Description Finance for Non-Finance Professionals (2nd Edition, 2026) by B.D. Chatterjee, published by Bharat Publishers, is a comprehensive guide crafted to help managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals without a finance background understand key financial principles. The book simplifies complex financial concepts like balance sheets, profit and loss statements, ratios, working capital, and investment decisions through practical examples and case studies. It bridges the gap between finance theory and business application, enabling readers to make informed financial decisions. S. No. Title Page No. Bharat? 5 Preface 7 About the Author 11 Detailed Contents 15 SECTION A Building Blocks of Finance 1 Basic Concepts of Finance 1 2 Financial Statements – An Overview 19 3 Components of Financial Statements – Shareholders’ Funds, Non-Current and Current Liabilities 38 4 Components of Financial Statements – Non-Current Assets 38 5 Components of Financial Statements – Current assets 122 6 Components of Financial Statements – Statement of Profit and Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 141 7 Contingent Liabilities and Assets, other Notes on Accounts 162 8 Statement of Cash Flows 188 Section B Interpretation of Financial Statements 188 9 Financial Statement Analysis 198 10 Optimizing Profitability 253 11 Liquidity and Cash Flow Management 287 12 Minimising Solvency Risk 331 13 Optimizing Total Shareholder Return (TSR) 353 Section C Application of Finance in Business 14 How to set up a Business Plan 390 15 Strategic Cost Management for Decision Making 420 16 Project Evaluation and Project Financing 451 17 Enterprise Risk Management 514 18 Corporate Restructuring and M & A 536 19 Simplified Approach to Business Valuation 599 20 Consolidated Financial Statements 648 21 Balanced Scorecard and Lean Six Sigma 689 22 Triple Bottom Line Analysis and ESG 713 23 Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Finance (AI) 731
