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Fundamental analysis · Intermediate

Financial Shenanigans

Howard Schilit

A catalogue of the tricks companies use to flatter their accounts, and how to catch them. Directly useful when reading a NEPSE-listed company's report.

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First published
2002
Length
240 pages
ISBN
9781260117264

The highlights

What this book actually gives you, in short.

  • 1

    Catalogues how revenue is inflated, expenses hidden and cash flow dressed up, with real cases for each.

  • 2

    Teaches you to read the cash flow statement against the income statement, which is where most manipulation shows.

  • 3

    Directly useful on NEPSE: the warning signs are the same ones in a Nepali company's annual report.

At a glance

Drawn from the catalogue record — every line here is a checkable fact about the book, not an opinion about it.

  • Covers Business, Misleading Financial statements, Fraud.
  • First published in 2002.
  • About 240 pages, roughly 5 hours of reading.
  • No online copy — you would need to buy it or find a library.

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