Financial statements provide the foundation for relevant and timely financial decisions. The analysis of a company's financial viability encompasses a series of steps necessary for efficient and effective review. This course provides an overview of those steps and also provides you with the tools necessary to help answer the following questions: Should the statements be adjusted for the accounting for the inventory method, leases, deferred taxes, other comprehensive income, or other items? How well is the company doing as an investment? Are profits high enough, given the level of sales? Are receivables coming in too slowly? Does this customer have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to cover its short-term obligations? Is a critical supplier in good financial condition? The course also looks at nonqualtitative factors using models such as Porter and SWOT analysis.