Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

This course teaches students how to analyze financial statements so they will better understand firms' business decisions and strategies, sensibly forecast firms' financial statements, and sensibly value firms' equity. Using practical and interactive cases, plus mini-lectures, the goals are to teach students to: appreciate accruals and deferrals in accrual accounting vs. cash accounting; analyze earnings management, firm financial performance, revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and equity.