edition:

1st Edition

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About Robert Leach

Robert Leach FCCA FIPPM ACertCM is a certified accountant, private investor and author of over 30 books. His titles include How to Make Money on the Stock Exchange (Foulsham), Financial Times Guide to Your Company Pension, Allied Dunbar Guide to Financial Planning for the Over 50's and The Investor's Guide to Understanding Accounts. For two years he was a judge of the Stock Exchange Awards for best published accounts. He is the author of the looseleaf works Payroll Factbook and Tax Factbook published by Sweet & Maxwell. He also writes for newsletters, magazines, newspapers and anyone else who will pay him.

Contents of Accounts Made Simple

1. Understanding the basics of the accounts
2. Knowing the business
3. Accounting ratios
4. Looking beyond the obvious
5. Reading the directors' report
6. Different types of business (including different stages of life)

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