CONTENTS
Part I. Balance Sheets and Income Accounts
preface vii
i. balance sheets in general 3
II. DEBITS and credits 5
III. TOTAL ASSETS AND TOTAL LIABILITIES 9
IV. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS II V. PROPERTY ACCOUNT 14
VI. DEPRECIATION AND DEPLETION l6
VII. NON-CURRENT INVESTMENTS 19
VIII. INTANGIBLE ASSETS 21
IX. PREPAID EXPENSES 24
X. DEFERRED CHARGES 26
XI. CURRENT ASSETS 28
XII. CURRENT LIABILITIES 30
XIII. WORKING CAPITAL 3I
XIV. CURRENT RATIO 34 XV. INVENTORIES 36
XVI. RECEIVABLES 39
XVII. CASH 41
XVIII. NOTES PAYABLE 43
XIX. RESERVES 45
XX. BOOK VALUE OR EQUITY 48
XXI. CALCULATING BOOK VALUE $0
XXII. BOOK VALUE OF BONDS AND STOCKS $2
XXIII. OTHER ITEMS IN BOOK VALUE 54
XXIV. LIQUIDATING VALUE AND NET CURRENT
ASSET VALUE 55
XXV. EARNING POWER 57 XXVI. A TYPICAL PUBLIC UTILITY INCOME ACCOUNT 58
XXVII. A TYPICAL INDUSTRIAL INCOME ACCOUNT 6l
XXVIII. A TYPICAL RAILROAD INCOME ACCOUNT 6t
XXIX. CALCULATING EARNINGS 64
XXX. THE MAINTENANCE AND DEPRECIATION
FACTOR 67 XXXI. THE SAFETY OF INTEREST AND PREFERRED
DIVIDENDS 70
XXXII. TRENDS 72
XXXIIL COMMON STOCK PRICES AND VALUES 74
XXXIV. CONCLUSION 77
Part II. Analyzing a Balance Sheet and Income
Account by the Ratio Method 8i
Part HI. Definitions of Financial Terms and
Phrases 9i