Business Ratios Guidebook ON DEMAND
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16.0 Credits
Member Price $384.00
Non-Member Price $442.00
Overview
A typical business churns out an enormous amount of financial and operational information, which can be difficult to sort through to see how a company is performing. Ratios and other measurements can play a valuable role in analyzing this information. In addition, a system of measurements can be used to monitor and control the operations of an organization. This course describes more than 200 ratios and other measurements that can be used to analyze the results, liquidity, and cash flows of a business. General analysis topics include measurements for such areas as performance, liquidity, cash flow, return on investment, and share performance. More specific functional analysis topics include measurements for such areas as cash management, credit and collections, fixed assets, inventory, and product design.
Highlights
Overview of Measurements. Cash Flow Measurements. Growth Measurements. Credit and Collection Measurements. Financing Measurements. Inventory Measurements. Product Design Measurements. Sales and Marketing Measurements.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, auditors, consultants, and financial and managerial professionals.
Objectives
Recognize the circumstances under which certain measurements should be used. Note the contents of the various performance measurements and the factors they are intended to compare. Recognize the components of the cash conversion cycle and the ratios derived from it. Identify the contents of the free cash flow concept and the measurements related to cash flow. Cite the situations in which return on investment measurements can be used and the factors they are intended to compare. Recognize the measurements that can be used to reduce the number of unused fixed assets, 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 $442.00
Member Price $384.00