Intro to Financial Accounting

Learn how to analyze financial statements and reports. Master financial accounting fundamentals such as accrual accounting, the three main financial statements, and the metrics and ratios analysts use.

This course is taught using hands-on exercises from financial statements of well-known companies. We'll go through real-life examples, by walking through actual 10-K's to gain a better understanding of how the accounting concepts learned in this course apply to companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Apple.

What You’ll Learn at a Glance

• Financial accounting fundamentals, including cash versus accrual accounting and GAAP
• Income statement line items and financial metrics
• Balance sheet: Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder's Equity
• Cash Flow Statement: Cash flows from operations, investing, and financing
• How the financial statements tie together

Course Syllabus

Introduction to Financial Accounting

• Who uses financial reports?
• Where to find financial reports
• Types of financial reports
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Cash vs. accrual accounting

Income Statement

• Essential line items
• Profit ratios and margins
• Accrual accounting in the income statement
• Depreciation and amortization
• Trailing Twelve Months (TTM)
• Year-over-year (Y/Y) Comparisons
• EBITD

Balance Sheet

• Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder's Equity
• Essential components of each section
• Changes in PP&E
• Working capital

Cash Flow Statements

• Why we need the cash flow statement
• Cash flows from operations
• Cash flows from investing
• Cash flows from financing
• Deferred taxes

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