Financial Statement Analysis

Overview

Financial Statement Analysis is a critical skill for investors, financial analysts, and business leaders seeking to understand and interpret financial information to make informed decisions. This specialized course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze financial statements effectively and derive meaningful insights about a company's financial health and performance.

This course is designed to explain how financial measures of corporate performance are calculated and used to assess the creditworthiness of a business. The course covers the basics of financial statement analysis and enables participants to confidently use financial ratios and financial terminology. 

This training program will equip participants with the ability to assess the financial statements of companies, enabling them to effectively evaluate the present status and future outlook of the business. The course involves the analysis and comparison of the balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and accompanying notes from various annual reports. Through a highly interactive approach, the course utilizes case studies and exercises to illustrate crucial learning points, encouraging participants to apply acquired concepts to real-life scenarios.

Participants will learn how to assess a company's profitability, liquidity, solvency, and efficiency using various financial ratios and metrics. The course covers techniques for calculating and interpreting key financial ratios, such as profitability ratios, liquidity ratios, leverage ratios, and activity ratios, to evaluate a company's financial performance relative to industry benchmarks and peers.