Successful methodology for identifying earnings-related reporting indiscretions Creative Cash Flow Reporting and Analysis capitalizes on current concerns with misleading financial reporting on misleading financial reporting. It identifies the common steps used to yield misleading cash flow amounts, demonstrates how to adjust the cash flow statement for more effective analysis, and how to use adjusted operating cash flow to uncover earnings that have been misreported using aggressive or fraudulent accounting practices. Charles W. Mulford, PhD, CPA (Atlanta, GA), is the coauthor of three books,…mehr
Successful methodology for identifying earnings-related reporting indiscretions Creative Cash Flow Reporting and Analysis capitalizes on current concerns with misleading financial reporting on misleading financial reporting. It identifies the common steps used to yield misleading cash flow amounts, demonstrates how to adjust the cash flow statement for more effective analysis, and how to use adjusted operating cash flow to uncover earnings that have been misreported using aggressive or fraudulent accounting practices. Charles W. Mulford, PhD, CPA (Atlanta, GA), is the coauthor of three books, including the bestselling The Financial Numbers Game: Identifying Creative Accounting Practices. Eugene E. Comiskey, PhD, CPA, CMA (Atlanta, GA), is the coauthor of the bestselling The Financial Numbers Game: Identifying Creative Accounting Practices.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
CHARLES W. MULFORD, PHD, CPA, is Invesco Chair and Professor of Accounting in the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has coauthored three books, including the bestselling The Financial Numbers Game, published by Wiley. He has appeared on numerous broadcast networks, including CNBC, ABC News, and Bloomberg TV. He regularly consults with major domestic and international commercial banks and money management firms on issues related to credit and investment decision-making. EUGENE E. COMISKEY, PHD, CPA, CMA, is Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Callaway Chair, and Professor of Accounting in the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. For more than twenty years, he has consulted with commercial banks around the world. He is the coauthor of three books, including The Financial Numbers Game, and has published numerous papers in a wide range of professional and academic journals.
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Foreword xi Preface xiii About the Authors xv 1 Seeking Sustainable Cash Flow 1 An Artificial Boost to Operating Cash Flow 3 Classifying Cash Flow 5 Sustainable Cash Flow 9 Creative Cash Flow Reporting 18 Ignoring the Statement of Cash Flows 29 Cash Flow Analysis 30 Plan of This Book 32 Summary 33 2 Structure of the Statement of Cash Flows 37 Historical Background 38 Arrival of the Statement of Cash Flows 49 Non-GAAP Measures of Cash Operating Performance 68 International Differences in the Statement of Cash Flows 73 Summary 74 3 Is it Operating or Investing Cash Flow? 81 Investing Cash Flow 86 GAAP Flexibility: Is it Operating or Investing Cash Flow? 91 Beyond the Boundaries of GAAP 114 Summary 116 4 Is it Operating or Financing Cash Flow? 121 Financing Cash Flow 125 GAAP Flexibility: Is it Operating or Financing Cash Flow? 131 Beyond the Boundaries of GAAP 154 Summary 155 5 Income Taxes and the Statement of Cash Flows 159 Tax Reporting Essentials 160 Classification of Tax-Related Cash Flow 166 Nonrecurring Income Tax Cash Flows 180 Summary 203 6 Nonrecurring Sources and Uses of Operating Cash Flow 209 Characteristics of Nonrecurring Items of Operating Cash Flow 211 Examples of Nonrecurring Cash Sources and Uses 211 Management Identification of Nonrecurring Operating Cash Flow 213 Locating Nonrecurring Items of Operating Cash Flow 218 Cash Flow Tracking 231 Summary 235 7 Measuring Sustainable Operating Cash Flow 241 Sustainable Operating Cash Flow 242 Calibrating Operating Cash Flow Adjustments 244 Measuring Sustainable Operating Cash Flow 252 Completed Sustainable Operating Cash Flow Worksheet 257 Frequency and Size of Adjustment Items 262 Summary 265 8 Using Operating Cash Flow to Detect Earnings Problems 269 Relationship between Earnings and Operating Cash Flow 271 Earnings Supported by Artificial Means 284 Excess Cash Margin 290 Summary 300 9 Analyzing Operating Cash Flow 305 Cash Flow Analysis Statement 308 Using the Cash Flow Analysis Statement 314 Cash Flow Drivers 325 Closer Look at Core Operating Cash Flow 336 Summary 341 10 Understanding Free Cash Flow 345 Uses of Free Cash Flow 348 What is Free Cash Flow? 358 Free Cash Flow to Common Equity: A Closer Look 362 Capital Expenditures 370 Acquisitions and Free Cash Flow 375 Summary 375 Glossary 379 Subject Index 395 Company Index 409
Foreword xi Preface xiii About the Authors xv 1 Seeking Sustainable Cash Flow 1 An Artificial Boost to Operating Cash Flow 3 Classifying Cash Flow 5 Sustainable Cash Flow 9 Creative Cash Flow Reporting 18 Ignoring the Statement of Cash Flows 29 Cash Flow Analysis 30 Plan of This Book 32 Summary 33 2 Structure of the Statement of Cash Flows 37 Historical Background 38 Arrival of the Statement of Cash Flows 49 Non-GAAP Measures of Cash Operating Performance 68 International Differences in the Statement of Cash Flows 73 Summary 74 3 Is it Operating or Investing Cash Flow? 81 Investing Cash Flow 86 GAAP Flexibility: Is it Operating or Investing Cash Flow? 91 Beyond the Boundaries of GAAP 114 Summary 116 4 Is it Operating or Financing Cash Flow? 121 Financing Cash Flow 125 GAAP Flexibility: Is it Operating or Financing Cash Flow? 131 Beyond the Boundaries of GAAP 154 Summary 155 5 Income Taxes and the Statement of Cash Flows 159 Tax Reporting Essentials 160 Classification of Tax-Related Cash Flow 166 Nonrecurring Income Tax Cash Flows 180 Summary 203 6 Nonrecurring Sources and Uses of Operating Cash Flow 209 Characteristics of Nonrecurring Items of Operating Cash Flow 211 Examples of Nonrecurring Cash Sources and Uses 211 Management Identification of Nonrecurring Operating Cash Flow 213 Locating Nonrecurring Items of Operating Cash Flow 218 Cash Flow Tracking 231 Summary 235 7 Measuring Sustainable Operating Cash Flow 241 Sustainable Operating Cash Flow 242 Calibrating Operating Cash Flow Adjustments 244 Measuring Sustainable Operating Cash Flow 252 Completed Sustainable Operating Cash Flow Worksheet 257 Frequency and Size of Adjustment Items 262 Summary 265 8 Using Operating Cash Flow to Detect Earnings Problems 269 Relationship between Earnings and Operating Cash Flow 271 Earnings Supported by Artificial Means 284 Excess Cash Margin 290 Summary 300 9 Analyzing Operating Cash Flow 305 Cash Flow Analysis Statement 308 Using the Cash Flow Analysis Statement 314 Cash Flow Drivers 325 Closer Look at Core Operating Cash Flow 336 Summary 341 10 Understanding Free Cash Flow 345 Uses of Free Cash Flow 348 What is Free Cash Flow? 358 Free Cash Flow to Common Equity: A Closer Look 362 Capital Expenditures 370 Acquisitions and Free Cash Flow 375 Summary 375 Glossary 379 Subject Index 395 Company Index 409
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