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Confessions of Financial Statements
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Confessions of Financial Statements

Be An Informed & Confident Investor
Created byManohar V Dansingani
Last updated 11/2022
English
English

What you'll learn

  • By the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Analyze a financial statement without fear
  • Clearly identify strengths & weaknesses of the company
  • Make an informed decision about the financial health of the company using Financial Ratios & the DuPont Model
  • Understand both, the power & limitations of financial analysis

Course content

3 sections • 13 lectures • 1h 43m total length

  • Introduction2:34

    Introduce financial statements and their purpose within business evaluation, offering an introductory overview that connects the course title to practical insights.

  • Financial Statements Primer - Part I13:02

    Unravel the purpose and limitations of financial statements, and see how balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and changes in owners' equity reveal current assets, liabilities, depreciation, and equity.

  • Financial Statements Primer - Part II22:45

    Analyze operating profit and EBIT, from margins and balance sheet structure to goodwill and audit opinions, using horizontal and vertical analyses for informed financial insights.

  • Beware The Guile of Numbers3:26

    Uncover how numbers can mislead in financial statements and learn to read them with scrutiny.

  • Financial Ratios - Part I13:12

    Explore financial ratios in part one, including liquidity, turnover, profitability, leverage, and dividend ratios, and learn how current and quick ratios, debtors turnover, ROI, and ROE reveal performance.

  • Financial Ratios - Part II16:49

    Explore earnings, leverage, coverage, and dividend ratios, including eps, face value, and price-earnings, to analyze profitability, growth, debt service, and dividend policies while distinguishing liquidity from solvency.

  • Part I - Quiz

Requirements

  • None whatsoever, except an open mind & an interest in finance & investments

Description

This course is for all those who wish to unravel the mysteries of financial statements.

No prior knowledge of finance is required. You must have a hunger for knowledge & a keen interest in becoming an informed & confident investor.

You will understand the power of financial analysis, as well as its limitations.

In Section I, we begin with an Overview of Financial Statements. This is followed by a discussion on Financial Ratios & a Quiz.

Section II covers the DuPont Model, a powerful tool for analysis & strategic decision-making. It also highlights the concept of Sustainable Growth Rate.

A Final Quiz rounds it up. There is an Assignment at the end to increase your confidence.

Section III contains extra material & some of my published articles. I shall add to this as & when there is something new to share with you.

I am grateful to all my publishers for their trust, & for their generosity in sharing knowledge.

By the end of this course you should be able to make sense of financial statements - without fear.You will learn to identify areas which require further examination.

Using this information you should be ready to independently assess the financial health of companies; & be discerning in your choice of investments. It is your hard-earned money; you must treat it with respect.

A note of caution: Ratios are tools, not medicines.

Three ideas to wrap-up:

*** Be confident, but cautious

*** Always keep learning (especially from your mistakes)

*** Practice, practice, practice

Thank You.

Manohar V. Dansingani 

(Cover photo: Roshan M. Dansingani, FIII)

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for Beginners in Finance, & those at an Intermediate Level

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