Financial Statement Analysis

University of Canberra
Canberra, ACT, Australia

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' This course is tailored to meet the needs of analysts wishing to understand information contained in general purpose financial reports (GPFR) and business plans. Typically, these people will be concerned with gaining insights into the viability of a specific organisation, before they invest in it.

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Analysts are particularly interested in answers to the following questions:

¡®Is the entity likely to survive in the short term?¡¯ and ¡®What are the longer-term prospects for the entity?¡¯ The objective of this course is to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to answer these questions for their organisation. One of the aims of this course is to highlight to participants a number of the traps that lie in wait for analysts when analysing financial reports and business plans. In addition, the course aims to assist participants develop a suite of techniques that provide insights into the health of an entity. These techniques are particularly necessary for general-purpose financial reports, due to the potential for accounting games to distort the image of an entity¡¯s profit and financial position.

COURSE CONTENT
The topics of this two-day course will include:

Techniques to analyse an entity¡¯s balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows (or its projected cash flow budget) and how relationships within and between these documents can assist analysts
How to evaluate the impact of information contained in the notes to the general purpose financial reports (GPFR)
How behavioural factors can adversely affect the quality of decisions made by analysts
Examination of the assumptions inherent in the preparation of financial reports and business plans
METHOD OF DELIVERY
This course will be delivered through an interactive style focusing on ¡®learning by doing¡¯. New concepts will be introduced through a series of short talks. Participants will then be presented with a number of opportunities to apply these techniques to exercises and case studies supplied to them. Case studies will be based on the financial reports of Australian companies and business plans developed by the presenter.

Participants should bring calculators with them to help with calculations.

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Phone:+61 2 6201 2977

School Address:

Professional Management Programs (PMP)
University of Canberra Innovation Centre
Building 22
University Drive South
Bruce ACT 2617
Australia



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