Description
DESCRIPTION:
This seminar provides a clear and practical introduction to essential financial analysis tools used in planning, evaluation, and decision-making.
Through clear explanations and real-world examples, participants will gain the confidence to analyze budgets, assess projects, and make informed business and investment decisions—even without an accounting or finance background.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:
- Understand key financial concepts on costs and returns
- Apply cost–benefit analysis in decision-making
- Prepare and interpret basic budgets
- Calculate and analyze break-even points
- Understand the time value of money
- Evaluate projects using Payback Period, NPV, and IRR
- Select appropriate financial evaluation tools
- Interpret financial results for sound business and investment decisions
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Supervisors, managers
- Those who aim to be or have the potential to be business leaders or managers
- Business owners
TOPICS:
I. Introduction to Financial Analysis
- Purpose of Financial Analysis in Decision-making
- Understanding Costs vs. Returns
- Common FInancial Terms Made Simple
- How Financial Analysis Supports Planning, Investment, and Growth
II. Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Purpose of Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Identifying and Quantifying Costs and Benefits
- Making Decisions Using Cost-Benefit Comparisons
- Types of Costs
- Cost Behavior and Its Impact on Decisions
- Types of Benefits/Savings
- Exercises
III. Budgeting Basics
- Purpose of Budgeting
- Types of Budgets
- Budget Preparation Steps
- Budgeting as a Control and Planning Tool
- Budgeting Process
- Exercises
IV. Breakeven Analysis
- Understanding Breakeven Point
- Managerial Uses of Breakeven Analysis
- Breakeven Formulas
- Exercises
V. Capital Budgeting
- Why Capital Budgeting Matters
- What Counts as Capital Budgeting Decisions?
- Exercises
- Common Capital Budgeting Techniques
- Net Present Value (NPV)
- Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
- Payback Period
- Profitability Index
- Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
- Exercises
VI. Time Value of Money
- Present Value and Future Value Concepts
- Introduction to Discounting and Compounding
VII. Payback Period
- Calculating the Payback Period
- Advantages and Limitations
- When Payback Analysis is Most Useful
- Exercises
VIII. Net Present Value (NPV)
- Calculating NPV
- Interpreting NPV Results for Decision-making
- Strengths and Limitations of NPV
IX. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
- Understanding IRR
- How IRR is Calculated (Conceptual Overview)
- IRR vs. NPV: Key Differences
X. Comparing Investment Evaluation Tools
- Payback Period vs. NPV vs. IRR
- Choosing the Right Tool for Different Decisions
- Common Mistakes and Misconceptions
XI. SUMMARY
METHODOLOGY: Discussion, Exercises
Resource Speaker
Mr. Stephen I. Bañares, CPA
Trainer & Consultant
Schedule:
June 11, 2026 (Thursday) 9:00 AM – 4:15 PM
Training Fee:
Member Institution – Php 3,920.00
Non-Member Institution – Php 5,040.00
*VAT inclusive