Demystifying Cash Flow

In this course, the focus is on the three components of the cash flow statement: operating, investing and financing. Hands-on case studies help evaluate and quantify cash flow issues. Participants discover how they can help provide a better understanding of a company's business and financial risks and how the information can be used to demystify the numbers.

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CPE CREDITS
7
Any financial professional wishing to have knowledge of cash flow analysis.
No advance preparation required.
Students will be able to:
  • Understand how cash flow analysis unlocks critical information for corporate credit analysis
  • Have a methodology for building a cash flow statement from a company’s balance sheet, income statement, and footnotes
  • Learn an approach for analyzing a corporate cash flow statement
Introduction to Financial Accounting and general familiarity with corporate financial statements. Students should bring a financial calculator to the session.
"One strength of the course was the discussions of the non-technical aspects of the course material."
"It's a good refresher course!"
The “Whys and Hows” of Evaluating Cash Flow
What does a cash flow statement reveal that income and EBITDA do not?

    Build a cash flow statement

    • Reconcile relevant information from a balance sheet, income statement, and financial footnotes.
    • Determine items which are “non-core” to the operating cash flow
    • Organize the information for financial analysis

    Cash Flow Case Study

Clients who register for this course will receive a complimentary 4-month subscription to FT.com. The Financial Times is the world's most respected financial newspaper, providing a broad assessment on finance, business and the industrial sector. The move to the electronic version follows an ongoing review of our environmental responsibilities as a global business and as part of the Pearson group. FT.com also has features that are not available in hard copy, such as: Special Reports, Alphaville, editor blogs, education sections and much more! Subscriptions will start within 6-8 weeks of the start of class and are limited to one subscription per client. (Please note: as of May 1, 2011, the electronic subscription replaces the hard-copy 3-month Financial Times subscription.)

Lunch is included for all students taking day classes.