Decision Support and Financial Analysis Workshop

A company’s financial future has never been more difficult to predict. Need to be on top of your firm’s financial situation? This hands-on comprehensive course is what you need. You’ll review the latest proven analytical tools, and you’ll also develop a clear understanding of which one and how to use them to improve the profit picture for your company.

Who Should Attend: Managers seeking a refresher in analytical techniques or who are responsible for their company’s financial future, including accountants, financial analysts, vice presidents of finance, project managers, budget analysts, treasurers and controllers.

On-Site Training: can be tailored to the needs of client organization and delivered on-site at time and location of client choice.

Objectives:

Participants will learn to:

• Learn solid techniques to permit management to make really informed decisions

• Improve the profit picture for your company and enhance your stockholders’ investment

• Stay on aware of your firm’s financial situation

• Maximize your value within your organization

• The entire planning cycle: strategic planning...capital budgeting...financial forecasting

• Evaluation of capital investment proposals: calculation of income-tax aspects...evaluating financial alternatives— performing lease/buy analysis

• Understand the cash operating cycle including effective cash-forecasting techniques, and using ratios to evaluate your cash position

• Performing cash flow analysis, interpreting FAS95—“Statement of Cash Flows”

• Measure management performance: perform break-even analysis, balance sheet analysis using the DuPont formula, ROI, ROA, ROE and income statement analysis—EPS, ROS.

• Perform present-value calculations: internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV), discounted cash flow (DCF), a discussion of Beta and hurdle rates

• Improve shareholder value: designing an Economic Value-Added (EVA*) model to increase total shareholder wealth using less capital...using the shareholder valuation model...setting cash flow objectives as “business drivers”

• Analyzing mergers and acquisitions: how to relate mergers and acquisitions to your corporate growth strategies...making a financial analysis...valuation theory and application *Reg. U.S. Patent Office by Stern Stewart & Co.

For more information and pricing, please complete this form and we will email you a confidential Annotated Outline that will provide you with an hour by hour description of this training seminar.