Financial Fundamentals and Analysis

In the traditionally conservative world of finance, mastering the fundamentals of financial analysis is essential for anyone looking to excel in business case discussions and strategic decision-making.

This comprehensive course is meticulously designed to provide you with a robust foundation in financial terminology, core principles, and the analytical skills necessary to make well-informed financial decisions.

Learning Objectives

• Understand general and key financial terminology and principles.
• Learn how to use financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement) to gain insights into a company’s performance.
• Understand and apply financial assessments like NPV and ROI to analyze and compare project performance, considering the impact of including or excluding the discount rate.
• Identify key parameters that can impact a company’s revenue and understand how CPC projects can affect these parameters.
• Identify key parameters that can impact a company’s costs and understand how CPC projects can affect these parameters.
• Understand typical cost breakdowns and their variations, and know the differences between variable, fixed, direct, and indirect costs.
• Understand the theory behind economies and dis-economies of scale to calculate the financial impact of economies of scale due to product design changes.

Format & Time Commitment

• Course: 4 sessions of 3 hours | Self-study: 1-2 hours per session
  • 2 hours of lectures
  • 1 hour of exercises and group work

Literature & Material

• Managerial Economics by Mark Hirschey & Eric Bentzen
• Driftsøkonomi for Ingeniørstuderende by Aage U. Michelsen

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Contact: Christoffer Andersson | csa@pfmp.com