Course description
Financial Analysis
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
Participants will finish this programme with a great deal of knowledge and experience in financial analysis
Training Course Content
Introduction to Financial Analysis and Financial Statements
- Short quiz exploring participant’s knowledge
- What is financial analysis and who uses it for what
- Sources of information
- Efficient markets theory
- International Financial reporting standards – the key statements explained
- Financial performance in the public sector use of ratios
What Financial Analysis Can and Cannot tell you
- Comparison of analysis techniques
- Evaluation of performance - comparisons
- Income statement ratios, common size, profit margin, return on equity etc.
- Balance sheet ratios, quick ratio, current ratio, debt to equity and more
- Use of notes to the accounts
Return on Investments and Making Sense of Trends
- The building blocks of ROI
- Payback method
- Net present value method (NPV)
- Internal rate of return (IRR)
- Historical comparisons and industry benchmarks
Technical Analysis
- What is technical analysis and why it works
- Crowd behaviour concepts
- Behaviour economics
- Types of technical indicators
- Drawing and interpreting trend lines
More Ratios and Practical Exercises
- Price to earnings ratio, dividend yield, dividend pay-out ratio
- The importance of cash flow – how to measure and improve it
- Gross profit, operating profit, net profit margin
- Key investor ratios
- End of course quiz to reinforce learning
Why choose LCT International
We have trained over 25,000 delegates from almost 500 client organisations
Highly qualified and experienced trainers who offer a unique learning experience tailored to you
Endorsed by various organisational and subject specific accrediting bodies
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It was a great pleasure to be part of the course, and thank you for your care during my stay. I hope to return on another course soon. Finance Director , Kosovo Electricity Tra...
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