With major financial scandals popping up in greater numbers—and with more inevitably on the way—it has never been more important for you to understand what dishonest companies do to trick investors. Since the early 1990s, Financial Shenanigans has been helping investors unearth deceptive financial reporting at the most critical time— before they suffer major losses.
Now, the third edition broadens its focus to include the newest, most sophisticated techniques companies use to mislead investors.
Referred to as the "Sherlock Holmes of Accounting" by BusinessWeek, Howard Schilit and renowned forensic accounting expert Jeremy Perler take you deeper into the corporate bag of tricks, exposing new levels of accounting gimmickry and arming you with the investigative tools you need to detect:
Earnings Manipulation Shenanigans: Learn the latest tricks companies use to exaggerate revenue and earnings.
Cash Flow Shenanigans: Discover new techniques devised by management that allow it to manipulate cash flow as easily as earnings.
Key Metrics Shenanigans: See how companies use misleading "key"metrics to fool investors about their financial performance.
Financial Shenanigans brings you completely up to date on accounting chicanery in the global markets, shining a light on the most shocking frauds and financial reporting miscreants. This insightful, detailed guide written by recognized experts on the subject provides the knowledge and tools you need to spot even the most subtle signs of financial shenanigans.
Howard Schilit, Ph.D., CPA, is the founder and chief executive officer of the Financial Shenanigans Detection (FSD) Group, LLC, which alerts its clients to accounting chicanery. Previously he founded the Center for Financial Research and Analysis (CFRA). Smart Money magazine twice selected him as one of the "Power 30" of investing.
天下熙熙,皆为利来;天下壤壤,皆为利往,哪里有诱惑,哪里就会有财务欺诈。 可以说目前A股的环境,财务造假成本如此之地,报表不造假或粉饰的公司凤毛麟角。心理先对所有公司的财报都进行有罪推定,然后再去证明其没粉饰。 老师常教我们“心中常有三张表”,太阳底下无新鲜事...
评分· 收入操纵手法,介绍了公司如何通过操纵利润表 安然公司所涉及的财务欺诈手法 收入操纵类财务欺诈手法 · 过早记录为收入; · 虚构收入并加以记录; · 借助一次性或不可持续的业务来夸大所得; · 运用其他方法来掩盖成本或亏损。 ???? 对于靠收购来取得增长的公司,其背后...
评分· 收入操纵手法,介绍了公司如何通过操纵利润表 安然公司所涉及的财务欺诈手法 收入操纵类财务欺诈手法 · 过早记录为收入; · 虚构收入并加以记录; · 借助一次性或不可持续的业务来夸大所得; · 运用其他方法来掩盖成本或亏损。 ???? 对于靠收购来取得增长的公司,其背后...
评分上市公司的股价通常是和公司的盈利情况(利润)紧密联系的,因此,上市公司往往有很大的动力进行财务造假。 一个简单的公式: 利润=收入-费用 举个例子,开个面包店,一年卖出去面包收到的钱就是收入,和生产面包关联的钱,比如买面粉、黄油、以及面包师傅的工资,是费用(...
评分内容还是很实用的,对财务骗局结合案例进行分析。不过翻译实在太次了,明显是找了人随便翻译的,一方面翻译者根本没有财务知识,对于财务术语瞎翻译,另一方面翻译者根本就是把英文生硬的翻译成中文,完全不流畅,读起来很累。很好的书,被那么次的翻译糟蹋了。
A very useful and practical handbook.
评分earnings management(manipulation)真是一门艺术,这书用的例子很生动也是比较经典的了,譬如安然把service contract计成commodity futures contract从而适用mark-to-market的“创举”。讲了很多识别骗子的经典方法,例如波澜不惊的revenue下面说不定可以从BS的days in account receivables剧变看出端倪。很好的书,六颗星星。
评分earnings management(manipulation)真是一门艺术,这书用的例子很生动也是比较经典的了,譬如安然把service contract计成commodity futures contract从而适用mark-to-market的“创举”。讲了很多识别骗子的经典方法,例如波澜不惊的revenue下面说不定可以从BS的days in account receivables剧变看出端倪。很好的书,六颗星星。
评分直接看最后一章的总结。
评分所谓的financial engineering,说白了,不就是欺瞒吗,所以,看公司,还是看领导人的品行更重要
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