Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
Analyzing financial statements is no easy task and financial professional do not feel comfortable analyzing them, including many accountants who are well experienced in preparing the statements.
This seminar focuses on how to analyze financial statements, focusing particularly on financial statement ratios and some of the reports that popular systems, such as Bloomberg reports, generate for external users of financial statements. It reviews what constitutes a quality income statement, balance sheet, and free cash flow. It also highlights methods of working capital management and methods for financial professionals to highlight their financial accomplishments to senior management.
Topics Include:
- Quality financial statements and free cash flow
- Horizontal and Vertical Analysis
- Ratio Analysis - liquidity, profitability, efficiency, leverage, market
- Overview of software tools available for analysts
- Mathematical predictors of bankruptcy
- Effective working capital management
Schedule
- September 17, 2026, 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
- September 18, 2026, 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Who Will Benefit
This seminar is designed for accountants, analysts, and financial statement users who want to improve their skills analyzing financial statements. A prior financial knowledge and basic knowledge of ratios is required.
Prerequisite(s)
- Participants are encouraged to bring a calculator to the seminar.
- Seminar material will be handed out during the session by the instructor.
How to Access the Course
This course is delivered as a live webinar. To receive verifiable CPD hours, you must attend the session live. We recommend joining at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. For the best interactive experience, please use a computer equipped with a camera and microphone.
A reminder email with the Zoom link and course details will be sent two business days before the session. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folder.
The same information, including any available materials, will also be posted in advance on our Blackboard LMS.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Karine Benzacar is Managing Director of Knowledge Plus Corp., an organization which specializes in business training and in providing financial, accounting, and management information services. Karine is a seasoned industry professional with over 20 years of solid industry experience. As a professional accountant, certified both in Canada and in the U.S., Karine’s practice has involved organizations all across North America.
Testimonials
Excellent course presented by a marvelous instructor. The course provided very useful and practical insight into the subject matter.
Great course if ratio analysis is what you are interested in, and if it's part of your job. Great insight on different analysis approaches. Host has great industry experience and course is interactive which is great!