Financial Analysis Skills (FAS)
مهارات التحليل المالي
Accurate financial analysis is a fundamental element of growth, strategy and overall success. Understanding how to use financial indicators and benchmarks allows you to allocate resources and evaluate potential projects for maximum return-on-investment. Financial analysis takes the guesswork out of the planning process and enables you to keep tabs on how your business is performing.
If your job requires a firm grasp of financial situations, then this hands-on comprehensive workshop is for you. You’ll review proven analytical tools and develop a keen understanding of how and when to use them to improve your company’s profit picture.
If your job requires a firm grasp of financial situations, then this hands-on comprehensive workshop is for you. You’ll review proven analytical tools and develop a keen understanding of how and when to use them to improve your company’s profit picture.
Managers with financial responsibility or seeking a refresher in analysis – including financial analysts, accountants, project managers, budget analysts, vice presidents of finance, controllers and treasurers.
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- Type: Classroom
- Duration: 15 Hours
- Language(s): English and Arabic
FAS Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of financial statements, including how the statements link and the key accounting principles that govern them
- Analyze the balance sheet of companies and assess their position
- Analyze the income statement of companies and assess their performance
- Carry out ratio analysis and assess the drivers of performance
- Analyze the cash flow statement of companies and assess the cash flow drivers
- Carry out an overall appraisal of a company based on financial and operating data
- Compare a company’s performance against that of its industry peers to gain valuable insights.
FAS Topics
The process, purpose and context of accounting
- Background accounting knowledge for analysts to help understand the basis of financial statements
The primary financial statements and how they link
- Balance sheet: Showing the position of a company
- Income statement: Showing the performance of a company
- Cash flow statement: Showing the difference between a company’s ability to generate and spend cash
Key accounting principles and terms
- Accruals concept
- Going concern
- Double entry
- Accounting Standards
Analysis of the Balance Sheet
- Non-current assets
- Intangibles
- Current assets
- Creditors and debt
- Equity capital and reserves
Analysis of the income statement
- Different types of profit metric: Gross profit, operating profit, net profit
- Classification of expenses: Cost of sales, operating expenses
- Capitalization vs. expense
- EBIT, EBITA, EBITDA
Ratio analysis
- Horizontal Analysis
- Vertical Analysis
- Liquidity Analysis
- Solvency Analysis
- Profitability Analysis
- Asset Management
- Performance: Margin ratios, return on equity
- Working capital: Inventory days, receivable days, payable days
- Debt service: Interest cover
- Leverage: Debt: EBITDA, Debt: FCF
Analysis of the cash flow statement
- How to analyze the cash flow statement: Asset management, operational management, financing strategy
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of accounting and/or finance.
