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040 _cMANILA TYTANA COLLEGES LIBRARY
050 0 0 _aCIR HG 4026
_bF56 2014
245 0 0 _aFinance basics :
_bdecode the jargon, navigate key statements, gauge performance.
260 _aBoston, MA :
_bHarvard Business Review Press,
_c2014.
300 _aix, 131 p. ;
_c18 cm.
490 1 _a20-minute manager series.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aWhy understand finance? -- Navigating the three major financial statements. Accounting methods ; The income statement ; The balance sheet ; The cash flow statement -- Using the statements to measure financial health. Profitability ratios ; Efficiency ratios ; Liquidity ratios ; Leverage rations ; Other ways to measure financial health -- Preparing a budget. Top-down versus bottom-up budgeting ; Getting started ; Articulating your assumptions ; Quantifying your assumptions -- Calculating return on investment. Costs and benefits ; Payback period ; Net present value and internal rate of return ; Break-even analysis ; Sensitivity analysis ; Evaluating unquantifiable costs and benefits -- Tracking performance. Performance of an investment ; Performance of an existing unit ; Forecasts -- Test yourself -- Answers to test questions -- Key terms -- Learn more -- Sources.
520 _aIntimidated by corporate finance? The numbers (and the jargon) can feel overwhelming--but you have to understand them to manage effectively. "Finance Basics" explains the fundamentals simply and quickly, introducing you to key terms and concepts such as: - How to navigate financial statements- How to weigh costs and benefits- What's involved in budgeting and forecasting- How to gauge a company's financial health About HBR's 20-Minute Manager Series: Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business.
650 0 _aCorporations
_xFinance.
650 0 _aManagerial accounting.
830 0 _a20 minute manager series.
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