How to Read Financial Reports: A Beginner's Guide

Course Overview

In this course, you'll learn about the benefits of reading financial reports, how to distinguish between different types of financial reports, and how financial reports can help companies make informed decisions. We'll also cover the main categories of financial reports, including cash flow statements and balance sheets, and analyse income/profit and loss statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets to gain a deeper understanding of a company's financial health.

By the end of this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge required to make informed financial decisions and navigate financial reports with confidence.

This course is approximately 30 minutes and is separated into 4 modules, the last of which is a quiz in which you must achieve a score of 80% or more to pass.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the benefits of reading financial reports 
• Distinguish between the different types of financial reports 
• Explain how financial reports help companies make decisions 
• Outline the main categories of financial reports, cash flow statements and balance sheets
• Analyse income/profit and loss statements, cash flow statements and balance sheets