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Helfert, Erich Anton was born on May 29, 1931 in Aussig/Elbe, Sudetenland. Came to the United States, 1950. Son of Julius and Anna Maria (Wilde) Helfert.
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The financial analysis perspective represented by this text is an analytical approach to international accounting. Instead of focusing on individual FASB's that constantly change, it teaches students the concepts behind the standards. The main strengths of this book are its plentiful end-of-chapter material and its use of focus countries to demonstrate accounting systems.
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Techniques of Financial Analysis, Ninth Edition approaches business as a system of fundamentals which is activated by management decisions, investment, operations and financing. The ValueSource software is essential to analyze your firm's financial performance, financial budgets, business dynamics and business value. This thoroughly updated and revised bestseller is a practical action guide to: managing for shareholder value; understanding your business system; analyzing and projecting financial performance; evaluating capital investments; understanding the cost of capital; choosing financing alternatives; valuing a business and its parts.
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The unique, central concept of Techniques of Financial Analysis is the "business system," an effective and intuitive way of visualizing the key areas of the typical business organization, and the related investment, operating, and financing decisions that drive its performance and value. This cash flow model (see Chapter 1) serves as the basic structure to which all analytical concepts and tools are related, so that the student is always aware of the larger operational and strategic context in which these techniques should be applied to properly understand the process of successful value creation in a business. Such contextual insight is critical in a specialized subject like financial analysis, which is generally taught in a dry, accounting-oriented fashion.The presentation has always been kept up to date and is carefully designed to help the reader visualize the linkage between management decisions and financial performance and value. Very importantly, the book demonstrates the modern requirement to distinguish between cash flow (economic) and accounting-based analysis. It helps the reader to interpret financial reports, develop integrated financial projections, understand basic financial modeling, evaluate business investment decisions, develop the implications of financing choices, derive the value of a business or a security, and understand the support role of economic analysis in achieving shareholder value creation. Every technique and measure is described and demonstrated in the context of the underlying key financial and economic concepts, but without delving into theoretical abstraction.
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Praise for Financial Analysis Tools and Techniques: "Bona fide treasury for executives, managers, entrepreneurs. Have long used this great work in corporate & university programs. Uniquely makes the arcane clear."Allen B. Barnes, Provost, IBM Advanced Business Institute "A candidate for every consultant-to-management's bookshelf. Its beauty lies in the dynamic model of the business system and its management decision framework."Stanley Press CMC, Book review in C2M Consulting to Management Journal "Goes a long way to remove the mystery from business finance. Approach allows managers from all areas to understand how their decisions impact shareholder value."Stephen E. Frank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Southern California Edison "Helfert has rare ability to make financial concepts understandable to those lacking financial background. His finance seminars exceeded our high expectations."L. Pendleton Siegel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Potlatch Corporation "Commend the clarity, organization and currency of contents. There is no other book available that does the task in such an understandable and accessible way."Dr. Thomas F. Hawk, Frostburg State University "Helfert's excellent overviews and simplified models effectively broadened our managers' understanding of their fiscal responsibility to HP and our shareholders."Robert P. Wayman, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Hewlett-Packard Company "The book has become a classic, and Helfert has been of substantial help to my company in teaching our people how to think about the numbers which drive it."Robert J. Saldich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Raychem Corporation "Helfert has contributed to the development of financial skills of TRW managers through his book, case studies and presentations, and highly rated instruction."Peter S. Hellman, President and Chief Operating Officer, TRW Inc. "Helfert has the ability to make financial concepts understandable, and his credibility and content added significantly to the success of our educational effort."Giulio Agostini, Senior Vice President Finance, and Office Administration, 3M Corporation "Helfert's writing and teaching have become a mainstay for us, and his business and strategic sense have been recognized as valuable guides to our process."William H. Clover, Ph.D., Manager of Training, and AMOCO Learning Center Concepts and tools for making sound business decisions Financial Analysis Tools and Techniques, a business-focused revision of Erich Helfert's perennial college bestseller Techniques of Financial Analysis, is a quick, easy read for nonfinancial managers and an excellent refresher and reference for finance professionals. This practical, hands-on guide provides a new introductory chapter that gives context to today's valuation turmoil and helps professionals understand the economic drivers of a business and the importance of cash flow. The book's overriding theme is that any business should be viewed as a dynamic, integrated system of cash flowsone that can be activated and managed by investment decisions. Topics, discussed in clear, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand detail, include: • Increasing shareholder value through value-based management (VBM) • Interpreting pro forma financial statements
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Helfert, Erich Anton was born on May 29, 1931 in Aussig/Elbe, Sudetenland. Came to the United States, 1950. Son of Julius and Anna Maria (Wilde) Helfert.
Bachelor of Science, University Nevada, 1954. Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1956. Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1958.
Newspaper reporter, correspondent, Neuburg, Germany, 1948—1952. Research assistant Harvard University, 1956-1957. Assistant professor business policy San Francisco State University, 1958-1959.
Assistant professor finance and control Graduate School Business Administration Harvard University, 1959-1965. Internal consultant, then assistant to president, director corporation planning Crown Zellerbach Corporation, San Francisco, 1965-1978, assistant to chairman, director corporation planning, 1978-1982, vice president corporation planning, 1982-1985. Management consultant, from 1985.
Co-founding director, chairman Modernsoft, Inc. Member Dean's advisory council San Francisco State Business School, school finance Golden Gate University. Board directors, past chairman and president Harvard University Business School Northern California.
Trustee Saybrook Institute.
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Member Dean"s advisory county San Francisco State Business School, school finance Golden Gate U. Member Association Corporation Growth (past president, board directors San Francisco chapter), Institute.Mgmt. Consultant, Commonwealth.
Married Anne Langley, January 1, 1983. Children: Claire L., Amanda L. Bachelor of Science, U. Nevada.