A Manager's Guide to Financial Analysis: Powerful Tools for Analyzing the Numbers and Making the Best Decisions for Your Business
β Scribed by Eliot H. Sherman
- Publisher
- American Management Association
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 252
- Series
- BusinessPro collection
- Edition
- Sixth edition
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This course gives students the tools they need to crunch the numbers, focusing on prediction rather than reporting. Students will learn how to: connect a company's past experience to future expectations; apply correct analytical techniques to problems or decisions; identify and explain deviations from anticipated results; make needed adjustments to financial statements, taking into account current values, οΏ½Read more...
Abstract: This course gives students the tools they need to crunch the numbers, focusing on prediction rather than reporting. Students will learn how to: connect a company's past experience to future expectations; apply correct analytical techniques to problems or decisions; identify and explain deviations from anticipated results; make needed adjustments to financial statements, taking into account current values, off-balance-sheet financing, and unrecognized items; use financial ratios to analyze trends, identify issues, and compare results to the competition and industry; evaluate capital investments using net present value, internal rate of return, profitability index, and other methods; manage current assets including cash, credit and collections, and inventory; build a robust financial forecast; determine a company's optimal capital structure and debt policy; measure the financial impact of a merger or acquisition
β¦ Subjects
Financial planners.;Business enterprises -- Finance.;Corporations -- Finance.;Entreprises -- Finances.;SocieΜteΜs -- Finances.;Intelligence eΜconomique.
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