The analysis and use of financial statementChapter 1 FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSISNEED FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSISThe United Sates has the most complex financial reporting system in the word
Detailed ac-counting principles are augmented by extensive disclosure requirements
The financial state—ments of large multinationals add up to dozens of pages, and many of these firms voluntarily publish additional “fact books" for dissemination to financial analysis and other interested users
Financial reporting in other major developed countries and many emerging markets has also evolved substantially in recent years
with an increasing emphasis on providing information useful to both domestic and foreign creditors and equity investors
International Accounting Standards have bec