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Interpreting Financial Ratios for Operational and Line Managers

Operational and line managers make decisions every day that move financial results, yet many cannot read the ratios that measure their impact. This course demystifies financial ratios for non finance managers, showing what each one really means and how their own decisions shift it. Participants leave able to speak the language of finance and contribute to profitability, liquidity and efficiency conversations with confidence.

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What you will be able to do

  • Read the profitability, liquidity, efficiency and gearing ratios that matter.
  • Explain what each ratio reveals about business health.
  • Connect operational decisions to the ratios they influence.
  • Benchmark ratios against targets, prior periods and peers.
  • Spot warning signs of financial trouble early.
  • Use ratio insight to argue for resources and improvements.

Course outline

  1. 01Why Ratios Matter to Non Finance Managers
  2. 02Profitability Ratios
  3. 03Liquidity and Working Capital Ratios
  4. 04Efficiency and Activity Ratios
  5. 05Gearing and Solvency Ratios
  6. 06Linking Your Decisions to the Ratios
  7. 07Benchmarking and Spotting Warning Signs
  8. 08Using Ratios to Make Your Case

Who should attend

Operational managers, line managers, supervisors and team leaders who want to understand financial ratios without a formal finance background.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
5 to 6 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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