Financial Analysis Mastery for Banking and Finance
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“The financial statement analysis course every aspiring analyst should take before their first day on the desk.”
Why this course
Financial statement analysis is the language of corporate finance. If you cannot read an income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement fluently — and pull the numbers that actually matter into a coherent picture — you will never operate at analyst level. This course makes you fluent.
Six and a half hours, 68 lectures, working through a real Apple Inc. case study. We decode the language of financial statements, master accounting principles, walk through every major statement, work the working capital management lens, run the financial ratios that matter for corporate finance and investment banking, and build the foundation you need for accurate financial modelling, valuation and M&A work.
Trusted by 2,600 students with a 4.67 rating — and Section 4 (Working Capital) is free to preview as a gift of knowledge.
What you will master
Every outcome below is built into the course — not a marketing list, the actual curriculum.
Who this course is for
- Finance and MBA students
- Prospective Wall Street and investment banking analysts
- Financial analysts at any level
- Anyone seeking a career in business or finance who needs financial statement fluency
- Business owners and entrepreneurs
- Anyone seeking to understand financial statements
Requirements
- No pre-requisites — just a willingness to learn
What students are saying
Verified reviews from students who completed the course on Udemy.
“I really love it, and it already made me better at my job. The presenter almost knows that some information can be overwhelming and he comforts us by saying don’t worry too much, you will get used to these line items. Simply well put together.”
“The learning material is great and the course lecturer shows great knowledge of the subject.”
“He’s a veteran in the financial world.”
John Colley
Investment banker turned educator. 30+ years across Hoare Govett, M&A, private equity and corporate finance. Cambridge graduate, Bayes Business School MBA with Distinction.
Author of the Investment Banking Practitioner’s Handbook Series — the largest practitioner-authored IB content library available online. Trusted by 150,000+ students across 30+ Udemy courses.
Every course is built on real deal experience — not textbook theory. The voice is a senior banker explaining how things actually work, not a lecturer reading notes.
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