Course Overview

Bankers need to apply balance sheet measures to analyze the liquidity and leverage of a company. RMA's Balance Sheet Analysis will prepare learners to evaluate the strength of the balance sheet through liquidity, leverage, and net worth analysis.

Duration

2 to 3 hours

 

Prerequisites

Participants should be well versed in basic accounting for bankers, or take RMA's Accounting and Ratio Analysis before enrolling in Balance Sheet Analysis.

 

Delivery

Self-Directed Online

 

Who Will Benefit?

Bankers who need to interpret balance sheets will benefit from this course.

Program Level

Foundational

 

Pricing

Member: $199
Nonmember: $349

   

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Assess a company’s ability through liquidity analysis to meet its short-term obligations.
• Calculate and interpret working capital.
• Evaluate the results of a liquidity analysis considering industry expectations. •
• Assess through leverage analysis the extent to which a company has funded its assets with debt as opposed to owner’s equity.
• Compare a company’s liability structure to its asset distribution to evaluate the risk in a company’s leverage.
• Analyze trends in the leverage of a company, including comparison with a peer composite using RMA’s Annual Statement Studies.

Methodology:

Balance Sheet Analysis uses a combination of storytelling, application challenges, microlearning, and job aids to build participants’ confidence in their ability to read and interpret balance sheets. Since learners have a wide range of financial backgrounds and everyone learns at their own pace, it is estimated that it will take between 2 and 3 hours to complete the course. Learners will have opportunities to advance through the course following the pathway that best meets their needs.