Fundamentals of Financial Reporting Course | 365 Financial Analyst (2024)

1 Lesson 3 Min

In this introductory lesson, you will meet your instructor and get acquainted with the course structure and topics covered.

13 Lessons 73 Min

In this section, we introduce the main financial statements and supplementary sources of information used in financial analysis. Next, we explain why auditors provide an opinion on published financial information and what the main types of audit reports are. Last but not least, we discuss the importance of setting financial reporting standards and examine the elements of the IASB Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting.

13 Lessons 96 Min

This section of the financial reporting course is dedicated to the Income Statement. We explore and give examples of the main Income Statement items—gross and net revenue, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), Selling, General and Administrative expenses (SG&A), payroll expenses, interest, taxes, and others. We show you how to calculate different levels of profitability, Earnings per Share (EPS), and Diluted Earnings per Share (DEPS). Last but not least, we examine the items that are included in the Other Comprehensive Income section.

12 Lessons 88 Min

Here, we cover in detail the main Balance Sheet elements - current and non-current assets and liabilities and shareholders’ equity. We explore different measurement bases of these elements (historical cost, current cost, fair value, etc.) and explain what a Common-Size Balance Sheet is. Lastly, we calculate and interpret some liquidity and solvency ratios.

13 Lessons 67 Min

This section of the financial reporting course is dedicated to the specifics of the Cash Flow Statement. You will learn how to prepare a Cash Flow Statement using the direct and indirect methods and how to convert from one to the other. We also show you what a Common-Size Cash Flow Statement looks like and how to calculate the Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF), Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE), and other cash flow ratios.

9 Lessons 43 Min

Knowing the main elements in the core financial statements gives you a broader perspective of financial reporting. In this section of The Fundamentals of Financial Reporting course, we define the “quality” of financial reporting and introduce a spectrum for assessing it. Some of the other topics we cover in this section include Conservative vs. Aggressive accounting practices, the Fraud Triangle, and the typical accounting warning signs.