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Magic Numbers for Stock Investors How to calculate the 25 key ratios for investing success By: Peter Temple Normal price: 19.95 Our price: 13.97 + postage Bargain: save £5.98 ! Product code: 16461 ISBN: 0470821248 250 pages Format: Hb Published by: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, 1st edition There are no reviews available for this book

Description of Magic Numbers for Stock Investors

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.

Magic Numbers for Stock Investors - Chapter headings

Foreword Introduction Part 1: Valuation "Magic Numbers" 1. Price to Sales Ratio 2. Price to Book Value 3. Enterprise Value to Sales 4. EV/EBITDA 5. Peg Factor 6. Price to Research Ratio 7. Reinvested Return on Equity Part 2: Income Statement "Magic Numbers" 8. Sales, Earnings, and Equity Per Share 9. Sales, Earnings, and Equity-per-share Ratios 10. Staff Costs as a Percentage of Sales 11. Directors? Remuneration as a Percentage of Net Income 12. Sales and Profit Per Employee 13. "Pro-Forma" Earnings 14. Margins Part 3: Cash Flow Statement "Magic Numbers" 15. Operating Cash Flow/Operating Profit 16. Price to Free-cash-flow Ratio 17. Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Sales 18. Return on Invested Capital 19. Discounted Cash Flow Part 4: Balance Sheet "Magic Numbers" 20. Current Ratio and "Acid Test" 21. Debtors Days and Creditor Days 22. Stock Days and Stockturn 23. Gearing 24. Return on Capital Employed 25a. Z-Score Components 25b. The Z-Score Appendix: Finding the Information Index

Authobiography of Peter Temple

Peter Temple had an 18-year career in fund management and investment analysis in London before turning to full time writing in 1988. He is the author of several books on investing and trading, including the best-selling 'Magic Numbers: The 33 key Ratios That Every Investor Should Know', a guide to calculating key financial ratios and Hedge Funds. His articles appear widely in publications such as London's Financial Times and Investors Chronicle. He also edits the Zurich Club Communique, an investment newsletter.