This section looks specifically at profitability ratios with illustrative examples to indicate how such an analysis will be carried out.  

This section looks at an understanding of ratio analysis. It breaks up ratio analysis into different categories of focus and analyses a business from different points of view. The uses of ratio analysis are also discussed in detail.

This section examines two approaches to financial statement analysis. Learn about the workings of horizontal vs vertical analysis techniques.

This section looks at the different users of financial statements and different approaches to financial statement analysis. Learn about internal and external users of financial statements and the various techniques to perform a financial statement analysis.

This section looks at the remaining two financial statements than complete a set of annual financial statements. Learn about the statement of changes in equity and the cash flow statement.

This section helps further cement the understanding of the balance sheet by illustration of an example.

This section helps further cement the understanding of the balance sheet by illustration of an example.

This section helps one understand a company balance sheet by practically illustrating a personal balance sheet and showing the similarities to a company balance sheet.

This section looks at a key element that makes up capital. Learn about the accumulation of profits over time, dividends and factors that may increase or decrease retained earnings.

This section looks at the concept of capital and what it represents for a small/medium size enterprise and a corporate company. Learn about ordinary and preference share capital.