Financial Statement Analysis (McGraw-Hill Series in Advanced Topics in Finance and Accounting)

A selection of research on the use of financial statement information in financial markets. Divided into five sections, this text includes coverage on the use of financial statement information in stock markets, by lenders and in risk assessment and bankruptcy protection, as well as its use in takeovers and management buyouts. A section is devoted to forecasting, including analysts' earnings forecasts. The text offers over 30 readings, written by several academics in this area, including Eugene Fama, Stewart Myers and Edward Altman.