All investors, from beginners to old hands, should gain from the use of this guide, as I have.br From the Introduction by Michael F. Price, president, Franklin Mutual Advisors, Inc.pBenjamin Graham has been called the most important investment thinker of the twentieth century. As a master investor, pioneering stock analyst, and mentor to investment superstars, he has no peer. pThe volume you hold in your hands is Graham's timeless guide to interpreting and understanding financial statements. It has long been out of print, but now joins Graham's other masterpieces, emThe Intelligent Investorem and emSecurity Analysis, em as the three priceless keys to understanding Graham and value investing. pThe advice he offers in this book is as useful and prescient today as it was sixty years ago. As he writes in the preface, if you have precise information as to a company's present financial position and its past earnings record, you are better equipped to gauge its future possibilities. And this