| Course ID: | ACCT 7600. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Financial Statement Analysis |
Course
Description: | Basic techniques, research methods, strengths, and limitations of financial statement analysis. Computer analysis of financial data to predict earnings and other financial ratios. Use of these techniques to value equity securities and to predict takeover targets, future debt ratings, and bankruptcies. |
| Oasis Title: | Financial Statement Analysis |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ACCT 7600E |
| Pre or Corequisite: | ACCT 6000 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The purpose of the course is to provide you with tools to analyze and exploit
information in corporate financial statements. The course will show you how to use
the information in financial statements for valuation and other economic
decisions. The course will also help you understand and analyze the issues that
corporate managers face as they design and implement financial reporting
strategies, increasing your ability to detect and undo the effects of earnings
management. The framework developed in this course will enhance analytical skills
for all students interested in improving their ability to read and analyze
financial statements. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Financial Statement Information
2. Tools of Financial Statement Analysis
3. Accounting-based Valuation Techniques
4. Advanced Accounting Analysis |