FIN-5015 - Financial Statement Analysis

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

This course provides a broad coverage of topics related to financial statements and the financial analyses that emerge from these statements. We begin by reviewing some basic reporting requirements and the introduction of the fundamental accounting statements. We then cover an important topic on common size financial statements which allow for an analysis that controls for size differences across time and across firms. Financial ratio analysis is a further important concept that we explore in detail with attention given to the investors’ perspective in using these ratios. The course finishes by studying some special industries, government and non-profit organizations.