Corporate Finance

Review Corporate Finance: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Reporting, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Financial Management, and Financial Statements

by GRED SHIELDS

Description

Author Greg Shields’ “Corporate Finance: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Reporting, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Financial Management, and Financial Statements,” holds a 5-part textbook and reference bundle that fully explains corporate finance. While it may not fully be equipped as reference material for large-scale accountants or risk managers, “Corporate Finance” does help those who are looking into investing and running a corporation.

About the Author

Greg works as a director for the Auditing and Assurance Standards at Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). He supports the activities of the Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.

Table of Contents

• An introduction to corporate finance
• Part 1: Financial Reporting
• Introduction
• Breaking down the basics
• Summary of the four main financial documents
• Internal vs. external financial reporting
• How to assess a financial report as a whole
• Footnotes: What they are and why they are important
• How to create and analyze a financial report
• What is included in the footnotes
• What programs are there to help you create a financial report
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Quarterly and Annual Reports for Stockholder
• Press Releases and Conference Calls; why are they important?
• Conclusion
• Part 2: Business Valuation
• Introduction
  • Chapter 1 – Why you might need a business valuation
  • Chapter – The Basic Concepts behind Business Valuation
  • Chapter 3 – Profit based approaches
  • Chapter 4 Revenues based approaches
  • Chapter 5 – Asset-based approaches
  • Chapter 6 – Discounted cash flow
  • Chapter 7 – Sector-specific approaches
  • Chapter 8 – Valuing intangible assets
  • Chapter 9 – As art, not a science
  • Chapter 10 – What to look for in financial statements
  • Chapter 11 – Buying or selling
• Conclusion
• Part 3: Risk Management
• Introduction
  • Chapter 1 – The Benefits of Risk Management
  • Chapter 2 – The Basic Concepts and Vocabulary of Risk Management
  •  Chapter 3 – Enterprise Risk Management
  • Chapter 4 – Risk Management Models and the ‘The Greeks’
  • Chapter 5 – Credit Risk Management
  • Chapter 6 – Some aspects of market risk management
  • Chapter 7 – Operational risk management
  • Chapter 9 – Managing assets and portfolios
  • Chapter 10 – Losses and limits
  • Chapter 11 – Instruments for managing risk
• Conclusion
• Part 4: Financial Management 
• Introduction
  • Chapter 1 – What is financial management and why do you need it?
  • Chapter 2 – Financial statements
  • Chapter 3 – Looking at cash flow
  • Chapter 4 – Forecasting, budgeting, and flex
  • Chapter 5 – Capital spending and discounted cash flow analysis
  • Chapter 6 – Some aspects of treasury management
  • Chapter 7 – Managing your working capital
  • Chapter 8 – Hedging your bets
  • Chapter 9 – Management accounting
  • Chapter 10 – Ratios – Your management dashboard
  • Chapter 11 – A quick look at risk management
• Conclusion
• Part 5: Financial statements
• Introduction
  • Chapter 1 – Accounts and Audit
  • Chapter 2 – The profits and loss account
  • Chapter 3 – The balance sheet
  • Chapter 4 – Sources and the use of funds
  • Chapter 5 – Notes to the accounts
  • Chapter 6 – Running the ratios
  • Chapter 7 – Putting it into practice – Sears
  • Chapter 8 – Putting it into practice – Airbus
  • Chapter 9 – Depreciation and amortization – A closer look
  • Chapter 10 – A few tips for the business owner or manager
  • Chapter 11 – Quality of earnings
• Conclusion
• Resources / Sources of Information – Financial Statements
• Check out more books by Greg Shields
• Resources / Sources of Information