Friday, November 21, 2008

Analyzing Industry, Business & Management Risks

Beyond financial statement analysis

Course Overview
Analyzing Industry, Business & Management Risks* provides the participant with a foundation on which to base sound credit decisions derived from financial statement analysis, such as:

  • Economic and industry factors that influence a company's financial requirements.
  • An overview of the company, its business strategy, and the adequacy of its management.
  • An assessment of the quality of financial statements.

Who will benefit from this course?
This course is designed for bank and related financial services personnel as part of their business credit or lending program. Bankers who have experience in credit risk analysis also will benefit from this course. This course will be especially useful for:

  • Management and commercial loan trainees.
  • Credit analysts.
  • Branch managers with business loan responsibilities.
How this course will help you meet the challenges of your career and today's market
As a result of your participation in Analyzing Industry, Business & Management Risks, you will:
  • Analyze the company, industry, management, economic factors, and interrelationship of the financial statements in the credit decision-making process.
  • Study the effects of how the type of industry, company size, and growth stage can change risk.
  • Apply these skills to a real company.

The Participant's Manual can be purchased online or by contacting RMA's Customer Care at 1-800-677-7621.

To purchase the Instructor's Guide (Product No. 601802), please contact Stacy Forcina at 1-215-446-4065.

This topic can also be found at a more basic level in the Commercial Credit for Lenders course. There is also a multimedia course, Analyzing Industry, Business, and Management Risks, on the same topic at a similar level.