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How to Read, Understand, Analyze and Present Annual Reports 3 Credits

How to Read, Understand, Analyze and Present Annual Reports 3 Credits

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    4.5

  • Reviewed on

    February, 2025

  • Subject Area

    Accounting

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Learning Objectives

  • To analyze the structure of annual reports.
  • To review stock exchange regulatory requirements.
  • To explain how to read annual reports.
  • To inspect how to analyze annual reports.
  • To identify what information is found and what is usually missing from reports and where to find missing information.
  • To analyze how to use analysis techniques to understand what the company is hiding.
  • To explore financial statement analysis of APPLE and Southwest airlines.

Course Overview

A company's annual report is the single most important way for potential investors to understand the financial state of a company. Listed companies are bound by duty to provide all necessary information to stakeholders to understand companies' performance. Some stock exchanges have dedicated formats and requirements while others have broad guidelines.

Reporting requirements however includes a minimum of:

  • Companies product information, competitors, market risks, and road strategies
  • Management report explaining key aspects of companies performance (management, however, may not report all issues and materiality definition is vague)
  • Audited financial statements

Annual reports are quite large documents with a full load of information. Investors and stakeholders cannot trust all information and disclosure prima facie. Hence they need to understand the structure of annual reports, what section contains what kind of information. Users need a logical approach in getting around with the annual report.

In this CPE course speaker Manish Gupta will teach you that approach with practical examples and follow along the process. We used APPLE Inc as a case study and south west airlines as an example.

Join this CPE webinar on Accounting and let us know if you have any other ideas and suggestions to add here!

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Accounting for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 3 CPE Approved
Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada 3 CPD Eligible
Financial Accounting for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 3 CPE Eligible
Accounting for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 3 CPE Eligible
Financial Reporting for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 3 CPE Eligible
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) 3 CPE Eligible
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) 3 PL Eligible
Financial Reporting for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 3 CPD Eligible
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 3 CPE Eligible
Accounting for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 3 CPE Approved
Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 3 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 3 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 3 CPD Eligible
Financial accounting concepts for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 3 CE Eligible
Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 3 CPE Eligible
Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) 3 CPE Eligible
Accounting for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 3 CPE Approved
Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) 3 PL Eligible
Accounting for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 3 CPE Approved
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 3 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 3 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 3 CPD Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

3

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Manish Gupta

Manish Gupta | CA

Founder & CEO, VITTPRO

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Manish is an energetic, result-oriented professional with over 15 years of management, finance, audit, operations, risk management, and customer experience expertise. He has led monthly reporting, P&L analysis, budgeting, and strategic planning initiatives, and is known for innovative, growth-driven problem-solving. With hands-on experience leading projects for change, Manish directed the ERP implementation across 16 hotels for Htoo Group, leveraging his strategic mindset and commitment to efficiency and lean management.


He is the founder of eHotelManagementSchool.com, where he shares his industry knowledge through online classes and consulting, helping small hotels and startups with finance and management challenges. Manish is passionate about people development, positive leadership, and supporting business transformation via learning, technology, and operational improvement.

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Reviews and Ratings

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Tony Leung, CPA (US)

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I quite enjoyed a refresher on the ratios and going through the annual reports.

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Yukio Matsushita, CPA (US)

5

Using real life example and use Apple was very good case study.

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