FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS COURSE

Live-Online Training: N145,125
Classroom Training: N 220,375
3 - 4 participants: 5% discount
5 or more participants: 10% discount

(Available also for Customised Training by Duration, Venue & Fee) 

(PARTICIPANTS MUST BE WITH THEIR COMPUTERS) 

Programme Description

This course is oriented around interpreting financial results of live companies and financial institutions so candidates can gain a solid understanding of financial statements. It provides the participants optimal blend of accounting instructions needed to prepare them to be well-rounded financial professionals. They will build simple financial statements using a list of transactions.

Summary

DAY ONE

Module 1: General Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

Module 2: General Company Analysis

DAY TWO

Module 3: Banks Financial Statement Analysis

Module 4: Qualitative Issues in Financial Statement Analysis

DAY THREE

Module 5: Window Dressing of Financial Statements

Module 6: Predicting Business failure Using Financial Statements

Course Contents

DAY ONE

Module One: General Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

• Financial Statements Introduction
• Components of Financial Statements
• Users of Financial Statements
• Qualities of Financial Statements
• Usefulness of Financial Statements ratios.

Module Two: General Company Analysis

• Profitability Analysis       
• Liquidity / Solvency Analysis
• Investment Analysis
• Management Efficiency Analysis
• Gearing & Capital Structure Analysis
• Financial Stability Analysis.

DAY TWO

MODULE 3: Banks Financial Statement Analysis

• Capital Adequacy Analysis
• Asset Quality Analysis
• Management Efficiency Analysis
• Earnings Analysis
• Liquidity Analysis
• Other Issues in Bank Analysis
• Analyzing the financial performance of other Financial Institutions.

MODULE 4: Qualitative Issues in Financial Statement Analysis

• Limitation of Ratios
• Basis of Ratios Comparison
• Qualitative Factors to Be Considered In Financial Statement Interpretation
• Competitors Ratios
• Tax Matters and other regulatory issues
• Age of fixed assets
• Employee quality.

 DAY THREE

MODULE 5: Window Dressing of Financial Statements/Creative Accounting

• Looking Beyond the Figures
• How Companies Manipulate Financial Statements
• Why Companies Manipulate Financial Statements
• Consequences of financial statements manipulations
• Auditors Roles and Limitations.

MODULE 6: Predicting Business Failure Using Financial Statements

• Why Business Fails
• Financial Distress & Games
• Predicting Corporate Failures
• Altman Z Score
• Comparative Financial Statements
• Base Year Financial Statements
• Common Size Financial Statements.