Course Code: FB2.A
Category: Finance and Budgeting
Dates, Venues & Fees:
Apr 12-Apr 16|London|$4,250.00
Sep 20-Sep 24|Virginia|$ 5,500.00
Duration: One Week
Course Overview
Understanding and interpreting financial statements is a fundamental component to the success of any finance professional, manager and organizational leader. Managers and leaders much must be well resourced to make prudent decision with wide ranging implications anchored on the in-depth understanding, analysis and interpretation of financial statements and accounting methods.
The Analyzing Financial Statement course will provide delegates with the skills and knowledge to address all the key areas of financial analysis from both the theoretical and practical perspectives. The course will allow delegates to understand the key features of an Income Statement, Balance Sheet and the Statement of Cash Flow. Delegates will learn to compare companies financially, understand Cash Flow and grasp basic profitability issues and risk analysis concepts.
Target Audience
This course will greatly benefit:
- Financial Risk Managers
- Professional with responsibility of making decisions with financial implications
- Business/ Project leaders
- Commercial Credit Analyst
- Commercial Loan Managers
Course Outcome
Delegates will gain knowledge and skills to:
- Explain who uses financial statement and why
- Appreciate the context behind modern financial statement analysis
- Compare financial statements of different organizations and the same organization across different time periods
- Learn about the common areas, methods and dangers of distortion and how to spot them.
- Appreciate the qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyzing financial statements
- Understand how to analyze accounts through ratio, cash flow and liquidity analysis
- Develop the ability to look into the future through financial statement forecasting and valuation.
Key Course Highlights
- Comprehending the investment environment
- Application of financial statement ratios
- Finding reality in reported earnings
- Determinants of return on equity
- Understanding financial reports
- Recognizing accounting methods
- Forecasting financial statement