Learn the essentials of financial analysis to improve the organisational and financial performance of a business with this ExpertTrack from Coventry University.

5 hrs per week

Approx 10 weeks

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Established

1992

Location

Coventry

  • Course 1

    Learn how to make better, more informed business decisions with in-depth understanding of financial accounting information.

    2 tests

    2 weeks

    5 hours per week

    • Week 1

      The purpose of accounting and financial statements
      • Getting started
      • Introduction to accounting
      • Financial statements
      • Income statement
      • Weekly wrap
    • Week 2

      The statement of financial position and the cash flow statement
      • Welcome to Week 2
      • Statement of financial position
      • Cash flow statement
      • Bringing them all together
      • Closing thoughts
  • Course 2

    Learn how to assess the health of a business with financial ratios, exploring profitability ratios, and fixed asset turnover.

    2 tests

    2 weeks

    5 hours per week

    • Week 1

      Profitability and liquidity ratios
      • Welcome
      • Calculating ratios
      • Profitability ratios
      • Liquidity ratios
      • Summary and reflection
    • Week 2

      Efficiency, gearing and investor ratios
      • Welcome to Week 2
      • Efficiency ratios
      • Gearing ratios
      • Investor ratios
      • Closing thoughts
  • Course 3

    Find out how to predict business profitability, the break-even point and the margin of safety with powerful financial tools.

    1 test

    2 weeks

    5 hours per week

    • Week 1

      Cost, profit and breaking even
      • Getting started
      • Introducing cost
      • Exploring the concept of break-even
      • Summary and reflection
    • Week 2

      Operational gearing
      • Welcome to Week 2
      • Margin of safety and profit
      • Introducing operational gearing
      • Summary and reflection
  • Course 4

    Master the techniques of investment appraisals and long-term financial decision-making – from present value to compound interest.

    1 test

    2 weeks

    5 hours per week

    • Week 1

      Methods used in capital investment appraisal
      • Getting started
      • Capital investment decisions
      • The payback method
      • Accounting rate of return
      • Summary and reflection
    • Week 2

      Discounting methods
      • Welcome to Week 2
      • Introducing net present value (NPV)
      • Internal rate of return (IRR)
      • Comparing discounting methods
      • Summary and reflection
  • Course 5

    Learn how to enhance the performance of divisional structures with the right operational and financial performance measures.

    1 peer-graded assignment

    2 weeks

    5 hours per week

    • Week 1

      Introduction to divisionalisation
      • Getting started
      • Roles and responsibilities of operating segments
      • Investment centres – return on investment
      • Profit centres – residual income
      • Summary and reflection
    • Week 2

      Balanced scorecard
      • Introduction to the balanced scorecard
      • Perspectives of the balanced scorecard
      • Closing thoughts

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