Part V

Financial Analysis Planning and Forecasting

After funds are raised to meet long-term investment and working capital requirements and the firm begins operation, the role of financial analysis becomes significant. The analysis helps evaluate how far operations have added to corporate wealth, and also the financial position of the firm. The analysis is supplemented with forecasts of the future sales and other variables, and also the required financial planning to meet the desired goal. These issues are discussed in the present part of the book. The chapters included in this part are as follows:

  1. Financial Statements
  2. Financial Ratio Analysis
  3. Break-even Analysis
  4. Leverage
  5. Financial Forecasting

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