The Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Classic 1937 Edition

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Another great book by Benjamin Graham!

People involved in the governance of voluntary and charitable organisations often come into the role from other than financial management disciplines. This classic reference book helps with understanding financial statements in an increasingly regulated environment demanding clear understanding and accountability.

This book is very much for beginners and explains everything that you need to analyse a financial statement in very simple terms. It is a very good buy for novices though a bit expensive for such a small book. The other excellent book is the intelligent investor and security analysis. Be warned that the security analysis is very heavy reading!!!! I throughly recommend this book for people to understand how to interpret a finacial statement- it does what it says on the cover as such.

This is a very short book on how to analyze financial statements. It is written in simple English that most people can understand. Because it was written in the `30s, it should not be the only book that investors read on financial statements, but it should definitely be one of many. Warren Buffett learned a lot from Benjamin Graham and so can you. - Mariusz Skonieczny, author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market

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I read this book because I'm interested in Graham's value investing approach. However, this approach is not discussed in this book. A brief and very basic introduction to financial statements is given, but, as this book is from 1964 (and the first print even older), this overview is rather outdated. Rules and regulations have changed and the environment too (in the book railroad companies are often used as example). Read the other books of Graham if you want to know more about value investing, but to study financial statements I would recommend picking an other book.

Good read for entry level readers of investing.

This is an excellent book. I've read all of Graham's books and this book is a must before reading any of Grahams other books. It's not the only book on financial statements that I would get but it is definitely one to add to your library. Below are a couple of other good financial statement analysis books to read before investing or reading Graham's other books. You don't need an MBA or a degree in Accounting to invest like Graham. Walter Schloss was a Super Investor of Graham and Dodd as Warren Buffett quoted saying and Walter never went to collage. Ben Graham primarily focused on the balance sheet. Financial Statements: A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports How to Read a Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers

Content remains relevant however print copy is poor! Text print is off, on a angle. Construction is poor, pages separated from binding after first read! Perhaps find the book in another print format, perhaps paper back could be better quality.

I am happy with this book. Becoz this book is one of the best book in my life. Thank so much 😘😊😘😘❤️

Es un librito muy corto y muy fácil de entender. Muy bien estructurado y sencillo. Todavía resulta aplicable para analizar la contabilidad de las empresas. La edición en tapa dura justifica en parte el precio, pero sólo en parte, porque luego el papel y la letra son un tanto deficientes.