Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation
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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.
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Summary
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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.
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Gain a deeper understanding of financial informationGain 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 strategiesBuild 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 decisionsApply 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 networkExpand 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
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
- 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
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.
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Learning and Living at HBS
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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.