Analyzing Financial Statements Course
The Analyzing Financial Statements course is ACE recommended for college credit transfer!
(Required Prerequisite: Accounting or Financial Accounting)
A practical introduction to financial analysis from the viewpoint of the commercial loan officer, the Analyzing Financial Statements course gives you the skills you need to effectively assess a borrower’s ability to repay loans. After successfully completing this course, you will be able to: relate how a company’s type of business, legal structure, size, and management strategies affect the way a lender conducts financial analysis; analyze income statements, balance sheets, and pro forma statements; calculate key financial ratios and use them to compare a company’s performance with that of the company’s industry; use advanced analytical techniques – sensitivity analysis, sustainable growth, working investment analysis, break-even analysis, and operating leverage; determine when a funds flow statement is required; construct and analyze long-run, multiple-year forecasts of income statements and balance sheets; and construct and interpret a cash budget. Textbook chapter topics include:
Financial Statements Analysis: An Overview
Business Structure and Organization
Income Statement Analysis
Analyzing Balance Sheets
Using Ratios to Analyzing Financial Statements
Calculating and Interpreting Cash Flow
Analyzing Personal Financial Statements and Cash Flow
Constructing and Analyzing Cash Budgets
Calculating and Interpreting Pro Forma Financial Statements
Audience: Designed for commercial loan officers, credit analysts and trainees who have a basic knowledge of accounting principles and practices and a familiarity with the commercial lending process.
Diploma and Certificate Applications:
- Advanced Financial Services Diploma
- Introduction to Credit Analysis Certificate
- Introduction to Lending Certificate
- Commercial Lending Diploma
Schedule and Registration Information
Choose the delivery type that best suits your needs. Tuition includes textbook (if applicable).
Webinar times are EST. All other class times are local time.
| Delivery Type | Start Date | End Date | Start Time | End Time | Location | Tuition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Study | Any | Self-Study | $545.00 | Register | |||
| On-Line | 02/06/12 | 05/21/12 | On-Line | $545.00 | Register | ||
| On-Line | 03/05/12 | 06/18/12 | On-Line | $545.00 | Register | ||
| On-Line | 04/02/12 | 07/16/12 | On-Line | $545.00 | Register | ||
| On-Line | 05/07/12 | 08/20/12 | On-Line | $545.00 | Register | ||
| On-Line | 08/06/12 | 11/19/12 | On-Line | $545.00 | Register | ||
| In-House | Any | Submit Request |


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