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Advanced Income Statement Analysis for Finance Professionals

Learn advanced P&L variance analysis (including Price, Mix, Volume and Cost), margin walks, EBITDA bridges, profit % walks and presentations.

Created byUmair Bhatti
5.0
(23 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated Jan 19, 2025
Advanced Income Statement Analysis for Finance Professionals

What You'll Learn

check_circleAnalyze advanced income statement (P&L) performance.
check_circleCreate Sales, Gross Profit, and EBITDA walks (bridges vs Bud and prior period).
check_circleCalculate and explain Price, Volume, Mix ,and Cost variances.
check_circleExplain drivers of Gross profit % (margin) and EBITDA % changes.
check_circleAutomate variance calculations in Excel for monthly reviews.
check_circleCreate graphs and visualizations to present P&L variances.
check_circleBecome a P&L analysis expert in your organization.

About This Course

This one-of-a-kind Corporate Finance course helps you confidently explain your company's financial performance during monthly management review meetings. Learn how to calculate and automate variance calculations, including price, volume, mix, and costs. Accurately present income statement variances in amounts and percentages, including changes in gross profit % and EBITDA %.

After completing the course, you will be able to:

  • Calculate net sales variances (price, volume, mix impact).
  • Perform gross profit variance walks (price, volume, mix, cost impact).
  • Analyze gross profit % walks (drivers of GP% change).
  • Conduct EBITDA and EBITDA % walks (including analysis of fixed costs).
  • Create charts and visualizations to present income statement performance (e.g., GP and EBITDA waterfall charts).
  • Download a fully automated file for variance and margin walk calculations (replace the source data with your own).

This is a must-have skill for all accounting and finance professionals involved in P&L analysis.

Your Instructor

Umair Bhatti
Umair Bhatti

North American Business Controller, CPA, CGA, FCCA

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Currently working as the Regional Business Controller for a global manufacturing firm, and a qualified member of CPA, CGA and ACCA, Mr. Bhatti started his accounting and finance career over 20 years ago, as an Audit associate in one of the big 4 audit firms. As he progressed in his career over the course of time, he worked with multiple medium to large sized and diverse organizations, and gained insightful practical experience in Accounting, Corporate Finance and Controller ship. Early in his career, he found several challenges as he transitioned from theory and bookish knowledge to its practical implementation in real life. His aim now is to share his knowledge and experience gained over the course of his career, with accounting and Finance students and professionals looking for such practical information.

Credit Information

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