Understanding Financial Information – Virtual

4 Hours Introductory Skills

If you would like to get to grips with financial jargon and understand how a company’s financial statements work, this is the perfect 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 margins and finish by applying the learning to a real company.

Outcomes

• Get to grips with financial jargon
• Understand the financial statements & what they’re telling you
• Learn about 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:

• The Basics of Business Finance (Essentials Course)

What you will learn

The Big Picture

• How companies raise capital and the expectations of investors
• The implications for senior management
• The financial statements, how they fit together and what they tell you

Accounting Essentials

• How the numbers work – a business simulation
• Key concepts, jargon and how accountants think
• Differences between profits and cash flows
• Capex and opex, depreciation and amortisation
• Managing working capital

Interpreting the Numbers

• Different levels of profits – gross profit, EBITDA, operating profit etc
• Impact of changing prices and volumes
• Impact of fixed and variable costs
• Profit margins and interest cover
• Return on investment and similar measures

Summary & Conclusion

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