Contents
INTRODUCTION:
The Basic Problem with Numbers
CHAPTER 1:
Compound Interest: The Power of Money
Time Value of Money: The Concept
Accumulated Value of a Series of Deposits
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 2:
Present Value and Sinking Funds
Present Value of a Single Deposit
Sinking Fund Payments and Present Value per Period
Loan Amortization
Reading Loan Amortization Tables
Annual Percentage Rate
Cash Return and Cash Flow
Returns on Purchases and Sales
Investment-Based Returns
Annualized Return
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 4
Calculating Breakeven and After-Tax Profit
Hidden Costs
The Inflation Effect
Taxes in the Profitability Equation
Breakeven Calculations: Inflation and Taxes
Calculating Cash Flow
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 5:
Financial Reporting Formulas: The Balance Sheet
Balance Sheet Basics
Working Capital Ratios
Ratios Showing Management of Working Capital
Capitalization Ratios
Combined Ratios
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 6:
Financial Reporting Formulas: The Income Statement
Income Statement Basics
Dollar and Percentage Reportin
Core Earnings
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 7:
Depreciation Calculations
Basic Depreciation Rules
Straight-Line and Declining Balance Depreciation
Class Lives and Recovery Periods
Depreciation Calculations for Real Estate
Home Office Depreciation
Amortization
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 8:
Bringing Reports to Life: Powerful Arguments with the
Numbers
Picking Your Report Format
Narrative Sections
Financial Sections
Combining Narrative and Financial Content
Graphics in Reports
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 9:
Budgeting Calculations: Assumptions and Prorations
Documenting Your Assumptions
Addressing the Expense Issues
Prorating Expense Estimates
Calculating Variances
Revising Budgets
The Nature of Revenue Forecasts
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 10:
Statistics for Effective Reporting
Management Application of Statistics
Statistical Averages
Dispersion, Variance, and Deviation
Accuracy in Statistics
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 11:
Incredible Math Shortcuts
Addition Shortcuts
Subtraction Shortcuts
Logical Rules
Multiplication Shortcuts
Division Shortcuts
Looking Ahead
CHAPTER 12:
Incredible Conversion, Measurement, and Time Shortcuts
Conversion
Measurements
Time Shortcuts
APPENDIX:
Summary of Formulas
INDEX
ANDREW J. SHERMAN is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Jones Day and an internationally recognized authority on the legal and strategic issues of emerging and established companies. He has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Time, and other publications, and is the author of Raising Capital (978-0-8144-0856-8).
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