The Analysis of Corporate Financial Information (P00238)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-ACFI

This course will introduce students to the analysis of financial statements of companies from various countries. It will show the relationship between financial statements, valuation methods and investment analysis. Equity valuation methods using book value and earnings forecasting, and Economic Value Added analysis, will be introduced, and the influence of accounting policy choices on earnings will be shown.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Common Courses (Management School and Economics), (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	14:00	16:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be comfortable reading financial statements, calculating and understanding accounting ratios, extracting accounting information from reports and analysing that information with the goal of valuing securities. Students should be able to use accounting information to make simple forecasts and valuations. Students should also gain an understanding of the limitations of financial statements in investment analysis.