Financial Statement Analysis

Catalog description

Financial Statement Analysis This course is designed to introduce students to accounting- based valuation and analysis. The course focuses on the use of financial information to value and assess equity and debt securities. According to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the primary purpose of financial reporting (accounting information) is to assist inverstors in making investment decisions, both equity investments and lending decisions. The course will introduce material that will strenghten the student's ability to understand and use financial statements. Students will learn contemporary valuation models.