Financial Statement Analysis
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Description
The course reviews the following main issues:
- Accounting Clinic (general review of the main financial statements)
- Methods to Analyse Financial Statements (ratio, time-series and cross-sectional analysis)
- Introduction to Investing and Valuation
- How Financial Statements are Used in Valuation
- Relative Valuation Models
- Absolute Valuation Models (DDM and DCF)
Objectives
The objective of the course is to teach students to understand and analyze financial statements and to use them to make business and investment decisions.
Teaching mode
In presence
Learning methods
The teaching methods include formal lectures and practical exercises.
Examination information
Students will be evaluated based on closed books written exam.
Bibliography
Compulsory
- Horngren, Charles T., Sundem, Gary L., Elliott, John A., Philbrick, Donna. Introduction to Financial Accounting. 11th edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Pearson Education, 2013.
- Penman, Stephen H.. Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation. 5th Edition. New York, NY: McGrawHill, 2012.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, 3rd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, Economia politica - corsi a scelta - 24 ects, Elective, 3rd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, Metodi quantitativi - corsi a scelta - 24 ects, Elective, 3rd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, Management - corsi a scelta - 24 ects, Elective, 3rd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, ICSE - corsi a scelta - 18 ects, Elective, 3rd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, A scelta per Metodi quantitativi, Elective, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, A scelta per Economia politica, Elective, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, Stream Finanza, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, A scelta per Management, Elective, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lecture, Stream Finanza - Metodi quantitativi, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Scienze economiche, Lecture, Elective, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Scienze economiche, Lecture, A scelta per Metodi quantitativi, Elective, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Scienze economiche, Lecture, Stream Finanza, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Scienze economiche, Lecture, A scelta per Management, Elective, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Scienze economiche, Lecture, A scelta per Management - ICSE, Elective, 2nd year
- Bachelor of Arts in Scienze economiche, Lecture, Stream Finanza - Metodi quantitativi, 2nd year
