Self-Study: Reading Financial Statements

Overview

A thorough knowledge of financial statements and company reports is crucial to becoming a world-class financial analyst. In this course, learn how to read and understand financial statements. We use real company annual reports and financial statements to better understand and analyze the financial strength of a company and help us make more informed decisions.

Highlights

• Learn the contents of an annual report.
• Understand a company's operations and business strategy.
• Realize the many risk factors a company must navigate.
• Analyze company financial statements, as well as its different business segments.
• Read and comprehend the Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) section.
• Review the notes to the financial statements for additional detail.

Objectives

• Successfully navigate through an annual report and
• Recognize its various components.
• Understand complex financial statement concepts like deferred taxes and goodwill.
• Read and interpret the notes to the financial statements.

Preparation

Attendees should have a basic understanding of accounting fundamentals and reading financial statements.