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Financial Statements Analysis: Concepts and Tools


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About This Course

This course enhances your knowledge and skills on financial statements analysis. Particularly, it equips you with the required concepts and tools for assessing the financial health of companies of all sizes.
During the course, you will learn the meaning, the interpretation and the calculation of financial ratios. The course is divided into a number of sessions that have both theoretical part as well as numerous activities that can help you understand the covered topics.

Course Outline

Workshop 1: Getting Started

  • Lesson 1: Course Introduction
  • Lesson 2: Objectives of Financial Statements Analysis
  • Lesson 3: Financial Statements: Types and Importance

Workshop 2: Horizontal (Trend) Analysis

  • Lesson 1: Definition and Meaning of Horizontal Analysis
  • Lesson 2: Horizontal (Trend) Financial Statements Analysis Calculation and Interpretation
  • Lesson 3: Pros and Cons of Horizontal Financial Statements Analysis

Workshop 3: Vertical Analysis

  • Lesson 1: Demystifying Vertical Analysis of Financial Statements
  • Lesson 2: Vertical Financial Statements Analysis Calculation and Interpretation
  • Lesson 3: Pros and Cons of Vertical Analysis of Financial Statements Analysis

Workshop 4: Ratio Analysis

  • Lesson 1: Types and meaning of Ratio Analysis
  • Lesson 2: Liquidity ratios: Meaning, Calculation and Interpretation
  • Lesson 3: Efficiency ratios: Meaning, Calculation and Interpretation
  • Lesson 4: Leverage ratios: Meaning, Calculation and Interpretation
  • Lesson 5: Profitability ratios: Meaning, Calculation and Interpretation

Course Requirement

  • To enroll in this course, you need to have only basic understanding of finance (or accounting) concepts.

Short Biography

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Dr. Ahmed Khadar Abdi Jama

Dr. Ahmed Khadar Abdi Jama is a distinguished economic analyst and expert in financial management consulting, with a substantial career in academia since 2005. He imparts knowledge in accounting, finance, and economics at leading universities. His professional acumen encompasses strategic consultancy for both Somali businesses and global organizations.

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    SX202412
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