Analyzing Financial Statements

Overview

This course provides tools and insights into financial statement analysis - both quantitative and qualitative. We’ll look not only at the three main financial statements but also dive into the MD&A and footnotes. We’ll also discuss the affect of industry nuances on comparability of different analysis tools.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

This course is being offered by a learning partner and will not be accessible on your My CPE page. Access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• Balance sheet analysis
• Income statement analysis
• Cash flow statement analysis
• Clues in the notes and MD&A
• Industry nuances

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Anyone with a basic understanding of financial statements

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to:

• Apply common ratio analysis to financial statements
• Consider qualitative analysis outside of the basic financial statements
• Understand how nuances within and between industries can affect the analysis

Preparation

None