Overview

Financial statement analysis is an essential tool for evaluating a company's financial health, performance, profitability and sustainability. By applying financial and non-financial analytical techniques, accounting practitioners can identify trends, assess financial risks, interpret performance indicators and make informed business and investment decisions. Understanding financial statements and their components enables practitioners to evaluate business performance more effectively and provide meaningful insights to management and other users of financial information. 

Join Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA) on the 27th of November 2026 from 10h00 to 12h00 as she explores the fundamentals of financial statement analysis, financial performance indicators, ratio analysis and non-financial performance measures. The webinar will examine practical analytical techniques, the calculation and interpretation of financial ratios and the advantages and limitations of financial analysis, using relevant examples to help practitioners assess financial performance, identify potential risks and make informed decisions. 

Learning objectives

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills:  

• Understand the fundamentals of financial statement analysis, including the components of annual financial statements and the needs of different users. 
• Identify financial performance indicators and understand how to use them to evaluate financial position, management accounts and cash flow. 
• Apply ratio analysis to assess liquidity, profitability, activity and coverage, including the calculation and interpretation of relevant financial ratios. 
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of financial and non-financial analytical techniques and apply appropriate analytical review procedures. 
• Identify and interpret non-financial performance indicators to assess business performance, support decision-making and evaluate organisational sustainability. 

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:   

• Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 
• Fundamentals of financial analysis 
• Users of financial statements and their information needs 
• Benefits of financial statement analysis 
• Where to start when analysing financial statements 
• Components of annual financial statements 
• Financial Performance Indicators 
• Financial position and financial performance 
• Management accounts and performance monitoring 
• Cash flow analysis and cash flow management 
• Interpretation of financial performance indicators 
• Ratio Analysis 
• Advantages and disadvantages of ratio analysis 
• Categories of financial ratios: 
• Liquidity ratios 
• Profitability ratios 
• Activity and efficiency ratios 
• Coverage ratios 
• Calculation and interpretation of financial ratios 
• Analytical review techniques 
• Identifying financial trends and potential risks 
• Non-Financial Performance Indicators 
• Common non-financial performance indicators 
• Advantages and disadvantages of non-financial analysis 
• Non-financial performance indicators by category 
• Application of non-financial indicators in business performance evaluation 
• Integrating financial and non-financial performance measures 
• Conclusion 
• Practical application of financial statement analysis 
• Using analytical techniques to support informed business and investment decisions 

Obtaining your CPD certificate

This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAICA and SAIPA. 

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.   

About the presenter

Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA)

Lettie is a Chartered Accountant, Registered Auditor, as well as an Assessor and Moderator. She joined SA Accounting Academy in November 2017 as Head of Technical. As a professional trainer and webinar host, she is able to hold the attention of an audience with her relaxed and humorous presentation style.  She has a unique ability to communicate with delegates at their respective levels of knowledge and experience.  Over the last 20 years, she has trained thousands of partners, managers, trainee accountants and other professionals.    

She is responsible for researching, compiling and presenting our MCLU (Monthly Compliance and Legislation Updates). She was the Professional Development Manager at SAICA for 4 years and in charge of accrediting new training offices and monitoring existing ones (including the moderation of training offices and trainee assessments).   

Who should attend?

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Registered auditors
• Practising accountants including: CA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), AGA(SA), FCCA, BAP(SA), BA(SA) and ACCA
• Independent reviewers
• Trainee accountants

Price

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual
• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)   
• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)   
• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users)  

Steps to register for the event:

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar. 

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar. 

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series). 

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options. 

Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• A summarised slide presentation. 
• Reference documents and/or course material where available. 
• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar. 

Corporate training solutions

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