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ABA Financial Statement Analysis for Lenders
at the ABA Commercial Lending Schools
April 17-18, 2010 • Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
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This review session is for participants who have:
- Been away from Commercial Lending for some period of time and need a refresher on the basics
- Not had an orderly or complete credit training in the past
Those enrolling in the ABA National Commercial Lending School are assumed to enter the school having a familiarity with and an understanding of the following:
- Contents of the balance sheet and the operating statement
- Auditor's reports
- Ratio analysis
- Cash flow statements
- Working Capital
- Commercial Collateral
This course will briefly review the above subjects as well as a number of ancillary topics (collateral, depreciation, etc.) combining lectures and discussion with exercises and small group work. After completing this review, students should be able to:
- Understand the meaning and importance of the accounting entries most commonly found on balance sheets, operating and cash flow statements
- Calculate and interpret twelve basic ratios commonly used in credit analysis
- Construct a direct cash flow statement
- Be able to differentiate among the various accountant's reports.
Questions? Please contact J P Stephenson for more information.
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