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This one day course is being run four times between Thursday 31st May 2012 and Tuesday 20th November 2012 in London,

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Thursday 31 May 2012LondonSave £62.59£506.41+VAT
Wednesday 29 August 2012LondonSave £62.59£506.41+VAT
Tuesday 20 November 2012LondonSave £62.59£506.41+VAT
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Summary: 

This intensive and practical course introduces delegates to the principles of analysing company accounts using ratios and trends. It is the second in the series of three company accounts courses, and knowledge of the content of financial statements is a prerequisite.

Audience: 

Suitable for anyone with little or no experience of analysing company accounts. Delegates are expected to have attended ‘Introduction to Company Accounts’ or to have attained that level of knowledge.

Objectives: 

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Analyse a set of accounts.

• Understand and apply over twenty key ratios.

• Utilise a bank of important questions.

• Identify trends and comparisons over time and against industry norms.

• Analyse a set of simple company accounts using a case study.

Preparing for Analysis

  • Refresher on the content and format of the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet
  • Issues arising from the industry and sector that the company operates in
  • Considering company size
  • Anything to be learnt from the Memorandum And Articles of Association?
  • Understand the differences between public and private companies
  • An introduction to group accounting

Analysing the Accounts

  • Analysing various ratios that tell us about:
  • Capital structure
  • Efficiency of working capital
  • The cash position
  • Profitability
  • Return on investment
  • The importance of cash in a business
  • Capital employed: understand the issues surrounding it
  • What do the profit margins tell us?
  • Calculating asset turnover
  • Understanding when the working capital ratios are useful
  • Assess whether a business can meet its short-term liabilities
  • Understanding gearing and how it effects earnings

What to look for in the Annual Report

  • The Chairman's Statement
  • The Director's Report
  • The Auditor's Report
  • The Notes to the Accounts

Putting it into Practice

  • Learn to make comparisons between companies and industries
  • Assess current business and financial issues
  • Analyse a set of accounts yourself

Description: 

This intensive and practical course introduces delegates to the principles of analysing company accounts using ratios and trends. It is the second in the series of three company accounts courses, and knowledge of the content of financial statements is a prerequisite.

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