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Investing · Beginner

Reading financial statements

The three statements, what each one hides, and how to read a real annual report without being led by the narrative.

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16 lessons · ~166 min

Why accounting exists and what it is actually measuring

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The balance sheet: what a company owns, owes and is worth on paper

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The income statement: revenue, margin and the long road to profit

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The cash flow statement: why profit and cash are different animals

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How the three statements lock together

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Accrual accounting and the judgement calls hidden inside it

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Revenue recognition: when a sale becomes a number

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Working capital: the money trapped in running the business

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Capital expenditure, depreciation and the shape of a capital-heavy business

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Goodwill, intangibles and what happens when an acquisition disappoints

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Debt, leases and the obligations that do not look like debt

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Share count, dilution and the quiet transfer of ownership

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Segment reporting and what consolidated numbers conceal

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Reading the notes: where the real disclosures live

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Red flags: the patterns that precede most accounting blowups

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IFRS versus US GAAP: the differences that change the numbers

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