Basics of Business Finance (Udemy.com)
Basic Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Using Excel to build Financials
Created by: Binny Mathews
Last updated April 2013
What you will learn
- Learn fundamentals of a business and financial analysis
- Become literate in Corporate Finance topics to help your job and MBA interviews
- Save time and money by learning through self-paced online sessions
- Learn Basic Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Using Excel to build Financials
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating3.7 out of 5among the lower-rated ones
- Reviews419#704 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length4 hourslonger than 63% of them
- Last updatedApril 2013earlier than 99% of them
Course Description
How will this Certificate benefit you
- Wall Street Investment Bankers will teach you the fundamentals of a business and financial analysis
- Become literate in Corporate Finance topics to help your job and MBA interviews
- Save time and money by learning through self-paced online sessions
What Jobs does this Certificate prepare you for
If you are a Working Professional or College Student, interested in one of the following careers, then this course will teach you the basics - Investment Banking, Business Consulting, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Equity Research, Corporate Banking, Private Equity, Credit Research, Ratings and Risk Management.
How will you learn
100% Online self-paced course that you can watch from anywhere, any number of times
23 online videos - 4 hours of content that can be completed in 1 week
Course Contents
1. Introduction to Investment Banking
- Lifecycle of a company
- Why Corporate Finance
2. The Company and its financial statements
- Revenue & Gross Margin
- Operating Expense & Net Income
- Gross & Net Margin Explained
- Advanced Income Statement
- Revenue Recognition
- Expense Recognition
- Analyzing Dominos Income Statement - Revenue & Margins
- Analyzing Dominos Income Statement - Debt & Interest
- Balance Sheet Basics - Assets
- Balance Sheet Basics - Liabilities & Net Worth
- Financial Crisis of 2008
- Dominos Pizza Balance Sheet
- Analyzing Dominos Pizza's Balance Sheet
- Double Entry Book-keeping
- Working Capital and Debt / Equity Ratio and Return on Net Worth
- Cash Flow Statement Basics
- Building a Cash Flow Statement
- Analyzing a Cash Flow Statement
- Capex
- Depreciation & Amortization
- Taxes
Instructor Details
- 3.7 Rating
419 Reviews
Binny Mathews
Highlights
- Investment Banker, Credit Suisse, New York & San Francisco
- Sales and Business Development Manager – Quinstreet – World leader in online education
- M.S in Computer Science, Washington University in St.Louis
Detailed Bio
Binny's expertise is in Corporate Finance, Online Education and Entrepreneurship.
Binny was a Senior Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Credit Suisse (New York & San Francisco) working with clients in Media and Technology. At Credit Suisse he worked on transactions over US$25 billion including the SBC-AT&T Merger, Dice.com IPO and First Solar IPO apart from advising clients such as Comcast, Tribune, Global Crossing, eBay, Yahoo, Comcast and Level 3.
Binny graduated with a M.S in Computer Science and Engineering from Washington University in St.Louis, where he was a Graduate Student Representative. At WashU, Binny worked on an Image Sensor module that was part of a space mission.
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Reviews
By Victor Semedo Varela on 3/20/2023
The class is good, I'm finding a lot of familiar content such as the income statement and the balance. The use of terms in Rupees such as 5 cros, 5 lacks and others confuse me sometimes. It's a minor issue. I'm also getting familiar with advanced financial statements. Overall it's good.
By Marci L. Gott on 3/24/2021
would be helpful to be able to remove the speakers video so that the full screen is visible. would also be nice to be able to custom size the screen so that all portions can be viewed at the size most comfortable for the viewer. not able to access any of the resource documents. would be nice if the transcript had been proofed- the program did not transcribe the speakers accent well at all- many missed or incorrect words in the transcript.
By Denise on 2/11/2020
Please make the course more generic so that it is more applicable to all countries, currencies and industries. It would be helpful if you remove the video of the speaker as that detracts from the content of the slides. Less live typing during the course as this, again, distracts from what the focus should be on - this can be achieved by including all relevant information already on the slide. In addition to this, please record a more seamless transition between each slide and have the correct header slide ahead of each session.
By John Maynard on 2/26/2018
I like the simplicity of this course. I didn't like the fact that the money used was not in US dollars and that sometimes the examples used were not applicable or were not accurate to what he was explaining. Overall for a basic understanding it wasn't a waste of time.
By Michael Stone on 7/30/2017
Good basic summaries, with a balance of simple v more complex company examples. Presenter was to-the-point, but a little dry at times. Only issue was that it used an unfamiliar currency so slightly difficult to relate to, but otherwise a highly recommended short course for those who want to understand and speak with confidence about the basics of business/corporate finance.
By - - on 7/16/2017
The course is very well presented and the basic concepts are delivered in a such a way that is easily comprehensible but at the same time sufficient where the concepts can be carried over to real world financial analysis. Found this to be a great help.
By Travis Greene on 6/16/2017
Quick, to the point. It's both good and bad that the "lessons" seem unscripted. It's good because you can better understand his thought process, bad because it's a less efficient way to provide information. Watching at 1.5x speed is about perfect. The quiz questions are useful. I hope we can get more into using Excel and creating our own versions of income statements, etc. I will leave the final review at 3 stars because we never really built the final financial statement at the end. The course ends at the discussion of taxes.
By Laura Southwell on 7/4/2015
Fantastic downloads that are well worth the money paid for the course in their own right. But in addition to this you get 4 hours of excellent tuition from an industry expert, who turns the complex and high powered world of corporate finance into simple bite size chunks. The concepts are made clear by using real life company examples. Do yourself a favor - make the investment - don't miss the chance to learn from this outstanding professional.
By Jorge Santes on 3/11/2014
Whether you are you are a beginner or looking to brush up on your knowledge, this course provides a good introduction to financial accounting and business finance. The presenter, Mr. Mathews, explains the most important concepts in interpreting all three major financial statements in a very clear and articulate manner. He also works through the examples creating statements using Excel so that the viewers know how to use it in this context. Mastering Excel is one of the most sought-after skills that employers look for in potential candidates. My knowledge in financial analysis and accounting was a little rusty, but this course helped me clear things up and learn new concepts. He also uses a real income statement from an existing company. The only concern is that Mr. Mathews uses South Asian numbering units such as "crores" and "lakhs" in his lecture. While it did not bother me to learn a new concept, some people might find it to be a minor inconvenience. Living in the U.S., I would have preferred if Mr. Mathews had used an income statement from a company that uses American accounting standards since he uses one from Jubilant FoodWorks, which uses different accounting standards and layout. Nonetheless, this course provides the right knowledge at a great value. I will continue to refer to this video when I need to refresh my memory.
By Robert Vega on 9/22/2013
Binny Provides simple explanations and examples to a subject that I really found to be complex prior to taking this course. Not only do I see the value of this course in my day job but also from an investment point of view. A must do course !! Thank you Binny
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Overall Score : 74 / 100






