A basic understanding of business, finance, and financial statement analysis, along with comfort in numerical analysis, is recommended. No advanced accounting knowledge is required.

You'll learn to calculate and interpret key financial ratios, including profitability, liquidity, solvency, leverage, and efficiency ratios such as ROE, current ratio, debt-to-equity, gross margin, and asset turnover ratios.

The course covers widely used business valuation techniques, including Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), market multiples, comparable company analysis, and precedent transactions.

Ratio analysis helps assess a company's financial strength, profitability, efficiency, and risk. These insights support more accurate valuation by providing the financial context needed to evaluate assumptions and compare businesses effectively.

You'll develop practical skills in financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, and business valuation, preparing you for roles such as Financial Analyst, Credit Analyst, Investment Analyst, Equity Research Analyst, Corporate Finance Analyst, and Business Valuation Analyst.

To access course materials, assignments, and earn a Certificate, you'll need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. Eligible learners may also have the option to start with a Free Trial. Some courses may also offer a Full Course, No Certificate option. This lets you access course materials, submit required assessments, and receive a final grade, but you won't be able to earn or purchase a Certificate.

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.