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Financial Statement Analysis & Corporate Finance Decisions

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Financial Statement Analysis & Corporate Finance Decisions

This course is part of Financial Analysis & Investment Strategy Mastery Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Analyze income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows
Evaluate profitability, liquidity, and financial performance
Apply microeconomic principles to business decisions

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There are 8 modules in this course

Master the skills to analyze financial statements and make informed corporate decisions in today’s dynamic business environment. Learn how to evaluate profitability, interpret financial reports, and apply economic principles to real-world scenarios.

This course provides a practical, hands-on approach to financial analysis, accounting, and corporate finance, helping you build job-ready skills used by financial analysts. You’ll learn how to structure income statements, analyze balance sheets, assess working capital, and evaluate key metrics like revenue recognition, inventory valuation, and earnings per share (EPS). Unlike traditional courses, this program integrates economics, accounting, and financial decision-making, enabling you to connect theory with real business applications. Through structured frameworks and real-world examples, you will develop the ability to assess company performance and make strategic financial decisions. By the end of this course, you will confidently interpret financial reports, evaluate investments, and support business strategy with data-driven insights.

Module details

This module introduces core microeconomic concepts including strategic decision-making, market structures, production fundamentals, and government interventions, enabling learners to understand how firms operate and make decisions in different market environments.

What's included

10 videos5 assignments

10 videosTotal 74 minutes

Prisoners Dilemma6 minutes
Natural Monopolies2 minutes
Firms Supply Function6 minutes
Factors of Production9 minutes
Cost per Unit of Output11 minutes
Profit Maximization - Perfect Competition2 minutes
Decreasing Increasing Cost Industry10 minutes
Consumer and Producer Surplus11 minutes
Deadweight Loss9 minutes
Price Floor8 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Strategic Interactions & Market Structures10 minutes
Production & Cost Fundamentals10 minutes
Profit Optimization & Industry Behavior10 minutes
Market Efficiency & Government Intervention10 minutes
Foundations of Microeconomic Strategy30 minutes

This module explores demand responsiveness, elasticity concepts, and macroeconomic cycles alongside foundational financial statements, enabling learners to connect economic theory with financial reporting practices.

What's included

10 videos5 assignments

10 videosTotal 68 minutes

Price Elasticity9 minutes
Introduction to Accounting3 minutes
Explaining and Business Cycle2 minutes
Accounting for Income Statement9 minutes
Accounting for Balance sheet Part 17 minutes
Accounting for Balance sheet Part 210 minutes
Accounting for Balance sheet Part 36 minutes
Accounting for Cash Flows5 minutes
Financial Statements Fiscal Year vs Calendar Year7 minutes
Income Statement Format8 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Understanding Market Responsiveness10 minutes
Financial Statement Foundations10 minutes
Balance Sheet Deep Dive10 minutes
Financial Reporting Context10 minutes
Demand, Elasticity & Economic Cycles30 minutes

This module focuses on profitability analysis, accounting adjustments, and revenue recognition techniques, helping learners identify true business performance and prepare financial data for advanced analysis.

What's included

10 videos5 assignments

10 videosTotal 61 minutes

Calculating Profit Margins3 minutes
Non Recurring Items9 minutes
Changes in Accounting Estimates3 minutes
Final Remarks3 minutes
Revenue Recognition Percentage Completion Completed Contract Part 112 minutes
Revenue Recognition Percentage Completion Completed Contract Part 26 minutes
Revenue Recognition Installment Method Cost Recovery6 minutes
Downloading Colgates Income Statement part 111 minutes
Downloading Colgates Income Statement part 24 minutes
Analyst format of Colgates Income Statement3 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Profitability Metrics & Analysis10 minutes
Course Wrap & Transition10 minutes
Revenue Recognition Techniques10 minutes
Data Collection & Preparation10 minutes
Profitability & Accounting Adjustments30 minutes

This module provides hands-on techniques for structuring and analyzing income statements, identifying non-recurring items, and evaluating current assets and receivables for practical financial insights.

What's included

10 videos5 assignments

10 videosTotal 41 minutes

Formatting the Income Statement3 minutes
Investigating the Nonrecurring charges5 minutes
Seperating nonrecurring Items7 minutes
Comparision of Margins before and after adjustments4 minutes
Introduction to Balance Sheet4 minutes
Introduction to Current Assets2 minutes
Cash and Cash Equivalents4 minutes
Cash and Cash Equivalents Colgate PG Microsoft6 minutes
Accounts Receivables2 minutes
Accounts Receivables Case Study part 15 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Structuring Financial Statements10 minutes
Margin Analysis & Adjustments10 minutes
Current Assets Breakdown10 minutes
Receivables & Case Analysis10 minutes
Income Statement Analysis in Practice30 minutes

This module examines working capital management, inventory valuation techniques, and current asset-liability relationships to strengthen understanding of operational efficiency and liquidity management.

What's included

10 videos5 assignments

10 videosTotal 43 minutes

Accounts Receivables Case Study part 25 minutes
Inventory3 minutes
Inventory Case Study2 minutes
Financial Reporting Standards8 minutes
Inventory LCM6 minutes
Inventory Valuations9 minutes
Inventory Valuation Recap3 minutes
Inventory Colgate2 minutes
Prepaid Expenses2 minutes
Current Liabilities2 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Receivables & Inventory Insights10 minutes
Accounting Standards & Valuation10 minutes
Inventory Methods & Applications10 minutes
Current Assets & Liabilities10 minutes
Working Capital & Inventory Analysis30 minutes

This module explores long-term assets, depreciation, goodwill, and investment strategies, enabling learners to assess long-term financial decisions and asset valuation techniques.

What's included

10 videos5 assignments

10 videosTotal 58 minutes

Other Current Assets Colgate2 minutes
Current Liabilities Colgate5 minutes
Long Term Assets8 minutes
Depreciation Expense long lived asset11 minutes
Introduction to Goodwill7 minutes
Pooling Method of Accounting2 minutes
Purchase Method of Accounting9 minutes
Goodwill Impairment4 minutes
Long Term Investments Part 13 minutes
Long Term Investments Part 28 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Current Items in Practice10 minutes
Asset Depreciation & Intangibles10 minutes
Mergers & Accounting Methods10 minutes
Investment Fundamentals10 minutes
Long-Term Assets & Investments30 minutes

This module focuses on capital structure, equity components, and financial risk analysis, helping learners understand how companies finance operations and manage shareholder value.

What's included

10 videos5 assignments

10 videosTotal 46 minutes

Long Term Investments Example3 minutes
Long Term Liabilities6 minutes
Long Term Liabilities Risk Profile3 minutes
Introduction to Shareholders Equity7 minutes
Common Stock Par value and APIC5 minutes
Treasury Stock or Shares5 minutes
Retained Earnings Dividends5 minutes
Additional Other Comprehensive Income7 minutes
Introduction to Preference Shares4 minutes
MacDonalds Shareholders Equity3 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 70 minutes

Investment Applications10 minutes
Equity Fundamentals10 minutes
Equity Components & Real Cases10 minutes
Preference Shares & Case Study10 minutes
Capital Structure & Equity Analysis30 minutes

This module covers dividend policies, stock splits, and earnings per share (EPS), enabling learners to evaluate shareholder returns and interpret key investment metrics.