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READ A FINANCIAL REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

A FEW WORDS BEFORE line of descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL didacticsS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 THE BALANCE shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 JUST WHAT DOES
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THE INCOME STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ANALYZING
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SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

CASH FLOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

excess DISCLOSURES AND AUDIT REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 THE LONG VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 SELECTING STOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



43 GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

INTRODUCTION
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