Financial Due Diligence & Business Analysis Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze historical financial statements and identify significant trends, movements, and performance drivers during the first stage of the course.
• Evaluate the quality and sustainability of reported earnings by distinguishing recurring, non-recurring, exceptional, and potentially adjusted items through practical case analysis.
• Assess revenue performance, customer concentration, pricing factors, cost structures, margins, and profitability to determine the underlying quality of business performance.
• Apply working capital and cash flow analysis techniques to identify liquidity requirements, cash conversion issues, and potential financial risks.
• Evaluate debt, financial obligations, contingent liabilities, and balance sheet exposures to determine their potential impact on financial stability.
• Develop a structured approach for reviewing management forecasts, financial assumptions, budgets, and business plans by the end of the course.
• Assess business models, operational drivers, market conditions, customer relationships, supplier dependencies, and competitive factors that influence financial performance.
• Identify financial, operational, commercial, and accounting red flags and evaluate their potential implications for investment or strategic decisions.
• Design a comprehensive financial due diligence framework covering financial performance, earnings quality, working capital, cash flow, debt, and business risks.
• Develop a decision-oriented due diligence report that summarizes key findings, risks, opportunities, adjustments, and recommended actions during the final workshop.

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Learning Outcomes

• Analyze financial statements and identify the key financial and operational drivers behind reported business performance.
• Evaluate the sustainability and quality of earnings by identifying recurring and non-recurring revenue, costs, and adjustments.
• Assess revenue quality, customer concentration, pricing structures, margins, and cost behavior to identify potential financial risks.
• Analyze working capital requirements and cash conversion to evaluate the quality of cash generation and liquidity.
• Assess debt structures, financial obligations, contingent liabilities, and balance sheet exposures that may influence business value and financial stability.
• Evaluate financial forecasts and management assumptions by testing their consistency with historical performance and underlying business drivers.
• Analyze business models and operating performance to determine whether financial results are supported by sustainable commercial activities.
• Identify financial and operational red flags and assess their potential implications for investment, financing, acquisition, or strategic decisions.
• Integrate financial and business analysis into a structured due diligence assessment covering key risks, opportunities, and areas requiring further investigation.
• Prepare a professional financial due diligence report that communicates findings, adjustments, risks, and recommendations clearly to management and decision makers.

Course Outline