Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation for the Practical Lawyer is written expressly for business lawyers. This best-selling Guide takes you step-by-step through the key principles of corporate finance and accounting. Here you will find the know-how needed to translate your clients’ financial goals into practical legal solutions. This Guide shows you how to analyze financial reports and explores both basic and more advanced techniques of valuing companies. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various methods, explains which valuation techniques are suitable for specific situations, and weighs the risks and rewards of creating value by acquisition.

Topical Coverage

• Income Statement
• Balance Sheet
• Cash Flow Statement
• Interpreting the Financials
• Introduction to Valuation
• Calculating a Return on Capital
• Cost of Debt
• Cost of Equity
• Weighted Average Cost of Capital
• Valuing the Company
• Discounted Cash Flow Method and Economic Value Added Method
• Creating Value by Acquisition-Jousting with Acquisition WindMill
• A Map for Value Creation

"Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation for the Practical Lawyer moves concisely from corporate finance concepts to financial statement analysis to transaction application. Dickie teaches vocabulary not jargon; sound structures not quirky securities. His ‘deal’ illustrations, chosen from very recent and often well-publicized transactions, make the analysis immediate and practical for business lawyers."

Robert L. Nutt Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA