Course Code: FNBN 103
4292 Course Visits
Business analysis and valuation using financial statements
Course Sector:
Finance, Accounting and Banking
Course Dates and Locations
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No.
Date
Days
Location
Fees
Enrollment
01
11 - 15 Aug 2025
5 Days
Singapore,SG
$4,950
02
03 - 07 Nov 2025
5 Days
Dubai, UAE
$4,250
Introduction
Training course introducion / brief
In order to generate value, managers need to be able to assess the financial impact of their decisions, which in turn requires an understanding of financial analysis techniques and valuation methods. Similarly, investors, creditors, and other stakeholders use such skills in evaluating the implications of decisions made by managers. This 5-day Boost training course aims to help participants use financial statements to evaluate the performance, prospects, and value of a business. This course focuses on the analysis of business organizations, but many tools and techniques utilized are relevant to private enterprise financial analysis as well. 
Course Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants will be able to
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of financial analysis and business valuation techniques.
  • Use financial statement analysis as an integral part of the strategic analysis of the organization.
  • Interpret financial statements, analyze cash flows, make judgments about earnings quality and uncover hidden assets and liabilities.
  • Apply financial statement analysis prospectively to forecast and value firms by applying modern accounting-based technologies.
Course Audience
Who is this course for, and can benefit the most
  •  Executives who have strategic financial oversight of their unit or organization
  •  Finance-related roles
  •  Accounting-related roles
  •  Marketing Managers
  •  Financial managers
  •  Affiliate marketing leaders
  •  Career Enhancers
  •  Digital Innovators
  •  Business owner / Entrepreneur
  •  General / Senior Accountant
  •  Business Project Manager
  •  Bank Branch Manager
  •  Structured Finance Senior Relationship Manager
  •  Finance Transformation Manager
  •  Risk Manager
  •  Investment Analyst
Course Outline
The course aims and learning outcomes
Introduction to Business Valuation:
  • Valuation fundamentals 
  • Drivers of valuation – ROIC, WACC, growth, size 
  • The FCF perpetuity valuation formula 
  • The key value driver valuation formula 
  • Economic profit and enterprise value-added 
  • ROIC vs. WACC – computation, and drawbacks 
  • Case studies: valuing companies using the above formulae 
  • Enterprise value versus equity value
  • Calculating Equity Value Including Nci
  • Calculating Gross Debt And Net Debt
  • Adjusting For Provisions, Quasi-Debt, Equity Linked Instruments, Equity Kickers, Options
Income Statement Analysis 
  • Cleaning up the reported results to derive underlying performance
  • Adjusting for exceptional and non-core items – restructuring, provisions, impairments, discontinued items, MTM of financial assets and liabilities, disposal gains/losses, employee benefits (IAS 19), business combinations (IFRS 3), leases (IAS 17), customer loyalty programmes (IFRIC 13) 
  • How failing to calculate the correct underlying earnings figure will materially distort your valuation 
  • Revenues and earnings – sources, sustainability, growth outlook, main risk factors 
  • The nature of the cost base including sources of volatility (commodity prices, currency, regulation, interest rates, tax rates, and other risk factors) 
  • The impact of hedging (currency, interest rate, commodity) 
  • The impact of joint ventures, associates, and NCI 
  • Calculating key financial ratios from the income statement; calculating performance ratios
Cash Flow Analysis 
  • Analysing the cash flow profile of the firm
  • What are the main risks to the cash flow?
  • What are the main sources and uses of cash?
  • Are new investments adding value?
  • Are earnings converted into operating cash flow?
  • The impact of networking capital changes and capital spending
  • What is the potential for paying dividends and for share buybacks?
  • Calculating key financial ratios from the cash flow statement
Balance Sheet Analysis 
  • The nature of the asset base
  • Understanding a firm’s capital intensity and operating leverage 
  • Consolidation policies 
  • What to include in gross and debt? 
  • Valuation adjustments for derivative assets and liabilities, operating leases, contingent liabilities, and other off-balance sheet liabilities 
  • Outlook for impairments or revaluations 
  • Impact of credit metrics (leverage, interest cover, interest rates, liquidity, covenant breaches) on valuation 
  • Calculating key balance sheet ratios to assess a firm’s financial position relative to its sector
Overviewing of a Forecasting Model for Valuation
  • Creation of key value drivers, including macro-economic and company specific
  • Building up the income statement and balance sheet 
  • Deriving the cash flow statement 
  • Deriving cash available for distributions 
  • Dealing with circularity 
  • Scenario analysis 
  • Return analysis
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Boost certificate of completion
BOOST's Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC” is always given to the delegates after completing the training course, and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%, besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.
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Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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