Financial Analysis: A Business Decision Guide ON DEMAND
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19.0 Credits
Member Price $399.00
Non-Member Price $459.00
Overview
Most companies are constantly confronted with situations that require a detailed review of available options and a decision to proceed in a certain direction. These decisions can be supported by different types of analysis tools. Financial Analysis: A Business Decision Guide describes how to extract meaningful information from the financial statements of a business. The course delves into a number of analyses that can be used to improve business decisions such as price optimization, constraint management, and credit granting. In addition, the course material addresses financial leverage, capital structure, and foreign exchange risk, and contains coverage of financial forecasting, discounted cash flow analysis, and the valuation of acquisitions as well.
Highlights
Overview of Financial Analysis. Accounting Issues Impacting the Financials. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis. Cost Object Analysis. Credit Decisions. Financial Leverage. Dividend Analysis. Interest Rate Risk Analysis. Managing the Rate of Growth. Discounted Cash Flow Techniques. The Lease or Buy Decision. The Enhancement of Shareholder Value.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, auditors, consultants, and financial and managerial professionals.
Objectives
Specify the situations in which different types of financial analysis could be used. Specify the issues to consider when making recommendations as the result of financial analysis. Identify the financial statements, their contents, and how they are formatted. Cite the key accounting concepts that can alter the information presented in the financial statements. State the methods used to interpret the information in the financial statements. Identify the components of the cost-volume-profit relationship, and how they are used. Identify the advantages of the various pricing methodologies. Cite the issues that can impact the cost of a cost object, and whether that cost is recognized. Identify key constraint concepts and how they can be used to improve profitability, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $459.00
Member Price $399.00