American University in Cairo

Course Description: (Stand-Alone Course)
This course provides the learners with in-depth techniques on developing and writing financial reports. Learners will get acquainted with how to read and interpret the financial reports through extended
practices on using trend analysis (financial ratios) to point out management weaknesses, strength & reasons behind them both during the studied accounting period as a step for (short &long- term) financial planning.

Part of the:Stand Alone Course-Financial Reports Analysis certificate 

Learning Outcomes:

1. Differentiate the types of analysis (common size analysis, trend analysis, & other analysis)
2. Analyze financial reports using both common size & trend analysis
3. Interpret the most commonly used financial ratios to measure management performance
4. Analyze reasons behind financial ratios trends & conclude the possible alternatives