Understanding Business Performance through Financial Statements

19-20 Sep, 2024, Wyndham Grand Bangsar Kuala Lumpur

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Wyndham Grand Bangsar Kuala Lumpur
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FOCUSING ON
  • Module 1: Financial Statements: A Preview
  • Module 2: Fundamentals of Financial Statements
  • Module 3: Understanding the Balance Sheet
  • Module 4: Understanding the Income Statement
  • Module 5: Understanding the Cash Flow Statement
  • Module 6: Measuring Business Performance from The View of Financial Statements
  • Module 7: Introduction of Financial Ratios and Its Interpretation
  • Module 8: Ratio Analysis Workshop
  • Module 9: Question and Answer Session
OBJECTIVES

The course provides a ‘broad-based’ foundation to understanding of financial and non-financial information in the form of financial statements. The course has been tailored primarily for Non-Accounting And Non-Finance Managers, Executives and Specialists, who have business, economics, human resources, marketing or engineering background, but need an understanding of financial statements.

AFTER ATTENDING THIS COURSE YOU WILL RETURN TO YOUR JOB…
  1. Understanding The Role And Nature Of Accounting.
  2. Knowing The Nature And Purpose Of Financial Statements.
  3. Learning The Main Accounting Conventions Underpinning Financial Statements.
  4. Interpreting The Quantitative And Qualitative Information Contained In The Financial Statements.
  5. Identifying And Calculating The Major Categories Of Ratios Used For Analysis Purposes.
  6. Discussing The Limitations Of Ratios As A Tool Of Financial Analysis.
  7. Examining Critically And Appreciating The Limitations Of Financial Statements.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Directors, Managers, Decision Makers, Accounts Executives, all Executives related to financial aspects in an organization.

METHODOLOGY

Interactive Lectures, Slides Presentation, Examples, Case Studies, Participant Interactions and Discussions.

DAY 1
9:00

Module 1: Financial Statements: A Preview

    • What are financial statements?
    • Importance of financial statements
    • Various participants of financial statements and how do they use them


10.45 Module 2: Fundamentals of Financial Statements
  • Basic accounting principles: Concepts and conventions that underlie financial statements
  • Accounting equation: A tool to understand why a balance sheet tallies
  • Presentation of financial statements
  • Interrelation between income statement and balance Sheet

 

12.00

Module 3: Understanding the Balance Sheet

  • The purpose, construction, pertinent ratios, and common-size analysis of balance sheet
  • The format, structure and components of the balance sheet
  • Classification and valuation basis of assets and liabilities
  • The components of equity and illustration of the statement of changes in owners’ equity
1:00 Lunch
2:00

Module 4: Understanding the Income Statement

  • Evaluate trends in performance
  • Compare the performance of different companies
3:45

Module 5: Understanding the Cash Flow Statement

  • Evaluate trends in performance over several measurement periods and compare the performance of different companies
5:00 End of Day 1
DAY 2
9:00

Module 6: Measuring Business Performance from The View of Financial Statements

  • Purpose, construction, and common-size analysis of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement


10.45

Module 7: Introduction of Financial Ratios and Its Interpretation

  • Ratios that indicate the current performance of the business such as profitability, current ratios and many others
  • Ratios that indicate the long-term performance of the business
  • Ratios relating to the balance sheet analysis by illustrating common-size balance sheets and calculating pertinent ratios
  • Earnings per share calculation
  • Dividend yield calculation
  • The purpose, construction, and common-size analysis of the cash flow statement
1:00 Lunch
2:00

Module 8: Ratio Analysis Workshop

  • Practicing understanding of ratio analysis (group activity)
  • Share the findings of the activity
3:45

Module 9: Question and Answer Session

5:00 End of Course