Financial Analysis and Business Ratios
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What you'll learn
Analyze financial statements using profitability, liquidity, solvency, and leverage ratios.
Evaluate cash flows, EPS, non-recurring items, and business performance drivers effectively.
Apply Dupont Analysis and risk assessment techniques to support financial decisions.
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June 2026
20 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
Master financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, cash flow evaluation, and business risk assessment with practical finance concepts used by analysts and investors.
Learn how to interpret profitability, liquidity, solvency, leverage, and performance metrics confidently. This course provides a complete framework for understanding financial statements and evaluating company performance using real-world financial analysis techniques. Learners will explore non-recurring items, EPS, stock splits, common size statements, free cash flow, profitability ratios, liquidity analysis, leverage metrics, and Dupont Analysis. The course is designed for finance students, accounting professionals, investment analysts, and aspiring equity researchers who want practical skills in financial reporting and business evaluation. By the end of the course, learners will be able to analyze financial statements, interpret key financial ratios, evaluate business performance, assess risk, and make more informed financial and investment decisions.
Learn how to evaluate non-recurring items, EPS, stock splits, comprehensive income, deferred tax liabilities, and common size financial statements to build strong financial reporting analysis skills.
What's included
7 videos16 assignments
7 videos•Total 50 minutes
- Introduction to Non Recurring Item•1 minute
- Continue to Non Recurring Item•7 minutes
- EPS•11 minutes
- Stock Splits•7 minutes
- Common Size Statement•9 minutes
- Comprehensive Income•8 minutes
- Deffered Tax Liability•8 minutes
16 assignments•Total 180 minutes
- Understanding Non-Recurring Items•10 minutes
- Earnings & Shareholder Impact•10 minutes
- Financial Statement Presentation Essentials•10 minutes
- Balance Sheet Components & Adjustments•10 minutes
- Cash Flow Analysis Techniques•10 minutes
- Measuring Business Performance•10 minutes
- Coverage & Solvency Measurement•10 minutes
- Operational Efficiency Ratios•10 minutes
- Working Capital & Liquidity Analysis•10 minutes
- Managing the Cash Cycle•10 minutes
- Financial Leverage & Coverage Analysis•10 minutes
- Profitability Margin Analysis•10 minutes
- Return-Based Performance Metrics•10 minutes
- Advanced Dupont Framework•10 minutes
- Growth, Shareholder Returns & Risk Analysis•10 minutes
- Foundations of Non-Recurring Items & Financial Statement Basics•30 minutes
Develop practical skills in analyzing goodwill, balance sheet structure, operating cash flow methods, free cash flow, and core business performance metrics.
What's included
6 videos1 assignment
6 videos•Total 56 minutes
- Goodwill•7 minutes
- Common Size Balance Sheet•12 minutes
- Direct and Indirect Method in a Cash Flow•13 minutes
- Free Cash Flow•9 minutes
- Performance Ratios•4 minutes
- Performance Ratios Continue•11 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Analysis•30 minutes
Analyze liquidity ratios, coverage ratios, receivables, inventory efficiency, asset utilization, and working capital management to evaluate operational performance.
What's included
9 videos1 assignment
9 videos•Total 78 minutes
- Coverage Ratios•12 minutes
- Coverage Ratios Continue•8 minutes
- Receivables Turnover•10 minutes
- Payables Turnover•8 minutes
- Inventory Turnover•10 minutes
- Asset Turnover•9 minutes
- Working Capital Turnover•5 minutes
- Defensive Interval Ratio•5 minutes
- Current Ratio•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Liquidity, Coverage & Efficiency Ratios•30 minutes
Understand cash conversion cycles, solvency analysis, financial leverage, coverage analysis, and profitability margins to assess financial strength and risk exposure.
What's included
6 videos1 assignment
6 videos•Total 51 minutes
- Cash Conversion Cycle•9 minutes
- Solvency Ratios•10 minutes
- Financial Leverage•6 minutes
- Interest and Fixed Charges Coverage•10 minutes
- Gross Margin and Operating Margin•8 minutes
- Pretax and Net Income Margin•8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Cash Management, Leverage & Profitability•30 minutes
Learn how to evaluate returns on assets and equity, apply Dupont Analysis, assess shareholder return metrics, measure same store sales, and analyze business risk drivers.
What's included
8 videos1 assignment
8 videos•Total 80 minutes
- Return on Assets•7 minutes
- Return on Total Capital•8 minutes
- Return on Equity•11 minutes
- Dupont Analysis•14 minutes
- Dupont Extended Analysis•11 minutes
- Dividend payout and Retention Ratio•12 minutes
- Same Store Sales•8 minutes
- Business Risk•9 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Returns, Dupont Analysis & Business Evaluation•30 minutes
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