Areas of expertise

This page describes our expertise in the overall analytical issues. For analysis of specific financial statement items, please click here . For training related to these topics, please click here .

• Identification and analysis of six key value drivers: Size, Growth, Margins, Net asset turnover, Business risk, and Financial risk
• Connecting business models to value drivers
• Developing performance measurement metrics such as ROI, cash flow yield, adjusted EBITDA, and value creation
• Removing accounting distortions due to non-recurring items
• Separating core operating numbers from non-core operating numbers
• Separating enterprise items from financial items
• Benchmarking and peer comparison

We also analyze financial statements for red flags using our forensic accounting expertise:

• Timing of revenue recognition and expense recognition
• Changing the classification of expenses to portray them as non-recurring
• Changing the classification of cash flows and indulging in non-cash transactions to boost operating cash flows and free cash flows
• Understanding leverage and volatility