Understanding and Analysing Company Accounts
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By the end of this course you should be able to:
Understand the terminology relating to company accounts
Read, analyse and interpret a set of accounts
Assess the effects of business activity on the balance sheet
Identify trend and carry out comparisons
Understand the key ratios for measuring profitability, liquidity and stability
Recognise the benefits and limitations of ratio analysis
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Further Details
Introduction to Accounting and Finance
History, importance, principles and concepts of accounting and finance
Accounting conventions
Jargon and lots of it
Assets and liabilities
Capital and revenue
Financial and business models
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Public and private companies
Depreciation and amortisation
Provisions and reserves
Key Financial Statements
Key financial statements
The structure, content, layout and anatomy of the profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement
Importance of cash
Distinction between profit and cash
Understanding working capital
Annual report analysis
Analysis
Measuring company size
Analytical techniques
Profitability and return on investment
Capital employed
Margin analysis
Asset turnover
Liquidity and the importance of cash
Importance of working capital management
Gearing, risk, dividend and interest cover
Investor ratios
Quantitative and qualitative analysis
Interpretation
Reading between the lines
Creative accounting
Reasons for business failure
Warning signs
This Training Course is taught in classrooms in the following locations:
London EC
London WC
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