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financial statement analysis  

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  • Financial statement analysis is a methodology that enables stockholders, potential investors, creditors, and managers to evaluate past, current, and future performance of a company by examining relationships among financial statement elements. It involves examining trends, making industry comparisons, and analyzing the financial health and growth prospects of a company. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Financial Statement Analysis]

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