- Financial analysis and diagnosis - Balance sheet balances (FRN, BFR, Cash flow), net debt and financial analysis ratios. Analyze financial structure, liquidity and solvency.
- Operating cash flow - Know how to calculate and analyze cash flow and free cash flow using direct and indirect methods. Know how to make forecasts. Cash and WCR management and optimization - Know how to calculate cash flows - Know how to establish cash positions - €/currencies - Calculate and interpret the main current asset turnover ratios (DSO, DPO, DII). - be able to draw up and reconcile cash flow forecasts - master methods for optimizing cash flow and WCR in conjunction with operational staff
- Off-balance sheet commitments - Off-balance sheet commitments
- Financial statements and appendices - Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, statement of changes in equity, ICOs, appendices
- Cash management - Mastering cash management tools : - Cash management techniques: cash pooling, SEPA - Master the nature of settlements and processing techniques - Know and know how to use operational levers for cash optimization - Understand banking circuits and conditions, and interest rates - Understand payment methods and know how to contribute to their development
- Financial information and the Universal Reference Document - Present account analyses and half-yearly and annual accounting and financial reporting, quarterly information and segment reporting. Understand the content of the Reference Document and how to read it.
- LT and CT financing methods - Understanding the main LT and CT financing methods
Understanding and implementing
Target audience
- Financial directors and controllers
- Chartered accountants, statutory auditors
- Financial members of management committees
- Non-financial members of management committees
2 day
Financial analysis training
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of accounting and corporate finance is required, for example by having taken the "Corporate Finance - Level 1 (Financial statements for everyone)" training course. [FEGEFI].
Corporate Finance – Level 1 – Financial Statements Made Easy [FHGEFI]
Acquire the fundamentals
Financial analysis training objectives
◗ Integrate the articulation of financial statements and the limits of their analysis
◗ Use the main ratios used in financial analysis (financial health and performance indicators)
◗ Identify main risk areas, pitfalls to avoid and alert levels
◗ Applying the main restatements to make analysis more reliable
◗ Taking a step back to make a diagnosis
Training program
◗ Understanding the methodological approach
- The corporate financial cycle
- The 4 axes of analysis
- Approach and diagnosis
✔ ASSESS | Knowledge acquisition assessment quiz
✔ UNDERSTAND | Summary sheet: what to look at and where to find information?
◗ In-depth analysis of margins and profitability
- Margin squeeze - Breakeven point and operating leverage
- Non-operating effects
- Margins, MIS (intermediate operating totals) and their evolution
✔ ASSESS | Knowledge acquisition assessment quiz
✔ APPLY | Practical cases on the points covered
✔ UNDERSTANDING | Summary sheet: what to look at and where to find the information?
◗ Analyze the financial structure of the balance sheet and economic assets
- Use of balance sheet and off-balance sheet information
- Sustaining and growth investments
- Intangible assets and specific issues
- Dynamics of working capital requirements
- Capital intensity and asset rotation
✔ ASSESS | Knowledge acquisition assessment quiz
✔ APPLY | Practical cases on the points covered
✔ UNDERSTANDING | Summary sheet: what to look at and where to find the information?
◗ Understanding the financing structure and related risks
- Shareholders' equity: changes and remuneration
- Financial debt and leverage
- Cash flow, free cash flow and cash flow statement
✔ ASSESS | Knowledge acquisition assessment quiz
✔ APPLY | Practical cases on the points covered
✔ UNDERSTANDING | Summary sheet: what to look at and where to find the information?
◗ Financial performance measurement
- Financial autonomy
- Solvency and liquidity
- Economic and financial profitability
✔ ASSESS | Knowledge acquisition assessment quiz
✔ APPLY | Practical cases on the points covered
✔ UNDERSTANDING | Summary sheet: what to look at and where to find the information?
Why train in financial analysis?
Far from providing a battery of ratios to be applied to all types of companies, this business-oriented training course gives you the keys to understanding financial statements, according to your business sector, growth models and financing methods. You'll learn how to make the most of the information available. At the end of the course, participants will also be able to understand whether a company has used accounting mechanisms to defer earnings or other operations to improve the financial statements.
Teaching and assessment methods
Before: self-assessment quiz
During the session: technical presentation accompanied by numerous practical applications - Illustrations drawn from current events and real cases encountered by companies and/or the presenter's own experience in the field - Multi-year financial analysis case study - Exchanges of best practices - Several animated videos - Numerous interactive quizzes during the session to ensure that knowledge has been acquired at each stage - Numerous "To go further" sequences for those wishing to explore a particular aspect in greater depth.
After: summary sheet. The trainer is available to answer any training-related questions.
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Price
2,090 EXCL. TAX
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