Magic Numbers for Stock Investors
Author | : Peter Temple |
Publisher | : Wiley |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003-12-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 0470821248 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780470821244 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A quick and accurate way to calculate key investment ratios Written by a leading finance expert, this book offers readers simple explanations on how to calculate and interpret key financial ratios-information that is essential for the accurate assessment of a company's financial condition and the true value of its shares. This comprehensive resource is packed with numerous examples from actual company reports and features a supporting Web site at www.magicnumbersbook.com. Readers will also find many online reference sources, including company Web sites and free software offers. Peter Temple is a graduate in economics and statistics from the University of Wales, and is a Fellow of the UK Securities Institute. After an 18-year career as an investment analyst in fund management and investment banking, Temple turned to full-time writing in 1988 as a freelance financial journalist and author.