The British Academy for Training and Development offers a professional training course in Advanced Financial Statement Analysis. Organizations dealing with funds are keen to register all transactions that enter into their force. This course offered by the British Academy for Training and Development offers a number of interactive exercises according to the "learning by doing" approach. The course explains the role accounting plays as an assistant factor to make the financial decision. Students will be able to understand the role that accounting, and reporting systems play in accounting in the organization's environment, as well as consider many conceptual issues related to accounting estimates.

Who should attend?
• Supervisory agencies and central banks.
• Financial institutions and commercial banks.
• Investment banks, housing, and savings associations.
• Investment funds and brokering companies.
• Stock exchanges.
• Insurance companies and multinational corporations.
• Accounting companies and consulting firms.
• Law companies and rating agencies.
• Multilateral financial institutions.
• Those wishing to develop their capabilities in this field.
Knowledge and Benefits:
After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:
• Accounting concepts.
• Accounting Equation.
• Accounting rules.
• Transaction registration.
• Modification and correction of commercial records.
• Preparation of financial statements.

• Financial statements analysis.
• Settlement of accounting records.

• • Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
  • Overview of financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement)
  • Purpose and importance of financial statement analysis
  • Key stakeholders and their information needs
  • Introduction to financial ratios and their interpretation
  • Analysis of Income Statement
  • Understanding revenue recognition and expense recognition
  • Calculation and interpretation of profitability ratios (gross profit margin, operating profit
  margin, net profit margin)
  • Analysis of key components of the income statement (revenue, cost of goods sold,
  operating expenses)
  • Trend analysis and common-size analysis
  • Analysis of Balance Sheet
  • Overview of assets, liabilities, and equity
  • Calculation and interpretation of liquidity ratios (current ratio, quick ratio)

  • Analysis of key components of the balance sheet (current assets, current liabilities, long-
  term liabilities, equity)

  • DuPont analysis and return on equity (ROE)
  • Analysis of Cash Flow Statement
  • Understanding the three sections of the cash flow statement (operating activities, investing
  activities, financing activities)
  • Calculation and interpretation of cash flow ratios (cash flow from operations to net
  income, cash flow from operations to total debt)
  • Analysis of cash flow patterns and cash flow drivers
  • Ratios classification
  • Different types of financial ratios including liquidity ratios, convenience, capital structure, leverage ratios and coverage

• • The importance of different types of ratios
  • Different types of ratios including profitability ratios, expense ratios, sales ratios, and
  market ratios
  • Decomposition of return on assets and return on equity with DuPont analysis
  • Limits of ratio analysis
  • Financial Statement Footnotes and Disclosures
  • Importance of footnotes and disclosures in financial statements
  • Analysis of significant accounting policies and estimates
  • Evaluation of potential risks and contingencies disclosed in footnotes
  • Impact of accounting changes on financial statement analysis
  • Analyzing financial statements for investment decisions
  • Evaluating financial health and creditworthiness of companies
  • Assessing the performance and profitability of competitors
  • Using financial ratios to identify potential financial strengths and weaknesses
  • Analyzing real-world financial statements of companies from various industries
  • Practical applications.