
Interpret and analyze financial statements to assess a firm's strengths, weaknesses, and health by linking balance sheet, profit and loss account, and cash flow statement using ratio analysis for stakeholders.
Explore horizontal analysis (trend analysis) and vertical analysis to assess performance over time, using income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, with benchmarking against a base number.
Explore profitability ratios and analyze a company’s performance by comparing profitability against similar firms, using the income statement to derive EBIT, operating income, and net income after tax.
Analyze profitability through return on equity, combining income statement and balance sheet to measure net profit per dollar of shareholders equity.
Compute return on assets by dividing net income by total assets to gauge profitability relative to asset investment; higher ROA shows asset use in telecommunications services, car manufacturers, and railroads.
Identify solvency concerns with the interest coverage ratio (ICR), calculated as EBITDA divided by interest expense, to show how well a company can service its debt.
Calculate free cash flow to the firm from EBIT. Deduct taxes, add depreciation, and subtract capex and working capital to obtain cash flows to all capital providers before interest.
Learn how to locate Apple’s annual 10-K data from investor relations, then analyze ratios and cash flows using the consolidated statements of operations, balance sheets, and equity.
Compute Apple's fixed assets turnover ratio by dividing total revenue by average fixed assets, notably property, plant, and equipment, while excluding non-current assets.
Complete guide to Financial statement analysis of companies using excel
Learn and do financial analysis of companies using financial statements of real world companies and case studies.
Learn important financial analysis skills that get your foot in door using analysis of real world companies
The entire course is taught using practical and real world examples case study. There are some things you just can’t learn by simple googling it. By doing this course you can start to analyze and interpret the financial statements of any company in the world today.
What you will learn
Understand how to read 10-K & annual reports
Learn how to find valuable information from 10-K and separate useful information for valuation and financial analysis
Perform Financial analysis of real world companies
Calculate Liquidity, Solvency, Profitability, and Activity ratios to analyze a company’s performance
Know how to analyze a business
Navigate through Financial Reports with ease
Analyze a company's performance based on the figures in its annual report
Extensive Case Studies that will help you reinforce everything that you’ve learned
What makes this course different from the rest of the courses that are out there?
I am a Knowledgeable teacher with experience in Big 4 Accounting and a Chartered Accountant
Real life examples. This is just not a boring lecture. The whole course is based on real life companies. I will teach you how to use these ratios and cash flow analysis to analyze real life companies like Apple & Amazon.
Real life examples & Extensive Case Studies that will help you reinforce everything that you’ve learned
All time support: If you don’t understand a concept or you simply want to drop me a line, you’ll receive an answer within two business days
Who this course is for:
Aspiring Investors and Financial Analysts
Aspiring Investment Bankers
Entrepreneurs
Accounting Students desiring to learn analysis of financial statements
Anyone wanting to understand a company's financials
Anyone desirous to be successful in the world of Business & Finance