How to Read Financial Statements

How to Read Financial Statements overview:

You know financial statements contain vital information about where your company has been and where it’s headed. And you admit you really do need to know why those three “sheets” are important and what terms like “equity” and “liquidity” mean. After all, you don’t want to appear totally clueless in meetings. Here’s an opportunity to turn on the light bulb. Join us and, in just one hour, get a handle on the specialized language and tools you need to read and interpret financial statements with new confidence.

No time or need for an in-depth understanding of accounting? No problem. This webinar teaches you the same essential information a dreary textbook would—but does so in an easy-to-understand way AND in just one hour. Where do you begin to analyze a financial statement? Does it tell the complete story? What’s the big deal about balance sheets? How is an income statement set up? Number-savvy leaders know the answers to questions like these. And, after attending this webinar, so will you.

In this introduction to financial statements, you’ll learn:

• What financial statements are and what they’re really supposed to tell us
• Essential financial terms you absolutely need to know
• The most serious limitation of financial statements
• A step-by-step guide to analyzing a financial statement
• Important things the Balance Sheet—all by itself—can tell you
• Sorting through the Balance Sheet: Assets, liabilities and equity
• Deciphering the components of the Income Statement
• An overview of the GAAP Statement of Cash Flows