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Finance, Accounting and Business Valuation Fundamentals

Finance for non-finance professionals - Learn the complete fundamentals in Finance, Accounting and Business Valuation
Rating: 3.9 out of 53.9 (46 ratings)
1,295 students
Created by Ashish Agarwal
Last updated 11/2020
English
English
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Participate pro-actively in Finance based meetings
  • Read between the lines the Financial Statements of any company
  • Benchmark the performance of 2 companies
  • Link business decisions to company valuation
  • Strategic thinking in Business and Finance
  • Develop a Business acumen

Requirements

  • None. We teach everything from scratch.

Description

Hey, welcome to our most recent course Finance, Accounting and Business Valuation fundamentals!

We are glad to see you visit this course.

If only we could shake hands!


What is this course about?

This course provides a 360 degree perspective on Finance, Accounting and Valuation fundamentals.

We have 3 modules covering each of the above topic in details.

In Accounting, we will show you how the Financial statements are prepared using some real company transactions.

In Financial Analysis, we will show you how to assess and compare the financial performance of companies.

In Valuation, we will illustrate 4 different approaches to assess any company valuation.

At the end of the course, you will be very comfortable with the different concepts in Business Finance that you should know.


How is this course useful for YOUR purpose?

The course has been specifically designed for non-finance professionals who are looking to learn Finance, Accounting and Business valuation concepts.

If you feel overwhelmed by this topic, let us assure you are not alone.

The numbers and technical concepts can be intimidating for anyone at the start.

However, we have demystified everything for you in simple story-telling like approach.

The modules are linked to each other and you will see how naturally you will get to the flow of things.

All concepts are explained concisely so that you learn exactly what you need to know.

We don't expect you will become a Finance expert at the end, but definitely more intelligent in having conversation with Finance folks.

And it is going to be fun.

We have deliberately made this a short course ( 2 hours) so that you can really get to what you need very quickly.

And it is completely self-paced. Take the course anytime anywhere.


What makes this course different than others?

Well, the course is a short yet comprehensive one.

That is what makes the course unique.

You dont have to spend hours and days to learn the concepts.

In just two hours, you can be up to speed very quickly.

And the way the instructor teaches, makes it fun, engaging and very directed in his approach.

Not to mention, it is comprehensive enough to cover everything you need to know.


What if I do not like the course?

Well, we will be very sad to hear that you did not like the course.

But you are well protected.

You have a 30 day money back guarantee in case you are not happy with the course.

No questions asked.

But we sincerely hope, you will definitely like the course!


What  next?

If there are any doubts, don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Start learning now.

See you inside the course.

Who this course is for:

  • Non-finance executives
  • Business Managers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Founders
  • Sales Executives
  • Operations Executives
  • Finance Executives
  • CEOs
  • CFOs
  • Students

Course content

4 sections • 87 lectures • 1h 56m total length

  • Preview04:22

  • Preview01:50
  • Preview02:03
  • Preview01:40
  • Preview03:05
  • Typical Balance Sheet of a company
    03:19
  • Illustration for this module
    01:03
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #1
    01:19
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #2
    01:51
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #3
    02:04
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #4
    02:53
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #5
    02:52
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #6
    02:43
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #7
    02:34
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #8
    01:58
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #9
    01:54
  • Record transactions in accounting statements - Illustration #10
    02:06
  • End of module
    01:07
  • Please provide us your valuable feedback on the course thus far
    00:43

  • What will we learn in this module?
    01:19
  • What is Financial Performance Analysis (FPA)?
    00:44
  • How to measure company performance?
    02:12
  • What are the parameters to measure company performance?
    00:26
  • Operating performance metric - Margins
    01:09
  • Operating performance metric - Profitability
    00:48
  • Operating performance metric - Asset utilization
    00:35
  • Operating performance metric - Growth
    00:40
  • Financing performance metric - Leverage
    01:05
  • Financing performance metric - Leverage
    00:41
  • Financing performance metric - Liquidity
    00:44
  • Financing performance metric - Liquidity
    00:32
  • Quick Recap of what we have learnt so far
    00:52
  • Illustration for this module
    00:45
  • What is an Annual Report?
    01:11
  • Financial Statements for Alpha
    01:49
  • Calculating EBIT margins for Alpha
    01:01
  • Calculating ROIC for Alpha
    01:52
  • Calculating IC Turnover for Alpha
    01:52
  • Calculating Revenue Growth for Alpha
    01:34
  • Calculating Leverage #1 for Alpha
    01:00
  • Calculating Leverage #2 for Alpha
    00:51
  • Calculating Current Ratio for Alpha
    00:57
  • Calculating Coverage Ratio for Alpha
    00:41
  • Quick Recap on what we have learnt so far
    00:38
  • Calculating operating metrics for all companies
    01:08
  • Calculating financing metrics for all companies
    00:58
  • Ranking criteria for companies
    00:39
  • Ranking of EBIT margins metric across all companies
    01:13
  • Ranking of ROIC metric across all companies
    00:56
  • Ranking of IC turnover metric across all companies
    00:38
  • Ranking of Revenue growth metric across all companies
    00:56
  • Ranking of Leverage metric #1 across all companies
    01:12
  • Ranking of Leverage metric #2 across all companies
    00:58
  • Ranking of Current Ratio metric across all companies
    01:09
  • Ranking of Coverage ratio metric across all companies
    00:56
  • Choosing the BEST performing company
    01:48
  • End of module
    00:53
  • Please provide us your valuable feedback on the course thus far
    00:43

  • What will we learn in this module?
    01:31
  • What is Valuation?
    01:16
  • Different life-cycle stage of a company
    02:28
  • Early stage company valuation approach
    00:32
  • Illustration of an early stage company valuation
    01:04
  • Numerical example of an early stage company valuation approach
    01:29
  • Growth stage company valuation approach
    00:26
  • What is a Sales Valuation multiple?
    Processing..
  • Illustration of a Growth stage company valuation approach
    00:34
  • Numerical example of a growth stage company valuation approach
    02:14
  • Mature stage company valuation approach
    00:43
  • What is an Earnings valuation multiple?
    01:03
  • Illustration of a Mature stage company valuation
    00:41
  • Numerical example of a mature stage company valuation approach
    02:08
  • Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) approach to valuation
    00:35
  • Illustration for the DCF approach to valuation
    01:11
  • Understanding Free Cash Flows (FCF) of a company
    01:26
  • Free Cash Flows are calculated for the future
    01:28
  • Timing mismatch in Free Cash Flows in the future
    01:33
  • Finding the Present Value of Future Cash Flows
    03:58
  • Discounting future cash flows to Present Value terms
    01:32
  • Generalization formula for discounting future cash flows
    01:30
  • DCF approach to valuation - Quick Recap
    01:48
  • Recap: Negotiation based approach to valuation
    00:43
  • Recap: Sales based approach to valuation
    00:41
  • Recap: Earnings based approach to valuation
    00:37
  • Recap: DCF based approach to valuation
    00:42
  • End of Module
    00:10
  • Please provide us your valuable feedback
    00:44

Instructor

Ashish Agarwal
Corporate Finance Expert, Ex McKinsey, Ex BlackRock
Ashish Agarwal
  • 4.2 Instructor Rating
  • 7,341 Reviews
  • 43,248 Students
  • 16 Courses

Ashish is a Business and Finance Expert with around 10 years of experience in this domain. He is currently a full-time instructor teaching Business, Finance and Data Analysis courses. Previously, he has worked with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, as a Vice President in the Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) team. Prior to that, he worked with the Strategy and Corporate Finance practice at McKinsey, the world’s most prestigious consulting company. He has advised clients globally on various Strategy and Finance engagements.

Ashish also conducts corporate training in Finance in a leading consulting firm. He is passionate about teaching and strongly believes education should be accessible and affordable to all.


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