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
- A guided tour of an annual reportComing soonBeginner
- The income statementComing soonIntermediate
- The balance sheetComing soonIntermediate
- The cash flow statementComing soonIntermediate
- Notes to the accounts and the auditor's reportComing soonAdvanced
2Ratios
- Profitability ratiosComing soonIntermediate
- Liquidity and debt ratiosComing soonIntermediate
- Efficiency ratiosComing soonIntermediate
- Share price ratios: P/E, P/B, dividend yieldComing soonIntermediate
- Bank ratios: bad loans (NPL), capital adequacyComing soonAdvanced
3Quality checks
- Red flags in a company's accountsComing soonAdvanced
- Related-party transactionsComing soonAdvanced
- Corporate governance: who runs the company and for whomComing soonIntermediate
4Industries
- How to study an industryComing soonIntermediate
- Case studies of Bangladeshi industries: banking, pharmaceuticals, telecom, garmentsComing soonAdvanced