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Reading Financial Statements

Understand income statements, balance sheets and cash flow.

Level
Beginner
Duration
1 h 21 min · 6 lessons
Language
English
Updated
September 2026
byMartin Greene
Financial documents and a calculator on a deskPreviewIncome statement
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01What you will learn

What you will learn

  • Read an income statement line by line
  • Understand a balance sheet
  • Follow cash through a business
  • Spot common warning signs

02About this course

Learn to read the three core financial statements and see how they connect. Ideal for managers, founders and anyone who sits in meetings where the numbers matter.

03Curriculum

2 modules, 6 lessons

1 h 21 min in total

  1. Income statementPreview14 min
  2. Balance sheet15 min
  3. Cash flow statement16 min

04Before you start

  • Basic arithmetic

05Your instructor

Portrait of Martin Greene

Martin Greene

Finance educator, former finance director

Martin spent two decades in company finance before turning to teaching. He explains money without jargon and without selling anything — his courses never recommend specific products or investments.

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06Questions

Questions

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