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Subject 7 · Going deeper

Reading companies

How to read what a company publishes, so you can judge a share or a bank yourself.

4 topics · 15 lessons

1Financial statements

  1. A guided tour of an annual reportComing soonBeginner
  2. The income statementComing soonIntermediate
  3. The balance sheetComing soonIntermediate
  4. The cash flow statementComing soonIntermediate
  5. Notes to the accounts and the auditor's reportComing soonAdvanced

2Ratios

  1. Profitability ratiosComing soonIntermediate
  2. Liquidity and debt ratiosComing soonIntermediate
  3. Efficiency ratiosComing soonIntermediate
  4. Share price ratios: P/E, P/B, dividend yieldComing soonIntermediate
  5. Bank ratios: bad loans (NPL), capital adequacyComing soonAdvanced

3Quality checks

  1. Red flags in a company's accountsComing soonAdvanced
  2. Related-party transactionsComing soonAdvanced
  3. Corporate governance: who runs the company and for whomComing soonIntermediate

4Industries

  1. How to study an industryComing soonIntermediate
  2. Case studies of Bangladeshi industries: banking, pharmaceuticals, telecom, garmentsComing soonAdvanced