CFOM

CFO Masterclass

Advanced Executive Program

Profitability, efficiency ratios, return ratios, shortterm solvency and liquidity Long-term solvency and stability ratios Shareholder and investment ratios Information through comparison DuPont formula Levers in financial analysis - Earnings - Turnings Investment Appraisal and Cash Flow Analysis Payback, internal rate of return, accounting rate of return Cash flow analysis vs EBITDA as a basis for analysis Return on capital employed (ROCE) and return on investment (ROI) and net present value Modified internal rate of return Investment appraisal using DCF methods and free cash flows Tackling inflation in investment appraisal Levered Analysis: Funding Assumptions, IRR and APV Debt capacity and credit analysis Evaluating business risk Assessing financial risk Methodologies to tackle business and financial risk - Capital asset pricing module - Modigliani and Miller Proposition Strategies for Growth Analysis of organic growth compared to acquisitions and mergers Valuations for mergers and acquisitions Financing mergers and acquisitions

Sources of debt finance Sources of equity finance - Using venture capital sources / high net worth individuals -risks and benefits Effective use of rights issues to encourage current shareholders for capital injections Corporate Failures Leading indicators Symptoms of failure Dealing with management weaknesses Using automation to improve efficiency and labor cost to reduce risk for failure Corporate Restructuring / Negotiating Out of Fi- nancial Difficulties Mergers and acquisition strategies Sales enhancement and operating economics Why mergers and acquisitions fail Reasons and strategies for unbundling Issues on management buy-out and management buy in Financial distress and overtrading indicators Analyzing the cash flows to assess viable alternatives in distressed / over indebtedness scenarios Changing Role of the Accountant Aligning cost to value Strategic emphasis Adding value to the organization Improving Profitability and Goal Setting / yond Budgeting Identifying the gaps to improve profitability and performance Techniques and principles of beyond budgeting to enhance performance Benefits and drawbacks of traditional monitoring mechanisms and why they are not effective Effectively setting targets to improve performance and profitability and how they improve business performance