Professional financial analysis: key figures, risks, early warning systems

Introduction: WE LOVE NUMBERS

• Who analyzes key figures and why?
• Sources for company figures: Annual financial statements and disclosure requirements.
• Key figures and creditworthiness - what makes banks tick and why.

Key financial figures, core business and general economic conditions

• Models for analyzing the economic environment.
• Case study: PEST analysis using a company example.
• Porter's Five Forces.
• Life cycle and stage of development.
• Universe of financial ratios: The common thread through the jungle.

Focus on profitability

• P&L update: Liquidity versus profitability.
• Calculation and significance of profitability ratios.
• Case study: Profitability analysis using a company example.

Focus on equity and debt

• Balance sheet update: reporting date approach and accounting policy.
• Calculation and significance of stability indicators.
• Case study: Stability analysis using a company example.

Focus on liquidity

• Update cash flow statement: components, calculation, informative value.
• Case Study: Calculate cash flow statement yourself.
• Is there an optimal cash flow?
• Case study: Cash flow analysis using a company example.
• Calculation and informative value of liquidity ratios.
• Case study: Liquidity analysis using a company example.

Focus on efficiency and investment

• Calculation and significance of efficiency and investor key figures.
• Case study: Efficiency analysis using a company example.

Financial analysis in a field of tension

• Key figures in the area of conflict between core business and company types.
• Case study: Financial analysis from the perspective of various stakeholders.
• Risks and early warning signals.
• Excursus: Insolvency law.
• Causes of the crisis from a microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective.
• Types of crisis, crisis processes.
• Precautionary and preventive measures.
• Guide to professional financial analysis.