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Thinking Like a Financial Analyst
A Learning Series by Dr. K. Senthil Ganesh
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Finance is not about formulas.
It is about judgment.
Thinking Like a Financial Analyst is a structured video series from RVS CAS MBA. It introduces you to how real financial analysts interpret capital, question accounting numbers, and evaluate business performance beyond surface-level metrics.
Led by Dr. K. Senthil Ganesh, Managing Trustee of RVS Educational Institutions, the series brings the same analytical framework used in the MBA in Global Finance & Corporate Analyst classroom to a wider audience. 66 focused lessons in order—from capital structure and return on capital to M&A and analyst mindset.
This is not simplified content. This is how finance is taught inside the MBA classroom, made accessible.
Explore the SeriesNot Accounting. Not Theory. Analysis.
Most finance education teaches:
- ●Ratio memorization
- ●Formula application
- ●Exam-driven problem solving
This series is different.
It focuses on:
- ●Capital before profit
- ●Business model before numbers
- ●Accounting versus economic reality
- ●Judgment over mechanical calculation
This is the analytical lens used in the MBA in Global Finance & Corporate Analyst program at RVS CAS.
Led by Dr. K. Senthil Ganesh
Managing Trustee – RVS Educational Institutions
Dr. Senthil Ganesh brings over 25 years of leadership across strategy, finance, and institutional transformation. As Managing Trustee of RVS Educational Institutions — a group of 50+ institutions serving 20,000+ students — he has built and modernized one of South India's respected academic groups.
Internationally trained and continuously engaged in executive education at institutions including MIT, Harvard, Oxford, Kellogg, London Business School, IMD, and ISB, he blends global exposure with institutional depth.
In his classroom, finance is not taught as calculation.
It is taught as economic reasoning.
The Same Framework Used in the MBA Classroom
The Thinking Like a Financial Analyst series reflects the same structured approach used in the MBA in Global Finance & Corporate Analyst program at RVS CAS.
Inside the MBA in Global Finance & Corporate Analyst classroom, students engage with:
- ●Real company case discussions
- ●ROIC diagnostics
- ●Intangible asset analysis
- ●Capital allocation frameworks
- ●M&A failure case studies
- ●Accounting interpretation beyond reported numbers
This series gives you a preview of that intellectual environment.
It is not marketing content.
It is a classroom experience made accessible.
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This is how Dr. Senthil teaches at RVS CAS MBA. If this way of thinking resonates with you, explore the full MBA in Global Finance & Corporate Analyst program.
Learn finance the way analysts actually practice it.
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66 Focused Lessons. One Analytical Lens.
The series moves through major themes, including:
- ●Return on Capital
- ●Balance sheet incompleteness
- ●Intangible dominance
- ●Digital-era metric failure
- ●Accounting distortions
- ●Capitalization and impairment
- ●M&A and goodwill
- ●Analyst mindset
Each topic stands alone.
Together, they build analytical depth from foundation to advanced judgment.
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Enquire NowFrequently asked questions
It is a free structured video learning series from RVS CAS MBA, led by Dr. K. Senthil Ganesh. The series has 66 focused lessons across 10 thematic clusters and introduces how real financial analysts interpret capital, question accounting numbers, and evaluate business performance.
It is for anyone curious about finance — students, early professionals, or prospective MBA applicants — who want to understand how finance is actually practiced rather than how it is taught in textbooks. No prior finance background is required to begin.
There are 66 focused lessons, each 5–10 minutes long, organised across 10 thematic clusters covering Return on Capital, Power & Capital Structure, Accounting vs Reality, Intangible Assets, Digital Economy & Metric Failure, Industry & Business Model Comparisons, R&D and Capitalization, Impairment & Value Destruction, M&A & Goodwill, and Analyst Mindset.
Dr. K. Senthil Ganesh is the Managing Trustee of RVS Educational Institutions — a group of 50+ institutions serving 20,000+ students — with over 25 years of leadership across strategy, finance, and institutional transformation. He has participated in executive education at MIT, Harvard, Oxford, Kellogg, London Business School, IMD, and ISB.
Yes. The series reflects the same analytical framework used inside the MBA in Global Finance & Corporate Analyst classroom. It is described as a classroom experience made accessible — not simplified marketing content.
Yes. The series is completely free and publicly accessible at mba.rvscas.ac.in/thinking-like-a-financial-analyst. No registration is required to begin watching.
The first cluster is "Return on Capital: The Analyst's Core Lens," which includes lessons on what return on capital actually means, why asset-light companies appear superhuman on metrics, and why two companies with the same ROIC are not equal.
The series is an authentic preview of the intellectual environment inside the MBA in Global Finance & Corporate Analyst programme. Prospective students who find this way of thinking compelling are encouraged to explore the full MBA programme.