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Acknowledgments |
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About the CFA Institute Investment Series |
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis |
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2 Roles of Financial Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis |
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3 Primary Financial Statements and Other Information Sources |
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3.1 Financial Statements and Supplementary Information |
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3.2 Other Sources of Information |
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4 Financial Statement Analysis Framework |
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4.1 Articulate the Purpose and Context of Analysis |
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4.4 Analyze/Interpret the Processed Data |
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4.5 Develop and Communicate Conclusions/Recommendations |
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Chapter 2 Financial Reporting Standards |
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2 The Objective of Financial Reporting |
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3 Standard-Setting Bodies and Regulatory Authorities |
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3.1 Accounting Standards Boards |
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3.2 Regulatory Authorities |
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4 The International Financial Reporting Standards Framework |
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4.1 Qualitative Characteristics of Financial Reports |
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4.2 Constraints on Financial Reports |
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4.3 The Elements of Financial Statements |
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4.4 General Requirements for Financial Statements |
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5 Comparison of IFRS with Alternative Reporting Systems |
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6 Monitoring Developments in Financial Reporting Standards |
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6.1 New Products or Types of Transactions |
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6.2 Evolving Standards and the Role of CFA Institute |
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Chapter 3 Understanding Income Statements |
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2 Components and Format of the Income Statement |
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3.2 Accounting Standards for Revenue Recognition |
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4.2 Issues in Expense Recognition |
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4.3 Implications for Financial Analysis |
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5 Non-Recurring Items and Non-Operating Items |
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5.1 Discontinued Operations |
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5.2 Unusual or Infrequent Items |
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5.3 Changes in Accounting Policies |
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6.1 Simple versus Complex Capital Structure |
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7 Analysis of the Income Statement |
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7.1 Common-Size Analysis of the Income Statement |
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7.2 Income Statement Ratios |
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Chapter 4 Understanding Balance Sheets |
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2 Components and Format of the Balance Sheet |
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2.1 Balance Sheet Components |
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2.2 Current and Non-Current Classification |
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2.3 Liquidity-Based Presentation |
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3 Current Assets and Current Liabilities |
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118 | (9) |
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118 | (5) |
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123 | (4) |
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4.1 Property, Plant, and Equipment |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (3) |
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5 Non-Current Liabilities |
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5.1 Long-term Financial Liabilities |
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140 | (1) |
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5.2 Deferred Tax Liabilities |
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141 | (4) |
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6.2 Statement of Changes in Equity |
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7 Analysis of the Balance Sheet |
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7.1 Common-Size Analysis of the Balance Sheet |
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Chapter 5 Understanding Cash Flow Statements |
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2 Components and Format of the Cash Flow Statement |
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164 | (13) |
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2.1 Classification of Cash Flows and Non-Cash Activities |
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2.2 A Summary of Differences between IFRS and US GAAP |
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2.3 Direct and Indirect Methods for Reporting Cash Flow from Operating Activities |
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3 The Cash Flow Statement: Linkages and Preparation |
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177 | (15) |
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3.1 Linkages of the Cash Flow Statement with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet |
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3.2 Steps in Preparing the Cash Flow Statement |
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3.3 Conversion of Cash Flows from the Indirect to the Direct Method |
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4 Cash Flow Statement Analysis |
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4.1 Evaluation of the Sources and Uses of Cash |
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4.2 Common-Size Analysis of the Statement of Cash Flows |
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197 | (5) |
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4.3 Free Cash Flow to the Firm and Free Cash Flow to Equity |
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204 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Financial Analysis Techniques |
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213 | (1) |
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2 The Financial Analysis Process |
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2.1 The Objectives of the Financial Analysis Process |
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2.2 Distinguishing between Computations and Analysis |
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216 | (2) |
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3 Analytical Tools and Techniques |
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218 | (16) |
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221 | (5) |
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226 | (6) |
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3.3 The Use of Graphs as an Analytical Tool |
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232 | (1) |
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4 Common Ratios Used in Financial Analysis |
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234 | (28) |
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4.1 Interpretation and Context |
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235 | (6) |
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241 | (5) |
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246 | (4) |
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250 | (4) |
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4.6 Integrated Financial Ratio Analysis |
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254 | (8) |
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262 | (6) |
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262 | (3) |
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5.2 Industry-Specific Ratios |
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265 | (2) |
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5.3 Historical Research on Ratios in Equity Analysis |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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6.1 The Credit Rating Process |
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268 | (1) |
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6.2 Historical Research on Ratios in Credit Analysis |
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269 | (1) |
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7 Business and Geographic Segments |
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270 | (4) |
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7.1 Segment Reporting Requirements |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (3) |
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8 Model Building and Forecasting |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (7) |
Chapter 7 Inventories |
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283 | (56) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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3 Inventory Valuation Methods |
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3.1 Specific Identification |
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287 | (1) |
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3.2 First-In, First-Out (FIFO) |
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287 | (1) |
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3.3 Weighted Average Cost |
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287 | (1) |
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3.4 Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) |
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288 | (1) |
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3.5 Calculation of Cost of Sales, Gross Profit, and Ending Inventory |
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288 | (2) |
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3.6 Periodic versus Perpetual Inventory Systems |
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290 | (3) |
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3.7 Comparison of Inventory Valuation Methods |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (8) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (7) |
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5 Inventory Method Changes |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (7) |
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7 Evaluation of Inventory Management |
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311 | (12) |
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7.1 Presentation and Disclosure |
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312 | (1) |
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7.3 Financial Analysis Illustrations |
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313 | (10) |
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323 | (2) |
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325 | (14) |
Chapter 8 Long-Lived Assets |
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339 | (68) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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2 Acquisition of Long-Lived Assets |
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340 | (19) |
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2.1 Property, Plant, and Equipment |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (5) |
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2.3 Capitalizing versus Expensing: Impact on Financial Statements and Ratios |
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348 | (5) |
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2.4 Capitalization of Interest Costs |
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353 | (2) |
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2.5 Capitalization of Internal Development Costs |
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355 | (4) |
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3 Depreciation and Amortization of Long-Lived Assets |
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359 | (10) |
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3.1 Depreciation Methods and Calculation of Depreciation Expense |
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360 | (8) |
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3.2 Amortization Methods and Calculation of Amortization Expense |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (4) |
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373 | (3) |
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5.1 Impairment of Property, Plant, and Equipment |
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373 | (2) |
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5.2 Impairment of Intangible Assets with a Finite Life |
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375 | (1) |
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5.3 Impairment of Intangibles with Indefinite Lives |
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376 | (1) |
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5.4 Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held for Sale |
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376 | (1) |
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5.5 Reversals of Impairments of Long-Lived Assets |
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376 | (1) |
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376 | (3) |
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6.1 Sale of Long-Lived Assets |
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377 | (1) |
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6.2 Long-Lived Assets Disposed of Other than by a Sale |
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378 | (1) |
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7 Presentation and Disclosures |
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379 | (10) |
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389 | (4) |
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393 | (2) |
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395 | (12) |
Chapter 9 Income Taxes |
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407 | (36) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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2 Differences between Accounting Profit and Taxable Income |
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408 | (5) |
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2.1 Current Tax Assets and Liabilities |
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409 | (1) |
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2.2 Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
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410 | (3) |
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3 Determining the Tax Base of Assets and Liabilities |
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413 | (5) |
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3.1 Determining the Tax Base of an Asset |
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414 | (1) |
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3.2 Determining the Tax Base of a Liability |
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415 | (2) |
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3.3 Changes in Income Tax Rates |
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417 | (1) |
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4 Temporary and Permanent Differences Between Taxable and Accounting Profit |
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418 | (5) |
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4.1 Taxable Temporary Differences |
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419 | (1) |
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4.2 Deductible Temporary Differences |
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419 | (1) |
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4.3 Examples of Taxable and Deductible Temporary Differences |
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420 | (2) |
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4.4 Temporary Differences at Initial Recognition of Assets and Liabilities |
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422 | (1) |
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4.5 Business Combinations and Deferred Taxes |
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423 | (1) |
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4.6 Investments in Subsidiaries, Branches, Associates, and Interests in Joint Ventures |
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423 | (1) |
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5 Unused Tax Losses and Tax Credits |
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423 | (1) |
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6 Recognition and Measurement of Current and Deferred Tax |
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424 | (4) |
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6.1 Recognition of a Valuation Allowance |
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425 | (1) |
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6.2 Recognition of Current and Deferred Tax Charged Directly to Equity |
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425 | (3) |
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7 Presentation and Disclosure |
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428 | (5) |
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8 Comparison of IFRS and US GAAP |
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433 | (3) |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (6) |
Chapter 10 Non-Current (Long-Term) Liabilities |
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443 | (40) |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (1) |
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444 | (20) |
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2.1 Accounting for Bond Issuance |
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444 | (4) |
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2.2 Accounting for Bond Amortization, Interest Expense, and Interest Payments |
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448 | (5) |
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2.3 Current Market Rates and Fair Value Reporting Option |
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453 | (4) |
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2.4 Derecognition of Debt |
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457 | (2) |
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459 | (2) |
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2.6 Presentation and Disclosure of Long-Term Debt |
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461 | (3) |
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464 | (4) |
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465 | (1) |
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466 | (2) |
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4 Introduction to Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefits |
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468 | (4) |
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5 Evaluating Solvency: Leverage and Coverage Ratios |
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472 | (3) |
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475 | (2) |
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477 | (6) |
Chapter 11 Financial Reporting Quality |
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483 | (62) |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (17) |
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2.1 GAAP, Decision-Useful, Sustainable, and Adequate Returns |
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486 | (1) |
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2.2 GAAP, Decision-Useful, but Sustainable? |
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486 | (1) |
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2.3 Biased Accounting Choices |
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487 | (9) |
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496 | (2) |
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2.5 Differentiate between Conservative and Aggressive Accounting |
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498 | (3) |
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3 Context for Assessing Financial Reporting Quality |
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501 | (9) |
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501 | (1) |
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3.2 Conditions Conducive to Issuing Low-Quality Financial Reports |
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501 | (1) |
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3.3 Mechanisms That Discipline Financial Reporting Quality |
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502 | (8) |
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4 Detection of Financial Reporting Quality Issues |
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510 | (28) |
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510 | (6) |
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4.2 Accounting Choices and Estimates |
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516 | (17) |
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533 | (5) |
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538 | (1) |
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539 | (1) |
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540 | (5) |
Chapter 12 Applications of Financial Statement Analysis |
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545 | (32) |
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545 | (1) |
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545 | (1) |
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2 Application: Evaluating Past Financial Performance |
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546 | (4) |
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3 Application: Projecting Future Financial Performance |
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550 | (9) |
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3.1 Projecting Performance: An Input to Market-Based Valuation |
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551 | (4) |
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3.2 Projecting Multiple-Period Performance |
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555 | (4) |
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4 Application: Assessing Credit Risk |
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559 | (2) |
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5 Application: Screening for Potential Equity Investments |
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561 | (4) |
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6 Analyst Adjustments to Reported Financials |
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565 | (8) |
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6.1 A Framework for Analyst Adjustments |
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565 | (1) |
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6.2 Analyst Adjustments Related to Investments |
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565 | (1) |
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6.3 Analyst Adjustments Related to Inventory |
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566 | (3) |
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6.4 Analyst Adjustments Related to Property, Plant, and Equipment |
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569 | (2) |
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6.5 Analyst Adjustments Related to Goodwill |
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571 | (2) |
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573 | (1) |
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574 | (1) |
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574 | (3) |
Chapter 13 Intercorporate Investments |
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577 | (50) |
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577 | (1) |
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577 | (1) |
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2 Basic Corporate Investment Categories |
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578 | (1) |
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3 Investments in Financial Assets: IFRS 9 |
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579 | (4) |
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3.1 Classification and Measurement |
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580 | (2) |
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3.2 Reclassification of Investments |
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582 | (1) |
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4 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures |
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583 | (12) |
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4.1 Equity Method of Accounting: Basic Principles |
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584 | (3) |
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4.2 Investment Costs That Exceed the Book Value of the Investee |
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587 | (1) |
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4.3 Amortization of Excess Purchase Price |
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588 | (2) |
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590 | (1) |
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591 | (1) |
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4.6 Transactions with Associates |
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591 | (3) |
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594 | (1) |
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595 | (1) |
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595 | (19) |
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597 | (2) |
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5.2 Impact of the Acquisition Method on Financial Statements, Post-Acquisition |
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599 | (2) |
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5.3 The Consolidation Process |
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601 | (6) |
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5.4 Financial Statement Presentation Subsequent to the Business Combination |
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607 | (3) |
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5.5 Variable Interest and Special Purpose Entities |
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610 | (3) |
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5.6 Additional Issues in Business Combinations That Impair Comparability |
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613 | (1) |
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614 | (1) |
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615 | (12) |
Chapter 14 Employee Compensation: Post-Employment and Share-Based |
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627 | (46) |
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627 | (1) |
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627 | (1) |
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2 Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefits |
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628 | (28) |
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2.1 Types of Post-Employment Benefit Plans |
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628 | (3) |
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2.2 Measuring a Defined Benefit Pension Plan's Obligations |
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631 | (1) |
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2.3 Financial Statement Reporting of Pension Plans and Other Post-Employment Benefits |
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632 | (13) |
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2.4 Disclosures of Pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits |
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645 | (11) |
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3 Share-Based Compensation |
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656 | (7) |
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658 | (1) |
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659 | (3) |
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3.3 Other Types of Share-Based Compensation |
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662 | (1) |
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663 | (1) |
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663 | (10) |
Chapter 15 Multinational Operations |
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673 | (76) |
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673 | (1) |
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674 | (1) |
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2 Foreign Currency Transactions |
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675 | (13) |
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2.1 Foreign Currency Transaction Exposure to Foreign Exchange Risk |
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676 | (4) |
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680 | (2) |
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2.3 Disclosures Related to Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses |
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682 | (6) |
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3 Translation of Foreign Currency Financial Statements |
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688 | (39) |
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3.1 Translation Conceptual Issues |
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688 | (5) |
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693 | (8) |
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3.3 Illustration of Translation Methods (Excluding Hyperinflationary Economies) |
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701 | (3) |
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3.4 Translation Analytical Issues |
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704 | (12) |
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3.5 Translation when a Foreign Subsidiary Operates in a Hyperinflationary Economy |
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716 | (4) |
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3.6 Companies Use Both Translation Methods at the Same Time |
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720 | (1) |
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3.7 Disclosures Related to Translation Methods |
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721 | (6) |
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4 Multinational Operations and a Company's Effective Tax Rate |
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727 | (3) |
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5 Additional Disclosures on the Effects of Foreign Currency |
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730 | (4) |
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5.1 Disclosures Related to Sales Growth |
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730 | (3) |
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5.2 Disclosures Related to Major Sources of Foreign Exchange Risk |
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733 | (1) |
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734 | (2) |
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736 | (13) |
Chapter 16 Analysis of Financial Institutions |
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749 | (76) |
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749 | (1) |
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749 | (1) |
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2 What Makes Financial Institutions Different? |
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750 | (6) |
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753 | (2) |
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2.2 Individual Jurisdictions' Regulatory Authorities |
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755 | (1) |
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756 | (44) |
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756 | (17) |
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3.2 Other Factors Relevant to Analysis of a Bank |
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773 | (4) |
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3.3 An Illustration of the CAMELS Approach to Analysis of a Bank |
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777 | (23) |
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4 Analyzing an Insurance Company |
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800 | (16) |
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4.1 Property and Casualty Insurance Companies |
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800 | (9) |
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4.2 Life and Health Insurance Companies |
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809 | (7) |
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816 | (1) |
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817 | (8) |
Chapter 17 Evaluating Quality of Financial Reports |
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825 | (76) |
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825 | (1) |
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825 | (2) |
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2 Quality of Financial Reports |
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827 | (13) |
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2.1 Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Quality of Financial Reports |
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827 | (2) |
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2.2 Potential Problems that Affect the Quality of Financial Reports |
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829 | (11) |
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3 Evaluating the Quality of Financial Reports |
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840 | (5) |
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3.1 General Steps to Evaluate the Quality of Financial Reports |
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841 | (1) |
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3.2 Quantitative Tools to Assess the Likelihood of Misreporting |
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842 | (3) |
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845 | (22) |
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4.1 Indicators of Earnings Quality |
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845 | (10) |
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4.2 Evaluating the Earnings Quality of a Company (Cases) |
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855 | (11) |
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4.3 Bankruptcy Prediction Models |
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866 | (1) |
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867 | (9) |
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5.1 Indicators of Cash Flow Quality |
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867 | (1) |
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5.2 Evaluating Cash Flow Quality |
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868 | (8) |
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876 | (4) |
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7 Sources of Information about Risk |
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880 | (12) |
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7.1 Limited Usefulness of Auditor's Opinion as a Source of Information about Risk |
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880 | (4) |
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7.2 Risk-Related Disclosures in the Notes |
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884 | (4) |
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7.3 Management Commentary (Management Discussion and Analysis, or MD&A) |
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888 | (3) |
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7.4 Other Required Disclosures |
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891 | (1) |
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7.5 Financial Press as a Source of Information about Risk |
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892 | (1) |
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892 | (2) |
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894 | (2) |
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896 | (5) |
Chapter 18 Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques |
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901 | (36) |
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901 | (1) |
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901 | (2) |
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2 Case Study: Long-Term Equity Investment |
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903 | (30) |
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2.1 Phase 1: Define a Purpose for the Analysis |
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903 | (1) |
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2.2 Phase 2: Collect Input Data |
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903 | (1) |
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2.3 Phase 3: Process Data and Phase 4: Analyze/Interpret the Processed Data |
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904 | (28) |
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2.4 Phase 5: Develop and Communicate Conclusions and Recommendations (e.g., with an Analysis Report) |
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932 | (1) |
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933 | (1) |
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933 | (1) |
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933 | (4) |
Glossary |
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937 | (10) |
About the Editors |
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947 | (2) |
About the CFA Program |
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949 | |
Index |
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95 | |