25 Need-To-Know Management Ratios

Ciaran Walsh is an ex-senior finance specialist at the Irish Management Institute, Dublin. He is trained both as an economist and an accountant and had 15 years industry experience before joining the academic world.

• Part 1 Foundations 1 Introduction to financial statements 2 The balance sheet 3 The profit and loss account Part 2 Operating performance 4 The big picture 5 Return on investment 6 Performance drivers 7 The operating cash cycle 8 Short-term liquidity 9 Financial strength 10 The cash flow statement Part 4 Corporate value 11 Investor ratios 12 The corporate valuation model