Key Management Ratios: Master the Management Metrics That Drive and Control Your Business

by Ciaran Walsh

Book Overview

Business ratios are the figures that provide management with targets and standards for their organisation. This book enables managers of different functions to work together towards achieving business... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0273663453
• ISBN13: 9780273663454
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: FT Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The best book to get both overview and links between all financial term

I'm very impressed with Mr. Walsh book (review based on 3rd print). I have never come across a textbook on this subject which made the links between balance sheet, income statement and cashflow so much clear right from the beginning. The set-up of the book is great with clear pictures accompanied with explanatory text. Whenever I have to review a certain term, just seeing the graphics brings it all back.

Just great

What a great reading! Another example that it is possible to write clear and simple evan about comlex questions. A must read book. Congratulation!!!

Very insightful! A definite MUST for business exec & MBAs

After working under finance for more than 10 years and graduated with both a bachelor's degree in Accounting and MBA in Finance, I have never come across a better book on financial ratios and analysis than this. What Ciaran Walsh wrote here is a classic - his approach has been very illuminating yet simple. Unlike other supposedly-easy-to-use ratio books written by CPAs and PhDs for the non-financial public, Ciaran explains the intracacies of the Balance Sheet, Income and Cash Flow statements in an easy-to-understand language, step-by-step with clear examples. I am sure business people who lack the knowledge in accounting or finance will find this invaluable. Another great feature of this book is that it includes industry-wide benchmark ratio figures for UK, USA, Japanese, etc companies for comparison. This will be especially useful for would-be MBAs, etc in their financial (and to some extent strategic) analysis of real-life case studies. Should be a compulsory companion book to the normal textbooks for those pursuing business or finance majors at both undergraduate and Master's level. Ciaran Walsh's masterpiece is really way ahead of the rest.........

Exceptionally well written

If ever there was an un-putdownable book in financial management, this is it.The author has extremely clear fundamentals, and makes it very easy to follow his logic every step of the way.The introductory chapters on accounting are the best I have come across. The industry benchmarks are extremely useful. It would be great if we had a newer edition, with updated benchmarks, and a more industry-specific break up (e.g. software)This book is a must-have for MBAs, under-grads, managers, small business owners, and just about anyone who needs to analyze ratios.