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Overview
The Mastering Financial Analysis course is designed for professionals looking to enhance their skills in analyzing financial data, using cutting-edge tools and techniques. This comprehensive program equips participants with the essential language and analytical frameworks necessary for making sound financial decisions. Whether you're a financial analyst, business manager, or aspiring professional, this course provides practical knowledge of the most used financial analysis tools and methods.
Course Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Learn new concepts from industry experts
- Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
- Earn a shareable career certificate
Course Outline
- An Introduction to Accounting Principles: The Language of Capital Markets
We'll define and go over the important financial statements that a business prepares and reports to its stockholders. Additionally, using examples from the real financial statements made by the US-listed food giant Kellogg's, we will talk about the several essential components contained in such statements while adhering to fundamental accounting rules.
- An Intuition-based Introduction to Financial Analysis
Now that we have a clear understanding of the significance of the accounting rules that support a company's primary financial statements, we can focus on combining and distilling the data from the financial statements for the sake of financial analysis. In particular, we show how ratio analysis is used by financial analysts to assess a company's relative profitability, leverage, efficiency, and liquidity. Once more, we use data from Kraft's and Kellogg's financial statements as competitors to illustrate these financial analysis strategies.
- The Links Between Accounting Principles and Financial Decision-making
Having established initial basic financial analyst's toolset, some caution is warranted as we turn our attention to some of the pitfalls associated with uncritical use of financial statements by analysts. Specifically, we highlight how the use of historical cost and accrual-based accounting might lead to sub-optimal corporate financial decision-making. We then discuss how the agency relationship between management and the owners of a company may also lead to poor corporate decision-making. We conclude with a cautionary tale of misleading accounting practices and the regulator's response to these cases.
- Value Measurement via Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
Having identified the key elements of a company's financial statements, and how information from these statements can be utilized in financial analysis, we shift our focus to discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. Sound financial decision-making by CFOs and investors, requires an assessment of future (uncertain) financial outcomes. DCF analysis allows the financial analyst to extrapolate the financial statement information in a forward-looking manner. The DCF technique provides an objective way in which we can evaluate financial decisions while overcoming many of the shortcomings associated with standard ratio analysis.
Target Group
This course is ideal for:
- Financial analysts and managers looking to enhance their analysis skills.
- Business professionals who want to make informed financial decisions.
- Entrepreneurs and small business owners needing financial insight into their operations.
- Aspiring financial professionals aiming to break into the finance industry.
Program Cost
- 5-Day Program: €3700
- 10-Day Program: €6500
This program is flexible and available on different dates upon request. Please contact us to schedule your preferred session.
Organizers
This course is organized by the Geneva Institute of Business Management in collaboration with its partners across Europe. Our programs are crafted to provide practical, real-world financial insights tailored to your needs.
