Postgraduate Course: Equity Valuation (CMSE11096)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | The course aims to prepare students to analyse the financial performance of firms, to assess their prospects and to estimate their valuation. The course is structured primarily from the point of view of investors and analysts, rather than from a company perspective. However this requires both a practical and theoretical understanding. |
| Course description |
The course will prepare participants to analyse the financial performance of corporations from around the world, and to show the links between accounting statements, valuation methods and investment analysis. Participants will be comfortable reading financial statements, calculating and understanding accounting ratios, extracting accounting information to make forecasts and valuations. Participants will also gain an understanding of the limitations of financial statements and methods for evaluating the quality of these statements.
Syllabus
Analysis and Analysts
Strategy; Analysing Accounting
Financial Analysis; Forecasting
Valuation Models
Valuation Practice
Capital Structure and Valuation
Analysing Corporate Distress
Valuing Mergers and Acquisitions
Valuing Initial Public Offerings
Analysing Governance
Student Learning Experience
Learning will be through developing an intellectual understanding of value creation and the practical skills required to evaluate that. Students will be required to study theoretical models and evidence. They will be guided through this in lectures but there will also be an emphasis on self-study. The course will try to develop students¿ interest in the subject and accustom them to monitoring current developments in order to facilitate continued learning after the course.
The group-work assignment provides a different type of learning experience. It is a practical project which requires teamwork. The assignment simulates the approach in investment research where teamwork and individual skills need to be directed and managed to achieve deadlines. As in investment research, teams are rewarded and judged based on thoroughness, team work, creativity, analytical and presentational skills.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
116 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
There is one assignment which counts for 50% of the total mark and a final two hour exam which counts for 50% of the total mark.
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| Feedback |
All students will be given at least one formative feedback or feedforward event for every course they undertake, provided during the semester in which the course is taken and in time to be useful in the completion of summative work on the course. Such feedback may be at course or programme level, but must include input of relevance to each course in the latter case.
For this course there will be continual feedback given in the tutorials. Feedback on the draft submission of the assignment. Written feedback on the final assignment will be provided before the exam. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Equity Valuation | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and critically discuss concepts of: analysis and analysts; strategy and valuation; and analysing accounting.
- Understand and apply skills in practical financial analysis to: financial analysis, forecasting, valuation models and valuation practice.
- Understand and apply financial analysis to advanced topics of analysing debt, corporate restructuring, capital structure and analysing governance
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Reading List
| Palepu, K.G., Healy, P.M. & Peek, E. (2013): Business Analysis & Valuation: IFRS Edition. Thomson South-Western. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills:
The course will develop search, analytical, evaluative and presentational skills.
Subject Specific Skills:
Students will gain an ability to investigate, collect and process evidence, synthesis such evidence and present their conclusions. The focus of the course is on understanding and evaluating firms¿ creation of value. Students will be introduced to sophisticated valuation models, the detail of analysts¿ reports and will be required to use financial databases and statistical techniques
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| Keywords | finEquityValuation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof William Rees
Tel:
Email: bill.rees@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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