Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation

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Dates: Last Ran APR 2018
Location: HBS Campus
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The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals.

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"Our focus is on making financial analysis and valuation managerially relevant for people who are decision-makers."

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"Our focus is on making financial analysis and valuation managerially relevant for people who are decision-makers."

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Summary

To create value, senior executives must be able to evaluate business performance, weigh potential acquisitions, and assess global competition. Focused on making the valuation process more relevant for key decision-makers, this financial analysis program explores the best practices for benchmarking and improving performance. You will acquire the frameworks to turn comparative analysis into a strategic advantage—and position your company for growth as the competitive context evolves.

Summary: To create value, senior executives must be able to evaluate business performance, weigh potential acquisitions, and assess global competition. Focused on making the valuation process more relevant for key decision-makers, this financial analysis program explores the best practices for benchmarking and improving performance. You will acquire the frameworks to turn comparative analysis into a strategic advantage—and position your company for growth as the competitive context evolves.

Key Benefits

This program enables you to drive success through better financial analysis. You will improve your ability to evaluate the effectiveness of a company's strategy, analyze performance over time and across companies, assess growth and restructuring opportunities—and in turn create more value for your organization and its shareholders.

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Gain a deeper understanding of financial information Gain a deeper understanding of financial information

Analyze financial statements more accurately
Evaluate a company's current financial position and project future performance
Understand how financial markets rate a company's stock
Assess whether a company is appropriately leveraged

Build stronger financial strategies Build stronger financial strategies

Apply frameworks for benchmarking and improving performance
Shift financial strategies as the competitive context evolves
Perform an in-depth competitive analysis to gain an accurate valuation of market position
Use credit analysis to determine potential risks

Apply financial analysis to critical business decisions Apply financial analysis to critical business decisions

Execute major strategic changes to achieve competitive advantage
Navigate rapid growth and evaluate mergers or acquisitions
Decide whether to go private or identify market conditions conducive to an IPO
Assess corporate restructuring and spin-off options

Expand your personal and professional network Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

Key Benefits

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Gain a deeper understanding of financial information

Analyze financial statements more accurately
Evaluate a company's current financial position and project future performance
Understand how financial markets rate a company's stock
Assess whether a company is appropriately leveraged

Build stronger financial strategies

Apply frameworks for benchmarking and improving performance
Shift financial strategies as the competitive context evolves
Perform an in-depth competitive analysis to gain an accurate valuation of market position
Use credit analysis to determine potential risks

Apply financial analysis to critical business decisions

Execute major strategic changes to achieve competitive advantage
Navigate rapid growth and evaluate mergers or acquisitions
Decide whether to go private or identify market conditions conducive to an IPO
Assess corporate restructuring and spin-off options

Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

Who Should Attend

Senior executives, senior professionals, and consultants who rely on financial information to make business decisions
General managers responsible for the performance of a firm or business unit

Participating Companies Have Included:

Abbott Laboratories

American Express

Caterpillar

Cinépolis del País, S.A. de C.V.

Cisco

CVS

Enbridge

Tata Steel Europe

Vanguard

Zoetis Inc.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Experience the Case Method in the Classroom

Watch participants debate the issues and present their viewpoints.

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

Who Should Attend

Senior executives, senior professionals, and consultants who rely on financial information to make business decisions
General managers responsible for the performance of a firm or business unit

Attendance by multiple executives from your organization will foster teamwork and amplify the program's impact, particularly when a senior leader participates. For example, a CEO might attend with direct reports, a CFO with the head of mergers and acquisitions, the VP of strategy with a general manager, or a lead analyst with two or three team members

Participating Companies Have Included:

Abbott Laboratories

American Express

Caterpillar

Cinépolis del País, S.A. de C.V.

Cisco

CVS

Enbridge

Tata Steel Europe

Vanguard

Zoetis Inc.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Experience the Case Method in the Classroom

Watch participants debate the issues and present their viewpoints.

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

Learning and Living at HBS

When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

Learning and Living at HBS: When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

Admissions Criteria and Process

We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

Admissions Criteria and Process

Answering Your Questions

Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

Application Submission

We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

Application Review

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. No payment is necessary until you have been accepted. Payment is required prior to the program start date. If you need to cancel or defer participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellations or deferrals received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

What You Will Learn

Through faculty presentations, case studies, and small group discussions, this program unpacks the process of understanding financial information. You will analyze business strategy, accounting quality, financial performance, and valuation in the context of a wide range of consequential business decisions.

What You Will Learn: Through faculty presentations, case studies, and small group discussions, this program unpacks the process of understanding financial information. You will analyze business strategy, accounting quality, financial performance, and valuation in the context of a wide range of consequential business decisions.

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Business strategy analysis Business strategy analysis

Using the principles of financial analysis to evaluate alternative business strategies
Identifying a company's positioning in relation to its competitors
Exploring the key success factors and potential risks that will affect business performance
Determining how well success factors and risks are being managed

Accounting analysis Accounting analysis

Examining accounting quality to evaluate performance estimates
Understanding how accounting, auditing, and management controls affect organizational success
Judging how effectively a firm's financial statements reflect its business and strategy

Financial performance analysis Financial performance analysis

Evaluating the effectiveness of a company's strategy and management
Developing key metrics for assessing and benchmarking performance
Making comparative assessments of a company's competitive performance over time

Prospective analysis Prospective analysis

Translating strategy and prior performance into shareholder value
Making sound financial forecasts that reflect a company's strategy and competitive positioning, as well as its historical operating, financing, and investing performance
Applying analytical tools to value companies more accurately

Key Areas

Business strategy analysis

Using the principles of financial analysis to evaluate alternative business strategies
Identifying a company's positioning in relation to its competitors
Exploring the key success factors and potential risks that will affect business performance
Determining how well success factors and risks are being managed

Accounting analysis

Examining accounting quality to evaluate performance estimates
Understanding how accounting, auditing, and management controls affect organizational success
Judging how effectively a firm's financial statements reflect its business and strategy

Financial performance analysis

Evaluating the effectiveness of a company's strategy and management
Developing key metrics for assessing and benchmarking performance
Making comparative assessments of a company's competitive performance over time

Prospective analysis

Translating strategy and prior performance into shareholder value
Making sound financial forecasts that reflect a company's strategy and competitive positioning, as well as its historical operating, financing, and investing performance
Applying analytical tools to value companies more accurately

The HBS Advantage

Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Cochair

Paul M. Healy

James R. Williston Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit; and faculty cochair of "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation."

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Faculty cochair Paul Healy discusses the many aspects of the financial analysis program.

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Suraj Srinivasan

Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit; faculty chair of "Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance" and "Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions"; faculty cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective"; and faculty cochair of "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation."

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"Our focus is on making financial analysis and valuation managerially relevant for people who are decision-makers."

Faculty

Charles C.Y. Wang

Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit.

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The HBS Advantage: Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Cochair

Paul M. Healy

James R. Williston Professor of Business Administration. Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit; and faculty cochair of "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation."

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Faculty cochair Paul Healy discusses the many aspects of the financial analysis program.
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Suraj Srinivasan

Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit; faculty chair of "Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance" and "Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions"; faculty cochair of "Making Corporate Boards More Effective"; and faculty cochair of "Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation."

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Faculty

Charles C.Y. Wang

Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Accounting and Management Unit.

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Need Help? Contact Us:

Program Advising team

Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

Identify the Right Program for You

Program Finder

"Our focus is on making financial analysis and valuation managerially relevant for people who are decision-makers."

Suraj Srinivasan

Faculty Cochair

Need Help? Contact Us:

Program Advising team

Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

Identify the Right Program for You

Program Finder

"Our focus is on making financial analysis and valuation managerially relevant for people who are decision-makers."

Suraj Srinivasan

Faculty Cochair

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Build stronger financial strategies

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