Full course description
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Summary
In this course, you'll explore financial leverage, which involves borrowing capital to amplify returns and risks. Discover its benefits and potential pitfalls for businesses.
We'll dive into financial statements, the backbone of financial analysis. Learn their significance and how they provide insights into a company's financial health. Explore both the balance sheet and the income statement, developing your understanding of their key components and interconnections.
In addition, we'll delve into ratio analysis, where you'll master the calculation and interpretation of various financial ratios assessing liquidity, profitability, efficiency, solvency, and market performance. Understand how benchmarks add context to your analysis, enabling informed decision-making.
This course provides a practical journey through the world of financial statement analysis. Upon completion, you'll gain the tools and knowledge to evaluate the financial health of a business and make data-driven decisions.
Duration: 32 hours
Objective
This course will expose learners to various forms of leverage, the importance of financial analysis, and the steps involved in the financial template for analysis, to create a comprehensive understanding of how to analyze a financial statement.
Learning Outcomes
- Illustrate the various forms of leverage.
- Justify the importance of financial statements.
- Highlight the importance of financial ratios.