Financial Statement Analysis

4.0 credits

The course objective is to develop and sharpen students ability to use financial information to perform a wide variety of applied quantitative economic and financial analysis. The applied financial analysis and valuation techniques covered in this course will prepare students for a wide variety of careers that require the quantitative analysis of financial information. For example (but not limited to), careers in the financial industry such as investment banking, equity research and credit research. The applied financial analysis and valuation techniques covered in this course include common-size and trend analysis, ratio analysis, modeling the predictable operating cash flow effects of sales growth, models of financial distress and bankruptcy, forecasting models, and a number of equity valuation models. Pre-Requisite: ACC 201 & FIN 205