Product Description

The definitive guide to how to analyse and assess the strengths and weaknesses of any company. * How do you tell how well run a company is and how well it is doing? * Which ratios and benchmarks should you use to assess performance? * What can be done to massage company results? * How do you recognise danger signs on the corporate horizon? * How do you compare companies operating in different sectors or even different countries? All these important questions as well as many more are answered in this clear and comprehensive guide aimed at anyone who wants to * make sense and practical use of a company's annual report * measure a business against its competitors * judge the creditworthiness of a customer or client * assess the investment potential of a company * put a value on a company.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #160819 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Review
'Shockingly readable - a minor classic.' - Interactive Investor

About the Author
A H (Bob) Vause is a Fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants and an Emeritus Fellow of Templeton College, Oxford, where he has taught for more than 20 years. He is consultant to many large companies.

Customer Reviews

Good business analysis tool
This is a great tool to analyse comapny's performance. However, it is not detailed and clear enough, keeping too broad and undefined theories, which are difficult to implement in the real world.