Analyzing Financial Statements

Overview

This course provides tools and insights into financial statement analysis - both quantitative and qualitative. We'll look not only at the three main financial statements but also dive into the MD&A and footnotes. We'll also discuss the affect of industry nuances on comparability of different analysis tools. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to:

• Apply common ratio analysis to financial statements
• Consider qualitative analysis outside of the basic financial statements
• Understand how nuances within and between industries can affect the analysis

Highlights

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

• Balance sheet analysis
• Income statement analysis
• Cash flow statement analysis
• Clues in the notes and MD&A
• Industry nuances