Finance for Investor Relations & PR Executives

• Fixed assets & depreciation, goodwill & amortisation.
• Creditors, bank borrowings, provisions, total debt.
• Five reasons why the balance sheet does not reflect market value.
• Why the "headline" profit figure can differ from that shown in the p&l account.
• Exceptional items and provisions.
• Five profit figures: PBIT/EBIT, EBITDA, PBT/EBT, PAT and retained profit.
• Cash flow statement - why profit does not equal cash.
• Shareholder value: What does an analyst look for? What do these results mean to investors? What does gearing greater or less than 50% mean for the shareholders?
• Key management ratios, including ROCE, ROE, EPS, P/E ratio, profit margins, liquidity, gearing, interest cover and market capitalisation.
• Implications of International Accounting Standards.

Our Finance for investor relations and PR executives course can be tailored to meet your specific learning requirements. You tell us which company accounts you wish to understand and we will use the annual report to provide examples, calculate ratios and help you to interpret performance.

Offered either by public seminar or on site.