Construction Equities. Evaluation and Trading

✍ Scribed by Fred Wellings (Auth.)

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 194
• Series: International Equities series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The construction and housing markets have an importance in the economy which goes beyond the confines of the FTA Index sub-sector. After an examination of the history of the construction industry and the development of construction companies the book goes on to look at contractors and developers, the different types of contracts and their risks and the structure of the industry workload. The second half of the book concentrates on the financial side of the profession including forecasting, a look at risk profiles, accounting practices, the overseas markets and share price performance

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Acknowledgements, Page viii
Introduction, Pages 1-4
CHAPTER ONE - The development of the modern construction industry, Pages 5-20
CHAPTER TWO - The present structure of the construction industry, Pages 21-23
CHAPTER THREE - The contractor as developer, Pages 24-32
CHAPTER FOUR - Construction statistics: sources, relevance and problems, Pages 33-52
CHAPTER FIVE - House prices and affordability, Pages 53-68
CHAPTER SIX - Long term demand for housing, Pages 69-91
CHAPTER SEVEN - Contract types and contractual issues, Pages 92-102
CHAPTER EIGHT - Accounting issues, Pages 103-120
CHAPTER NINE - Industry forecasting considerations, Pages 121-156
CHAPTER TEN - Profits forecasting and cash flow, Pages 157-170
CHAPTER ELEVEN - The companies, Pages 171-178
Conclusion, Pages 179-182
Bibliography, Pages 183-187
Index, Pages 188-191