This month's free MBTN tutorial preview covers financial leverage, the second in the leverage series of finance modules. Understanding the implications of financial leverage, both pro and con, is crucial for investors, as it can significantly impact investment strategies and outcomes....
When it comes to assessing the financial health of a business or an individual, two crucial concepts come into play: liquidity and solvency. These two measures provide insights into an entity's ability to meet its short-term obligations and its long-term financial stability. This month's free MBTN will delve into what liquidity and solvency mean, why they are essential, and how they are measured....
Retailers and manufacturers typically have a significant portion of their assets tied up in inventory (finished goods, sub-assemblies, and parts). Our Inventory 2 module provides an introduction to the fundamentals of inventory management and covers calculating demand, simple forecasting, average aggregate inventory value, weeks supply, inventory turnover, bullwhip effect, and the impact of inventory management on financial metrics....
The Cash Flow Statement is the least known of the three main financial statements, but is an important tool for understanding the total picture of a company's financial health....
October's free MBTN tutorial is Leverage 1: Operating Leverage, one of our finance, strategy, and entrepreneurship modules. We hear quite a bit about financial leverage, but what many new businesspeople don't think as much about is the impact o operating leverage on their success. Learn more with this month's tutorial!...
September's free MBTN tutorial is on exchange rates and complements classes in pricing, international marketing, international business, finance, and strategy. We also include a link to an article by Uchenna Uzo at the Lagos Business School on how exchange rates (and inflation) affect pricing decisions in Nigeria....
Author Herbert Smith Brolo walks through HP and Apple Income Statements and Balance Sheets using common size, percentage change, and trend analysis, three of the most common methods of analyzing financial statements....
MBTN Academy releases our new module on exchange rates. Covers many topics related to exchange rates including: spot vs. forward exchange rates, factors that impact exchange rates, impact of exchange rates on pricing, costs, and financial planning, hedging against currency risk, cryptocurrencies, and more! MBTN faculty may add to Winter / Spring classes at no charge....