Corporate Finance
Learn corporate finance from a practicing CPA Certified Public Accountant
205 Financial Statements Overview
FREE PREVIEW210 Balance Sheet Introduction
FREE PREVIEW215 Balance Sheet Continued
FREE PREVIEW220 Income Statement Overview
FREE PREVIEW225 Income Statement Continued
FREE PREVIEW230 Statement of Retained Earnings
FREE PREVIEW235 Statement of Cash Flows
FREE PREVIEW232 Free Cash Flow
FREE PREVIEW233 Book Value Per Share
FREE PREVIEW227 Retained Earnings & Earnings Per Share
FREE PREVIEW234 Book Value Per Share Earnings Per Share PE Ratio
FREE PREVIEW214 Operating Income
FREE PREVIEW218 Make an Income Statement Including Earning Per Share
FREE PREVIEW231 Depreciation and Cash Flow Statement
FREE PREVIEW230 Cash Flow Based on Account Activity
FREE PREVIEW215 Income Statement Accounts
FREE PREVIEW211 Earnings Per Share & Gross Profit
FREE PREVIEW216 Make an Income Statement
FREE PREVIEW223 Balance Sheet Current Noncurrent Classification
FREE PREVIEW224 Balance Sheet & Income Statement Classification
FREE PREVIEW225 Balance Sheet Alternative Formats
FREE PREVIEW237 Financial Statements Creation
FREE PREVIEW238 Statement of Cash Flows
FREE PREVIEW211 Earnings Per Share & Gross Profit
FREE PREVIEW214 Operating Income
FREE PREVIEW215 Income Statement Account Order
FREE PREVIEW216 Make an Income Statement
FREE PREVIEW218 Make an Income Statement Including Earning Per Share
FREE PREVIEW220 Income Statement with Expense Unknown & Tax & Interest Expense Calculations
FREE PREVIEW223 Balance Sheet Current Noncurrent Classification
FREE PREVIEW224 Balance Sheet & Income Statement Classification
FREE PREVIEW225 Balance Sheet Alternative Formats
FREE PREVIEW226 Increase in Retained Earnings & Earnings Per Share
FREE PREVIEW227 Retained Earnings & Earnings Per Share
228 Earning Per Share & Price to Earnings Ratio
230 Cash Flow Based on Account Activity
231 Depreciation and Cash Flow Statement
232 Free Cash Flow
233 Book Value Per Share
234 Book Value Per Share Earnings Per Share PE Ratio
235 Book Value Per Share Earnings Per Share PE Ratio # 2
237 Financial Statements Creation
238 Statement of Cash Flows
305 Ratio Analysis Introduction
315 DuPont System of Analysis
311 Profit Margin Percent
312 Return on Investment (ROI)
313 Return on Assets, Total Asset Turnover, & Profit Margin
314 Return on Investment, Total Asset Turnover, & Profit Margin
315 Profit Margin Two Years Comparison & Income Statement
317 Expense to Sales Ratios
318 Return on Assets, Return on Equity, & Asset Turnover
325 Total Asset Turnover & Return on Equity-More Complex Relationships
326 Total Asset Turnover, Return on Equity, & Profit Margin
327 Return on Equity & Other Ratios Two Company Comparison
328 Average AR Collection Period
331 Turnover Ratios Two Year Comparison
332 Multiple Ratio Calculations
333 Times Interest Earned & Fixed Charge Coverage
337 Asset Turnover & Return on Equity Trend Analysis
338 Asset Turnover & Debt to Asset Compared to Industry
339 Net Profit Margin & ROA Division Comparison
342 Ratios to Create Current Assets Portion of Balance Sheet
343 Use Ratios to Create a Balance Sheet
344 Use Ratios to Create Account Balances
346 Comprehensive Ratio Analysis
347 P1 Comprehensive Ratio – Two Companies Part 1
347 P2 Comprehensive Ratio – Two Companies Part 2
We will learn how to read financial statements and how to use them for decision making.
A primary tool we will use is ratio analysis. Ratio analysis is a very useful skill in a wide area of topics, and financial analysis is a great place to learn the skill.
Ratios are necessary when measuring performance, including most any job performance. For example, we must apply ratio analysis when measuring the job performance of sports athletes. Similar ratio analysis will apply to most any job performance, and also apply to the performance of corporations.
Once we analyze the past performance of a corporation, we can use this knowledge to predict future performance, helping us make decisions about the company, whether those decisions be investment-related, creditor related, or managerial.
This course will include many example problems using both a presentation format and a spreadsheet format.
Corporate finance is a wonderful tool to learn, improve, and practice Excel or Google Sheets spreadsheet skills. Every spreadsheet practice problem will include a downloadable Excel file, that can be opened with Google Sheets, containing at least two tabs, one with the answer, the other with a preformatted worksheet to be filled in along with a step by step instructional video.
Instructor
Through working with students from many different schools, Mr. Steele has learned best practices for helping people understand accounting fast. Learning new skills and finding the best way to share knowledge with people who can benefit from it is a passion of his.
Mr. Steele has experience working as a practicing Certified Public Accountant (CPA), an accounting and business instructor, and curriculum developer. He has enjoyed putting together quality tools to improve learning and has been teaching, making instructional resources, and building curriculum since 2009. He has been a practicing CPA since 2005. Mr. Steele is a practicing CPA, has a Certified Post-Secondary Instructor (CPI) credential, a Master of Science in taxation from Golden Gate University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics with an emphasis in accounting from The University of California Santa Barbara, and a Global Management Accounting Designation (CGMA) from The American Institute of CPA (AICPA).
Mr. Steele has also authored five books that can be found on Amazon or in audiobook format on Audible. He has developed bestselling courses in accounting topics including financial accounting and QuickBooks accounting software.
In addition to working as an accountant, teaching, and developing courses Mr. Steele has helped create an accounting website at accountinginstruction, a YouTube channel called Accounting Instruction, Help, and How Too, and has developed supplemental resources including a Facebook Page, Twitter Page, and Podcasts that can be found on I-tunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud. Mr. Steele’s teaching philosophy is to make content applicable, understandable, and accessible.
Adult learners are looking for application when they learn new skills. In other words, learners want to be able to apply skills in the real world to help their lives. Mr. Steele’s formal accounting education, practical work experience, and substantial teaching experience allow him to create a curriculum that combines traditional accounting education with practical knowledge and application. He accomplishes the goals of making accounting useful and applicable by combining theory with real-world software like Excel and QuickBooks.
Many courses teach QuickBooks data entry or Excel functions but are not providing the real value learners want. Real value is a result of learning technical skills like applications, in conjunction with specific goals, like accounting goals, including being able to interpret the performance of a business.
Mr. Steele makes knowledge understandable by breaking down complex concepts into smaller units with specific objectives and using step by step learning processes to understand each unit. Many accounting textbooks cram way too much information into a course, making it impossible to understand any unit fully. By breaking the content down into digestible chunks, we can move forward much faster.
Mr. Steele also makes use of color association in both presentations and Excel worksheets, a learning tool often overlooked in the accounting field, but one that can vastly improve the speed and comprehension of learning accounting concepts.
The material is also made understandable through the application of concepts learned. Courses will typically demonstrate the accounting concepts and then provide an Excel worksheet or practice problems to work through the concepts covered. The practice problems will be accompanied by an instructional video to work through the problem in step by step format. Excel worksheets will be preformatted, usually including an answer tab that shows the completed problem, and a practice tab where learners can complete the problem along with a step by step presentation video.
Mr. Steele makes learning accounting accessible by making use of technology and partnering with teaching platforms that have a vision of spreading knowledge.