Master Financial Analysis & Reporting Techniques
Master Financial Analysis & Reporting Techniques
This course is part of Financial Analysis, Reporting & Decision Making Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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What you'll learn
Analyze income statements, cash flows, and equity reports.
Interpret financial data to evaluate business performance.
Apply financial analysis for real-world business decisions.
Skills you'll gain
- Balance Sheet
- Contract Accounting
- Accounts Receivable
- Performance Reporting
- Income Statement
- Finance
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Revenue Recognition
- Business Reporting
- Analysis
- Financial Accounting
- Fixed Asset
- Cash Flows
- Inventory Accounting
- Asset Management
- Financial Data
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Statements
- Financial Statement Analysis
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April 2026
31 assignments
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There are 8 modules in this course
Master financial statement analysis and apply it to real-world business decisions. Learn how to interpret financial data with clarity and confidence.
This course equips you with the skills to analyze financial statements and understand the core components of financial reporting. You will explore income statements, equity reporting, cash flow analysis, and revenue recognition in a structured and practical way. Designed for aspiring analysts and finance professionals, the course goes beyond theory by focusing on real-world application. You will learn how to extract insights from financial data and use them to support business and investment decisions. By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently evaluate financial performance, understand reporting frameworks, and apply financial analysis techniques in professional scenarios. Whether you are building a career in finance or enhancing your analytical skills, this course provides the essential tools needed to succeed.
This module introduces the conceptual framework of external financial reporting, explains the purpose and users of financial statements, and builds foundational understanding of balance sheet, income statement, and comprehensive income reporting in accordance with financial reporting standards.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 62 minutes
- Introduction to CMA Courseβ’1 minute
- Overview of General Purpose Financial Reportingβ’6 minutes
- Users oF Financial Statementsβ’8 minutes
- Financial Statements Components and Characteristicsβ’10 minutes
- Balance Sheet and Its Componentsβ’9 minutes
- Balance Sheet and Its Components Continuesβ’6 minutes
- Notes to BS and Limitations of BSβ’7 minutes
- Income Statements Componentsβ’5 minutes
- Format of Income Statementsβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Foundations of Financial Reportingβ’30 minutes
- Introduction & Financial Reporting Frameworkβ’10 minutes
- Financial Statements Overviewβ’10 minutes
- Balance Sheet & Income Statement Foundationsβ’10 minutes
This module examines income statement reporting, irregular items, comprehensive income, and equity structure including shareholder transactions and stock splits to develop advanced understanding of performance measurement and ownership reporting.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 77 minutes
- Reporting Irregular Itemsβ’10 minutes
- Notes to IS and Limitation of ISβ’8 minutes
- Statement of Comprehensive Incomeβ’10 minutes
- Statement of Changes in Equityβ’10 minutes
- Equity and Preferences Sharesβ’12 minutes
- Transactions with Equity Shareholdersβ’10 minutes
- Transactions with Equity Shareholders Continuesβ’7 minutes
- Stock Splitsβ’2 minutes
- Introduction to Cash Flow Statementβ’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Income Reporting & Equityβ’30 minutes
- Income Statement Deep Diveβ’10 minutes
- Equity & Ownership Structureβ’10 minutes
- Equity Transactions & Stock Changesβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on cash flow statement preparation using direct and indirect methods and explores revenue recognition principles including installment sales, cost recovery, and long-term construction contract accounting.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 63 minutes
- Components of Cash Flow Statement and Direct Methodβ’9 minutes
- Indirect Method of Cash Flowβ’8 minutes
- Indirect Method of Cash Flow Continuesβ’5 minutes
- Revenue Recognition Principlesβ’3 minutes
- Installment Sales Methodβ’11 minutes
- Cost Recovery Methodβ’8 minutes
- Long Term Construction Contractβ’2 minutes
- Calculations in Percentage of Completionβ’7 minutes
- Calculations in Percentage of Completion Continuesβ’11 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Cash Flow & Revenue Recognitionβ’30 minutes
- Cash Flow Statement Methodsβ’10 minutes
- Revenue Recognition Principlesβ’10 minutes
- Long-Term Construction Accountingβ’10 minutes
This module continues contract accounting concepts and introduces inventory systems, physical count procedures, estimation methods, and common recording errors to strengthen inventory accounting accuracy.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 68 minutes
- Journal Entries of Percentage of Completionβ’12 minutes
- Completed Contract Methodβ’10 minutes
- Meaning of Inventoryβ’6 minutes
- Inventory Accounting Methodsβ’2 minutes
- Perpetual and Periodic Inventory Accountingβ’11 minutes
- Period End Physical Countβ’9 minutes
- Inventory Estimationβ’5 minutes
- Errors in Recording Inventoryβ’10 minutes
- Specific Identification Methodβ’3 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Construction Accounting & Inventory Basicsβ’30 minutes
- Percentage of Completion & Contract Methodsβ’10 minutes
- Inventory Accounting Methodsβ’10 minutes
- Inventory Estimation & Errorsβ’10 minutes
This module explores inventory cost flow assumptions, receivables accounting, allowance methods, factoring transactions, and the fundamentals of debt and equity investment classification.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 77 minutes
- Average Method of Inventory Costβ’10 minutes
- FIFO and LIFOβ’10 minutes
- Inventory Measurement Principleβ’12 minutes
- Accounts Receivableβ’4 minutes
- Allowance for Uncollectible Acc Receivableβ’10 minutes
- Factoring of Accs Receivableβ’7 minutes
- Investment Introductionβ’7 minutes
- Debt Securitiesβ’9 minutes
- Investment in Equity Securitiesβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Inventory Costing & Receivablesβ’30 minutes
- Inventory Cost Flow Methodsβ’10 minutes
- Accounts Receivable & Allowancesβ’10 minutes
- Investments Overviewβ’10 minutes
This module covers plant asset capitalization, depreciation methods, impairment testing, disposal accounting, and intangible asset recognition including goodwill and patents.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 45 minutes
- Plant and Equipmentβ’9 minutes
- Introduction to Depriciable Base Computationβ’4 minutes
- Selection of Depriciation Methodβ’2 minutes
- Straight Line Depriciation Methodβ’4 minutes
- Unit of Output Depriciation Methodβ’4 minutes
- Declining Balance Methodβ’6 minutes
- Sum of Years Digit Methodβ’3 minutes
- Impairment of Fixed Assetsβ’9 minutes
- Disposal of Fixed Assetsβ’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Property, Plant, Equipment & Intangiblesβ’30 minutes
- Plant Assets & Depreciation Basicsβ’10 minutes
- Depreciation Methodsβ’10 minutes
- Advanced Depreciation & Impairmentβ’10 minutes
This module explains accounting treatment of intangible assets, lease classification and recognition, and deferred tax assets and liabilities in corporate financial reporting.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 53 minutes
- Intangible Assetsβ’11 minutes
- Accounting Treatment for Goodwillβ’4 minutes
- Patentsβ’3 minutes
- Introduction to Leasesβ’5 minutes
- Operating and Capital Leaseβ’6 minutes
- Operating and Capital Lease Continuesβ’7 minutes
- Income Taxesβ’7 minutes
- Deferred Tax Liabilityβ’5 minutes
- Deferred Tax Assetβ’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Intangibles, Leases & Income Taxesβ’30 minutes
- Intangible Assetsβ’10 minutes
- Lease Accountingβ’10 minutes
- Income Taxesβ’10 minutes
This module concludes the course with advanced liability accounting including bonds, premium and discount amortization, pension accounting, and long-term financial obligation reporting.
What's included
6 videos3 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 51 minutes
- Computing Income Taxesβ’8 minutes
- Accounting for Bondsβ’8 minutes
- Accounting for Bonds Continuesβ’11 minutes
- Amortization of Premium or Discountβ’10 minutes
- Pensionsβ’8 minutes
- More on Pensionsβ’7 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Graded-Advanced Liabilities & Long-Term Obligationsβ’30 minutes
- Income Tax & Bondsβ’10 minutes
- Bond Amortization & Pensionsβ’10 minutes
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