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Module 03 • Intermediate • 36 min total

Fundamental Analysis & Financial Statement Forensics

Learn to read financial statements like a forensic investigator: connect the P&L to Cash Flows, understand why EBITDA misleads, and identify warning signs before capital is impaired.

Core Concept: Accounting net income is an opinion formed by accrual estimates; cash flow deposited in the bank is an objective economic fact.

Curriculum Chapters

  1. Chapter 3.1: The Holy Trinity: Interlinking P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flows (9 min read)
  2. Chapter 3.2: Cash Flow from Operations (CFO) vs EBITDA: The Munger Litmus Test (9 min read)
  3. Chapter 3.3: Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF): The True Currency of Valuation (9 min read)
  4. Chapter 3.4: Working Capital Forensics & Strategic Negative Working Capital (9 min read)
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Dalal Street Intelligence & Corporate Dispatches

Timely exchange filings directly from BSE, NSE, and SEBI, categorized with green borders for positive business impact and red borders for negative regulatory risks:

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Learning Dalal Street: 7-Module Financial Academy

  1. Introduction to Stock Markets & Dalal Street Ecosystem: Inflation dynamics, BSE/NSE mechanics, T+1 rolling settlement, clearing corporations, and depository safety (NSDL/CDSL).
  2. The Anatomy of Corporate Actions & Shareholder Wealth: Stock splits, bonus shares, rights issues, and share buybacks under Section 115QA.
  3. Fundamental Analysis & Financial Statement Forensics: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement forensics. Accrual vs cash reality.
  4. Ratio Analysis, Capital Allocation & Economic Moats: DuPont ROE decomposition, Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and Porter's Five Forces in India.
  5. Intrinsic Valuation & Damodaran DCF Modeling: Prof. Aswath Damodaran's narrative-and-numbers architecture, 10-year FCFF forecasting, and Monte Carlo probability simulations.
  6. Risk Management, Dalal Street Reality & Budget 2024 Taxation: Capital preservation, Margin of Safety, portfolio diversification, and Union Budget 2024 capital gains tax rates (STCG 20%, LTCG 12.5%).
  7. Real-World Valuation Case Studies & Forensic Allocator Playbook: Titan Company's gold metal leasing moat, 10 accounting red flags in MCA/BSE filings, quick commerce dark store unit economics, and conglomerate demerger mechanics.
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