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- The quizzes were great! What an easy way to keep a virtual audience engaged.
Prerequisite Courses
None
If you are unsure whether this course is right for you, please contact Miranda Lane (info@financetalking.com)
An online equivalent of this course is available with immediate access.
The following courses are closely related to this course.
- Capital Markets Essentials – Virtual
- Understanding & Communicating Company Value – Virtual
- Working with Results – Virtual
Financial Information Essentials – Virtual
4 Hours, 9am - 1pm Introductory Skills
If you would like to get to grips with the jargon of financial results and annual reports and understand how a company’s financial statements work, this is a great introductory course. We cover balance sheets, income statements and cash flows – what they mean and how they fit together. We look at key metrics such as revenue, EBIT, EBITDA and net income and financial ratios such as profit margins – everything you need to get started with financial information.
Outcomes
- Get to grips with financial jargon of results
- Understand the financial statements & what they’re telling you
- Learn about headline numbers, key metrics and financial ratios
What's Included
- Access to a virtual classroom with a series of online courses to help you consolidate your learning
- Colour-coded course materials
- A copy of The FinanceTalking Financial Glossary (pdf)
- Email or phone your tutor if you have questions
After the course, you will have access for 4 months to the following eLearning course which will help you consolidate your knowledge:
What you will learn
Accounting Essentials
- Introduction to financial statements
- Key jargon and concepts (including capex, opex, goodwill, depreciation, amortisation & impairment)
- Perspectives of key target audiences on results
Interpreting the Numbers
- Interpreting financial performance – where to start
- Different levels of profits – gross profit, EBITDA, operating income etc and who uses what
- One-off items and adjusted/non-GAAP numbers
- Profitability metrics (profit margins, interest cover and return on capital)
- Key issues to consider in the balance sheet (investment in capex and working capital, level of debt/leverage, long-term liabilities etc)
- Free cash flow and why it is so important
Working with Results
- Identifying the headlines
- Components of a great earnings release
- Real Company examples
How you will learn
We use Zoom to deliver our virtual events
- Very simple to use
- Access the event on your laptop or tablet (or even your phone)
- Discussions and case studies via breakout groups
- Quizzes and polls
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