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Reading and Analyzing Financial Statements

This course provides a thorough coverage of how to read and analyze financial statements as well as how the analysis can be organized to identify and assess a company's value drivers.

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BeginnerUpdated Jan 22, 2025
Reading and Analyzing Financial Statements

What You'll Learn

check_circleExplain what a balance sheet measures and describe the basic balance classifications and accounts.
check_circleExplain what an income statement measures and describe the basic classifications and line items.
check_circleExplain what the statement of cash flows measures and describe the three basic classifications, especially the operating section prepared under the indirect method.
check_circleExplain what the statement of shareholders’ equity measures and describe the different accounts that appear on it.
check_circleAssess Home Depot’s financial condition and performance by reviewing its financial statements.
check_circleDescribe the key areas of business performance and link them to the measures provided by the financial statements.
check_circleList, compute and interpret a set of ratios that link to the key areas of business performance.
check_circleAnalyze the differences in the financial condition and performance of Home Depot vs. Lowe’s using a set of financial ratios.
check_circleExplain how return on equity can be broken down into its determinants and link this model to the measures of the key areas of business performance.
check_circleAnalyze the differences in the financial condition and performance of Home Depot vs. Lowe’s using the ROE model.

About This Course

This course provides a thorough coverage of how to read and analyze financial statements as well as how the analysis can be organized to identify and assess a company's value drivers.

Field of Study: Accounting

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Lambers Inc.
Lambers Inc.
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Lambers, Inc. is a leader in review courses for the EA, AFSP, and CPA exams. Lambers also offers IRS Continuing Education for Tax Preparers and CPE for CPAs. Accounting and finance professionals around the world incorporate Lambers products into their training programs.

Jamie Pratt
Jamie Pratt

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Jamie Pratt was the Alva L. Prickett Chair of Accounting at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and now holds the title of Distinguished Emeritus Professor. He received his doctorate in business from Indiana University in 1977, and has held faculty positions at the University of Washington (Seattle), the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Northwestern University and INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France), returning to Indiana in 1991. Jamie’s research interests are in financial reporting and analysis, where he has published over 30 articles in the top academic research journals (including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting, Organizations and Society, and Issues in Accounting Education), and he has taught courses in financial reporting and analysis at every level (introductory, intermediate, advanced) in every program (undergraduate, MBA, PhD). He has received over 30 teaching awards and recognitions, and also taught executive education courses throughout the world. Research and/or teaching recognitions have also come from the following organizations: American Accounting Association, American Taxation Association, Big 4 accounting firms (KPMG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Indiana Society of CPAs, the Universities of Manchester (England), Kwansei Gakuin (Japan) and Kentucky, and Business Week magazine. His resume also includes two textbooks (one in its 11th edition), two computer-based interactive case platforms, a financial analysis case book, and several instructor guides that support these products.

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