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Corporate Finance Institute

Reading & Analyzing a Bank’s Financial Statements

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Reading & Analyzing a Bank’s Financial Statements Overview

Banks have unique classes of balance sheet and income statement line items that other companies won’t have. In “Reading & Analyzing a Bank’s Financial Statements” we will explore those differences and review real-life examples of different sized banks. This course also includes a model so you can practice calculating and analyzing financial ratios specific to banking and learn how to interpret a bank pyramid of ratios.

Reading & Analyzing a Bank’s Financial Statements Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:        
  • Explain how a bank’s balance sheet is laid out and how a bank makes money off its balance sheet.
  • Read a bank’s income statement and understand how it differs from a typical income statement.
  • Calculate and analyze financial ratios specific to banking.
  • Use a bank pyramid of ratios to get a more comprehensive view of a business.
  • Calculate and interpret bank regulatory ratios.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is designed for entry-level investment bankers, entry-level equity or credit research analysts, corporate development professionals, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A) professionals working in the banking sector.

Syllabus

  • Course Introduction
  • Reading a Bank's Income Statement
  • Calculating and Analyzing Bank Financial Ratios
  • Interpreting a Bank's Pyramid of Ratios
  • Understanding Bank Regulatory Ratios
  • Course Summary

Taught by

Scott Powell

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