Improving the usefulness of accounting data in financial analysis
Accounting practices are flawed. As a consequence, the accounting data generated by firms are generally open to interpretation, often misleading and sometimes patently false. Yet, financial analysts place tremendous confidence in accounting data when appraising investments and investment strategie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2004-04-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences |
Online Access: | https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/1361 |