Understanding the Corporate Annual Report by Aileen Ormiston, Lyn M. Fraser (2002, Paperback, Illustrated)

Understanding the Corporate Annual Report: Nuts, Bolts, and a Few Loose Screws, by Lyn M. Fraser and Aileen Ormiston, provides a clearly written, step-by-step guide through the corporate annual report. Fraser and Ormiston cut through the window dressing and attempts by management to manipulate earnings and other performance measures and explain what the numbers and other information mean for purposes of making practical business decisions.

Now you can feel comfortable and confident reading and understanding corporate annual reports of companies in which you've invested. Understanding the Corporate Annual Report:

• cuts through complexities and confusions to help readers find and understand what they really need,
• provides tools for using annual reports to make important financial decisions, and
• takes a simple, straightforward approach that makes financial reports accessible to all readers, including those without business backgrounds.