Corporate Credit Analysis - OnlineCorporate Credit Analysis takes a diagnostic approach - it teaches participants what to look for when assessing the financial health of a corporation. Participants explore the implications of financial and non-financial credit and business risks on corporate credit. They learn how to structure a loan, and the best methods for monitoring and standardizing credit control procedures. At every stage of the course, students are asked to apply credit analysis theories to practical case studies drawn from different countries and industrial sectors. This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer. Subscription period for this course is 90 days.
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| Available Today | Online | USD$249 |  | | |
Instructional Method:
Self-Study
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| Entry level professionals, investment professionals, research analysts, corporate bankers, fixed income analysts, credit analysts, equity analysts, mergers & acquisitions professionals and mid level career transitions. |
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Students will be able to:- Define corporate credit analysis
- List the benefits of corporate credit analysis
- Discuss the reasons why a bank lends money and why corporations borrow
- Recognize the different types of loans
- Identify the components of the lending process
- Define the stages of the industry/product life cycle
- Recognize industry metrics used to analyze performance and trends
- Describe the areas of the financial statements that are the focus of company forecasting
- Identify the purpose and components of sensitivity and scenario analyses
- Define the different types of ratios used for credit analysis.
- Explain what the different ratios tell us from a credit analysis perspective.
- Recognize the factors that go into determining a company's optimal capital structure.
- Recognize the limitations of financial information in credit analysis.
- Define the five forces in the Porter model.
- Recognize the elements of PEST analysis.
- Determine the different types of corporate strategies and the role of management in their implementation.
- Identify the different corporate structure issues and their implications for credit analysis.
- Describe SWOT analysis.
- Describe the role of rating agencies in credit analysis.
- Identify the process that rating agencies use to rate companies.
- Recognize the components of the Z-score, RiskCalc TM, and KMV models.
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| Financial Statement Analysis or equivalent level of knowledge
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Introduction to corporate credit analysis- What is corporate credit analysis and why do banks do it?
- Categories and types of loans
- The lending process
- Sources of Information
Industry and company forecasting- Industry analysis and trends
- Industry metrics
- Corporate analysis
- Sensitivity and scenario analysis
Financial analysis- Profitability and performance ratios
- Liquidity and solvency ratios
- Coverage ratios
- Capital structure ratios
- Corporate financing and credit ratios
- Limitations of financial credit analysis
Non-financial analysis- Industry and economic factors
- Industry structure: Porter's model
- Key market forces: PEST
- Corporate strategies and implementation
- Corporate structure
- SWOT analysis
- Non-financial analysis
Credit ratings and credit scoring- Role of credit rating agencies
- Rating definitions, process and methodology
- Credit scoring models
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