Financial Statement Analysis

Using real world examples and case studies, this intensive online course is designed to explore financial statement analysis skills used by practitioners to understand financial statement analysis, analyze financials, and think about a company's performance. This course is the online version of Training The Street's live course at the largest financial institutions and top MBA programs.

KEY FEATURES

• Estimated time to complete is 10-15 hours

TOPICS COVERED

• How to quickly and effectively read and interpret financial documentation
• Perform a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threat) analysis
• Understand the three core statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow) from a practitioner's point of view
• Learn how professionals use specialized metrics and techniques for analyzing performance
• Discuss the cash conversion cycle and why it is so important
• Understand and calculate activity, liquidity, leverage, and coverage ratios
• We will utilize Reddy Ice (NYSE: FRZ) as a case study to discuss financial statement analysis, and do a self-paced exercise.

PREREQUISITES

• None, this course assumes no prior accounting knowledge