Description

Unlock the secrets to understanding a company's financial health and management performance through comprehensive financial analysis. This seminar will guide you through essential tools such as vertical analysis, horizontal analysis, and ratio analysis to gain deep insights into business performance. - Vertical Analysis: Learn how to express each line item of financial statements as a percentage, making it easier to compare companies of different sizes and identify key trends. - Horizontal Analysis: Discover how to compare financial information over multiple periods to spot significant changes and trends, providing a clearer picture of a company's growth and performance. - Ratio Analysis: Dive into calculating and interpreting financial ratios to assess profitability, liquidity, and solvency. Understand how these ratios reveal the effectiveness of management and the potential of the business. This seminar goes beyond just teaching terms and formulas. We will apply these analytical tools to real-world financial data, demonstrating how to derive meaningful insights and make informed decisions. Join us to enhance your financial analysis skills and gain a competitive edge in evaluating business performance. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Presented by Eric Knight, CPA, DBA

Target Audience

Finance and accounting professionals interested in financial analysis

Course Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Utilize vertical analysis by converting each financial statement line item into a percentage of a base figure, facilitating effective comparisons across different companies and identifying significant financial trends.
• Calculate horizontal analysis for review of financial data over multiple periods, to identify notable changes and trends that reflect a company's growth and performance trajectory.
• Calculate and interpret key financial ratios, assessing aspects such as profitability, liquidity, and solvency. Gain insights into management performance and business viability, leveraging this analysis to make informed decisions based on real-world financial data.

Subjects

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Overview of financial statement analysis
• The impact of GAAP on financial analysis
• Overview of the Balance Sheet
• Overview of the Income Statement
• The importance of the Statement of Cash Flows
• Common Size Analysis
• Trend Analysis
• Profitability Ratio Analysis
• Liquidity Ratio Analysis
• Solvency Ratio Analysis