Learn Financial Statement Analysis - Practitioner's Approach

Learn how to calculate key financial performance indicators (KPIs), analyze and interpret financial statements to take informed decisions. This course is taught with the help of real companies’ annual reports. You will develop in-depth understanding of the financial statement analysis tools, and gain expertise in credit and solvency analyses, investment and lending decisions. On completion of this course, you would be able to make more efficient and effective investment decisions, and advice your clients with the help of meticulous research, analysis and interpretation of financial statements.

This course introduces five important financial statement analysis tools (Horizontal Analysis, Vertical Analysis, Ratio Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, and Valuation). However, primary focus of this course is ratio analysis. The course covers five key ratio analysis tools, classified as, liquidity, solvency, operating / turnover, profitability, and for the investor.

This course focuses on 23 key financial performance indicators. All these KPIs are explained with the help of 46 real companies’ annual reports. To help students benefit more from this course, we provide all these annual reports for ready reference and practice.

This course enhances your ability to read and interpret financial health and stability of a company. Helps you to analyze financial strengths, weaknesses, and credit worthiness of a company. It also helps your career development and investing ability.