Analysis of Financial Statements and Financial Data

All financial decisions are rooted in a relevant and reliable analysis of historic financial information. Proper analysis of financial statements yields a tremendous insight into the operations of a business: past, current, and prospective. Ratio analysis can assist in the quantification of intrinsic risk, identify relationships between account classifications, identify potential abuses, and provide the foundation for modeling future financial activity with greater precision. Learn the correct formulas for calculating financial ratios and why published market ratios may be incorrectly computed. The time series analysis of financial statements and ratios will increase your understanding of the relationships between elements of the financial statements and how these relationships are used to model future periods. (Laptop required)