This is an introductory guide to understanding the fundamentals of credit risk.
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4 videos • 43 minutes
Credit analysis is the process of determining whether a counterparty will honour its obligations in a transaction. It involves balancing what is gained if they meet their obligation against how much is lost if they do not. To make these assessments, there are a plethora of factors to be taken into account. In this first video of the series, Nick specifically covers three accounts - The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss and Cashflow - as factors of a credit analysis.
Nick Beeson • 08:39
In this second video of the series, Nick expands on the previous video by exploring how the accounts - the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss and Cashflow - interlink and how transactions ripple through these three accounts.
Nick Beeson • 11:52
In the final video of the series on credit analysis, the example from the previous videos carries over. Nick explains the working capital cycle and how its funding can cause problems.
Nick Beeson • 11:39
In this video, Iain explains the structure and key content of a credit proposal, and how corporate credit information should be presented in an approval process.
Iain Hoggarth • 11:29