TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INSIDE FRONT COVER
HOW TO READ A FINANCIAL REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A FEW WORDS BEFORE BEGINNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
THE BALANCE SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
JUST WHAT DOES THE BALANCE SHEET SHOW? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
THE INCOME STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ANALYZING THE INCOME STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
THE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES AND AUDIT REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
THE LONG VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SELECTING STOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
INTRODUCTION
Known “from Wall Street to Main Street”—and worldwide—Merrill Lynch is a global
leader in the financial services industry. As a public service, Merrill Lynch wants to share
some of its expertise in, and knowledge of, financial reporting through this booklet.
We hope this booklet will serve as a valuable resource to help readers learn how to read
and analyze a company’s annual report. Through it, readers can learn that an annual
report is not just a jumble of numbers and mind-numbing data. Read with understanding
and analytical insight, the numbers and data in an annual report can tell an interesting,
meaningful and fascinating story.
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