Course curriculum

    1. Course Overview

    2. Meet Our Experts: David Ruhlig & Ryan Murphy

    3. 0.1 Introduction

    4. The Buyer’s Role in Financial Due Diligence

    1. Chapter 1 | Overview

    2. 1.1 Financial Statement Analysis

    3. What to Ask For (and Why It Matters)

    4. 1.2 How to Read Financial Statements

    5. How to Interpret Financials Without Overcomplicating Them

    6. 1.3 Making Decisions from the Financials

    7. Turning Financials into Decisions

    8. Handout | Financial Statement Review Checklist

    9. Chapter 1 | Conclusion

    10. Chapter 1 | Knowledge Check

    1. Chapter 2 | Overview

    2. 2.1 Revenue Sources

    3. Where Revenue Comes From (and Why It Matters)

    4. 2.2 Revenue Quality and Risk

    5. How Durable Is This Revenue?

    6. 2.3 Normalizing Earnings

    7. Turning Revenue into Buyer-Relevant Earnings

    8. Handout | Revenue Quality & Risk Assessment Tool

    9. Chapter 2 | Conclusion

    10. Chapter 2 | Knowledge Check

    1. Chapter 3 | Overview

    2. 3.1 From Revenue to Owner Cash Flow

    3. What’s Actually Left for the Owner

    4. 3.2 Debt Capacity

    5. Can the Business Support the Debt?

    6. 3.3 Stress-Testing Cash Flow

    7. What Happens When Things Don’t Go Perfectly

    8. 3.4 Pull It Together - Making the Financial Go/No-Go Decision

    9. Bringing It All Together

    10. Handout | Does This Deal Actually Work?

    11. Chapter 3 | Conclusion

    12. Chapter 3 | Knowledge Check

    1. Conclusion

    2. The Financial Decision Framework

    3. The Three Possible Outcomes

    4. Handout | The Go - No Go Decision

    5. Final Thoughts

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