Short Course in Financial Analysis and Corporate Valuation
Duration: 5 Day Training Session
Learning Objectives
This course is an applied executive education course designed for managers who need to understand how companies create value, how financial performance is evaluated, and how investment and acquisition decisions are made. The course equips participants with the practical skills needed to analyze financial statements, assess corporate financial health, interpret key performance indicators, understand stock market valuation, and evaluate businesses using widely applied valuation methods. Participants learn how investors, lenders, analysts, and corporate decision-makers assess company performance and value.
Through real-world cases, annual report analysis, valuation exercises, and investment simulations, participants gain the ability to identify financial strengths and weaknesses, understand ownership structures and shareholder interests, evaluate investment opportunities, and contribute effectively to strategic discussions involving growth, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to communicate confidently with financial specialists, oversee investment and due diligence processes, critically assess financial recommendations, and make better-informed managerial decisions based on financial analysis and valuation principles.
The course is intended for managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, board members, and professionals involved in strategy, investment, business development, or corporate governance who require a practical understanding of financial analysis and corporate valuation without pursuing specialist financial careers.
Key Topics
- Financial statement analysis
- Financial health and distress indicators
- Profitability, liquidity, and solvency assessment
- Stock market performance and valuation ratios
- Corporate ownership and participation structures
- Company valuation methodologies
- Discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation
- Investment analysis and M&A
- Financial due diligence and acquisition assessment
Practical Information
Duration: 30 hours (10 sessions × 3 hours)
Level: Intermediate Executive Education / Professional Development.
Prerequisites: Basic business finance knowledge. Previous participation in the course “Finance for non-financial managers” is beneficial, but not compulsory.
Approach: Practice-oriented, case-based, and focused on real-world financial decision-making.
Who Should Attend
- Finance department staff involved in the preparation of valuations for IFRS reporting purposes
- Regulators who analyse financial statements and valuations to ensure compliance
- Analysts who review valuations in IFRS or other accounts
- M&A teams involved in assessing acquisition or divestment opportunities
- Auditors and their valuation advisers involved in reviewing IFRS valuations
- Valuation consultants involved in valuing shares or investments in businesses for any purpose – tax, litigation, under the Articles of Association, matrimonial, M&A, financial reporting under IFRS or
other GAAP
Teaching Method
- Group live instruction in a workshop format
- PowerPoint presentations with demonstrated examples
- Numerous examples for participants to work through on their laptops
- Participant questions and group discussions on real life case studies
- All participants receive a comprehensive binder containing presentation slides
- Electronic copies of exercise and case study solutions will be available to participants
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