Management Training

A Manager's Guide to Financial Analysis

• Describe the three key financial management decisions you need to make
• Perform horizontal analysis and vertical analysis
• Explain the interrelationship of profitability, leverage, activity and liquidity ratios
• Apply intracompany, trend, and industry analysis in a specific situation
• Adjust the balance sheets for sales receivables
• Analyze three case disbursement techniques
• Calculate the present values of future cash flows and annuities
• Determine the net present values and internal rates of return
• Compute the financial leverage index
• Measure the financial impact of a merger
• Assess the importance of earnings per share adjustments

In today's frantic world of mergers and acquisitions, heightened risk, and increased competition, it's crucial for managers to have a deep and thorough understanding of how to accurately interpret financial statements.

With A Manager's Guide to Financial Analysis, 5th ed. you can quickly and easily get a firm grasp on conducting sophisticated analysis and help your firm sustain growth and plan for a prosperous future.

Topics covered:

• Financial DecisionMaking and the Techniques Used in Financial Analysis
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Ratio Analysis for Financial Statements
• Adjustments for Financial Statement Analysis
• Analyzing Current Asset Management
• Evaluating Capital Investment Proposals
• Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Course Objective: Measure financial position by accurately analyzing financial statements using various ratios, trends and calculations