Financial Statements, Third Edition, Thomas Ittelson
Financial Statements, Third Edition, Thomas Ittelson
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Financial Statements, Third Edition
A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports

Author: Thomas Ittelson

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 04/01/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Thomas R. Ittelson is an expert at translating complicated financial topics in an accessible way for non-financial audiences. In this book, he empowers listeners by clearly and simply demonstrating how the three major accounting statements interact to offer a snapshot of a company's financial health.

This book teaches listeners how to use specialized accounting vocabulary and makes accessible the structure and purpose of the three major numeric statements that describe a company's financial condition. Each statement paints a different and essential picture—the "three-legged stool" of company reporting: The income statement shows the manufacturing and selling actions of the company that result in profit or loss during a period. It gives a very important perspective on the company's performance, its profitability. The cash flow statement details cash into and out of the company for a period. You need money to make money. Running out of cash is bad. Duh. The balance sheet records at the end of a period, an instant in time, what the company owns and what it owes, including the owners' stake, called shareholders' equity.

With two new major topic sections, this third edition of Financial Statements is simply the clearest and most comprehensive introduction to financial reporting available. No accounting background is required.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amir on December 12, 2012

It is not easy to write an accounting book. A lot of accounting books are written for accountants which might makes a lot of sense however a large business audience may be left behind. Mr. Ittelson does a decent job of balancing the explanation of accounting principles and the details behind these p......more

Goodreads review by Ramil on August 30, 2020

I have had a serious difficulty to understand the way financial statement is constructed and how different elements are connected to one another in it. After reading through this book, now everything is clear to me. Every element in a financial statement is perfectly explained based on the vivid exa......more

Goodreads review by Alaeddin on October 13, 2016

I loved how it ties all basics you need to know about accounting, valuation, and capital budgeting into one concrete case study. I came out with a lot more confidence in understanding company's fundamentals through its financial statements, and this will help immensely in value investing.......more

Goodreads review by Tài on April 12, 2020

Great for non-finance types who want an interesting and applicable approach to financial reporting without going into details as in Accounting 101 classes. You get to understand the concepts of financial reporting, how the 3 statements are connected and most importantly what all the numbers and jarg......more

Goodreads review by محمد on February 05, 2025

It's not that easy to make a boring and non intuitive subject like accounting, interesting to read and go through like a story you don't want it to finish, yet you can't stop yourself from being nosy and want to finish the book in one setting. The book walks us through different company stages and ho......more