bluejazzy

bchadwick Wrote:
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> I'd say it's because the financial statements
> start with the stuff that is produced by
> accountants (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash
> Flow Statement). I was surprised to learn that
> most of the ratios and a lot of the other analysis
> that goes into FSA is new to many accountants.


exactly

an accountant could careless about the ratios. He is forever stuck in the world of debits and credits. Its the finance guys that even both calculating these ratios (which are usually used to make investment decisions anyway)