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CH 3.palepu (1) Accounting Analysis
CH 3.palepu (1) Accounting Analysis
Understanding accounting allows the business analyst to effectively use the financial information disclosed by companies.
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Forecast Errors
Accrual accounting requires that management make a host of forward-looking estimates. These estimates are inevitably inaccurate because management doesnt have perfect foresight of the future. Example: estimate of future bad-debts
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Concluding Comments
Accounting analysis is an essential step in analyzing corporate financial reports. A methodology consisting of six steps in analyzing accounting data is presented in this chapter.
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