The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Financial Analysis fundamentals: Overview of financial statements, their interconnections, and the foundation of advanced analysis
- Loblaw Companies Case Study: Introduction to our example company and its financial performance
- Advanced Analysis Techniques: Common size analysis, Dupont framework, financial leverage, and operational metrics
- Operational Focus: Separating core business performance from financing activities
- Applied analysis and managerial ratios: Segment analysis, cash flow analysis, and managerial ratios
- Management Commentary: Overview of the corporate narrative as presented from IFRS lens.