MBA
525
Financial Statement Analysis
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
Semester
Winter
Focus on using corporate financial statements to make business and investment decisions. Learn to use accounting information in a variety of decision contexts, including strategic ratio analysis, earnings quality analysis, credit risk analysis, building pro forma financial statements and security valuation. Emphasis will be given to practical applications and cultivating your analytical skills.
Strategy
Assess the firm and its strategy within the context of its industry.
Analysis
Analyze company performance and financial position using ratio analyses and other analytical procedures.
Assess Quality
Utilize the tools and techniques used to assess the “quality” of firms reported earnings and financial position.
Financial information
Application of financial information in equity markets.
Forecast
Develop the ability to forecast financial performance and to build pro forma financial statements.
Communication
Communicate the results of technical analyses verbally and in writing.
Deal with Ambiguity
Overcome “controlled” ambiguity.