Finance Essentials Module 4: Financial Analysis

Course description

In this module we dissect and analyse financial statements and interpret the results to fully understand the financial structure and performance of the business.

The module will explore key ratio’s including profitability, activity, liquidity, leverage and shareholder return ratios.

This is the fourth of five modules that form the Finance Essentials online module series. Purchase the whole series or the modules individually.

Duration

One to two hours

The module is available for six months after purchase.

Who should attend

• New and aspiring directors embarking on a governance career
• Experienced directors  wanting to improve their finance skills
• Senior executives who want to work with their boards more effectively.

Content covered

• To know and understand the process and application of trend analysis
• To be able to carry out thorough practice trend analysis
• To know and understand the purpose and application of financial ratios.

Already taking this course?

If you purchased this course it can be accessed via learn@iod. If you are unable to log in click forgot username or password, then to find your account enter your username (this is your email address) and click search to get a reset email sent to you.

Please contact our learning team by emailing governancedevelopment@iod.org.nz or calling 0800 846 369 if you have any further questions.

Additional information

Pay by credit card to register for the online module. We accept all major credit cards

We will send you a username and password for the module to the email address you give when you register.

These modules can be completed using Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari internet browsers on a desktop computer, tablet or other mobile smart devices. Internet Explorer is not supported.