Master Financial Analysis Through Real Company Comparisons
Our six-month program starts October 2025. You'll learn to evaluate businesses by comparing actual financial data from Malaysian and regional markets. No shortcuts or empty promises—just practical skills built through hands-on analysis.
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Real Data, Real Companies
We work with actual financial statements from publicly traded companies. You'll compare businesses in the same sector, looking at what makes one perform better than another. It's messier than textbook examples, but that's the point.
Small Groups, Direct Feedback
Classes cap at 18 people. Everyone presents their analysis twice per month, and we discuss where the logic holds up and where it doesn't. You'll learn as much from critiquing others as from being critiqued yourself.
Build Your Analysis Portfolio
By the end, you'll have analyzed 12 company pairs across different industries. These become your portfolio pieces—evidence that you can actually do the work, not just talk about it. Several past participants used these in job interviews.
Who Teaches The Program
Three practitioners who've spent years doing comparative analysis in different contexts. They'll share what worked, what didn't, and why certain approaches matter more than others.
Darren Koh
Lead Instructor
Spent eight years at an equity research firm before moving to independent consulting. Darren focuses on manufacturing and retail sectors, where small operational differences create big performance gaps.
Mei Lin
Financial Markets Specialist
Works with regional banks and fintech companies. Mei brings a practical view of how investors actually use comparative analysis when making decisions—and which metrics they ignore despite what textbooks say.
Rajesh Kumar
Corporate Finance Advisor
Former CFO who now advises small and mid-sized companies. Rajesh shows you the other side—how companies being analyzed actually think about their numbers and what they emphasize in investor communications.
What Happens Over Six Months
The program runs from October 2025 through March 2026. Each phase builds on what came before. Miss a section and you'll struggle with the next one—this isn't modular learning you can skip around.
Foundation Reading
Weeks 1-6 (October–November 2025)
Learn to read financial statements without getting lost in the details. We start with simple retail companies where the business model is obvious, then gradually add complexity. You'll do two full company comparisons in this phase.
Ratio Analysis
Weeks 7-12 (November–December 2025)
Financial ratios are tools, not magic formulas. We look at which ratios matter for different business types and why some popular metrics are actually misleading. You'll analyze four company pairs, each from a different industry.
Quality Assessment
Weeks 13-18 (January–February 2026)
Numbers can look good while hiding problems. This section covers how to spot accounting choices that inflate results, how to assess management credibility, and what operational metrics reveal about business health. Three complex cases here.
Portfolio Project
Weeks 19-24 (February–March 2026)
Choose three company pairs and do comprehensive comparative analyses. You'll present these to the group and face questions about your conclusions. This is what you'll show potential employers or clients as proof of capability.