The Financial Numbers Game

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Detecting Creative Accounting Practices

By Eugene E. Comiskey and Charles W. Mulford

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The Financial Numbers Game delves into the ways financial statements can be manipulated to present a more favourable image of a company's financial health. It explores various techniques and tactics used by companies to "manage" earnings and provides tools for analysts and investors to discern the true financial position behind the numbers. Written by financial experts, the book serves as a valuable resource for understanding the intricacies of financial statement analysis and the importance of transparency in corporate reporting.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're interested in understanding how financial statements can sometimes be manipulated and how to detect signs of earnings management. It's an insightful read for investors, financial professionals or anyone keen on unravelling the techniques used in accounting to present a company's financial health. It offers practical advice for distinguishing genuine financial performance from potentially misleading figures.

Praise for The Financial Numbers Game "So much for the notion 'those who can, do-those who can't, teach. ' Mulford and Comiskey function successfully both as college professors and real-world financial mercenaries. These guys know their balance sheets.

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Praise for The Financial Numbers Game

"So much for the notion 'those who can, do-those who can't, teach.' Mulford and Comiskey function successfully both as college professors and real-world financial mercenaries. These guys know their balance sheets. The Financial Numbers Game should serve as a survival manual for both serious individual investors and industry pros who study and act upon the interpretation of financial statements. This unique blend of battle-earned scholarship and quality writing is a must-read/must-have reference for serious financial statement analysis."
--Bob Acker, Editor/Publisher, The Acker Letter

"Wall Street's unforgiving attention to quarterly earnings presents ever increasing pressure on CFOs to manage earnings and expectations. The Financial Numbers Game provides a clear explanation of the ways in which management can stretch, bend, and break accounting rules to reach the desired bottom line. This arms the serious investor or financial analyst with the healthy skepticism required to drive beyond reported results to a clear understanding of a firm's true performance."
--Mark Hurley, Managing Director, Training and Development, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America

"After reading The Financial Numbers Game, I feel as though I've taken a master's level course in financial statement analysis. Mulford and Comiskey's latest book should be required reading for anyone who is serious about fundamentally analysing stocks."
--Harry Domash, San Francisco Chronicle investing columnist and investment newsletter publisher

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

The Financial Numbers Game is praised for providing readers with tools to identify creative accounting practices, helping them avoid financial errors related to equity investments and credit decisions. Published during a time of notable corporate financial scandals, it is recognised as particularly relevant, offering investors practical guidelines to detect and prevent deceptive accounting tactics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780471770732

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Illustration: Drawings: 88 B&W, 0 Color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 658g

Pages: 416

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Charles W. Mulford Eugene E. Comiskey Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Non-Fiction

About the Author

CHARLES W. MULFORD is Invesco Chair and Professor of Accounting and EUGENE E. COMISKEY is Callaway Chair and Professor of Accounting in the DuPree College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.