Format
This course will be delivered via Zoom on Wednesday 19 November from 9.30am to 5.00pm. Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
This course will follow the Virtual Classroom format. The online interactive live sessions will utilise the functionality of our online learning platform and will be an engaging, collaborative manner of learning. This session will not be recorded, and therefore attendance is required.
Who should attend
This course is suitable for senior financial professionals in corporates and financial institutions who are regularly confronted with applied problems in the areas of financial evaluation, managing shareholder value, evaluating prospects of corporate failure, financial planning and /or valuation.
Course overview
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Financial evaluation - a recap of the basics regarding financial statements, revenue and expense recognition and financial statement quality
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Analytical statements and profitability analysis
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Growth analysis
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Liquidity risk analysis
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Decision-making- valuation and cost of capital
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Credit analysis
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Forecasting
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Analysis of non-current liabilities
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Analysis of statements of multinational operations and dealing with intercorporate investments
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Detecting wrongdoing
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Assess and analyse the performance of a company by applying professional financial analysis techniques to financial statements and other relevant elements of the annual report.
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Provide an informed opinion regarding a company's current and future financial position, including possible issues such as revenue recognition, inventory valuation and depreciation methods.
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Prepare and articulate financial accounts for analytical purposes, encompassing appropriate distinctions for operating and financial items.
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Formulate corporate valuations based on present value approaches, multiples and the liquidation approach.
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Conduct a credit analysis based on both fundamentals and statistical analysis.
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Apply analytical procedures pertaining to non-current liabilities, intercorporate investments and multinational operations.
Speaker
Louise O'Gorman -Louise is an Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin and has lectured in finance, accounting and governance in a number of universities and has led programmes in accounting, fintech and sustainable finance. Her research interests are primarily in corporate governance, ESG and integrated reporting. Having published work in these areas at international level, Louise is an active participant in the academic community and also regularly delivers professional training to practitioners.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930
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This course is also available for in-house training. If you're interested, please contact our team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3989