May be taken on its own or as the first of a two-course sequence that develops student competence in using financial information. Using case analysis, students learn to value a firm through the use of a five-step process: (1) examination of firm's industry, markets and strategy, (2) evaluation of firm's accounting policies and their impact on the financial reports, (3) applying fundamental analysis to assess financial strengths and weaknesses, (4) forecasting future earnings and cash flows, and (5) applying valuation models. Corequisites: ACCTG 415 or 412.
| Section | Capacity | Class times | Instructor(s) |
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| 40 |
2024-01-08 - 2024-04-12 (W)
18:00 - 21:00
BUS 3-06
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Primary Instructor: Yaping Zheng
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This course focuses on developing student understanding of the information in financial reports and how it relates to the intrinsic values of debt and equity securities, with an emphasis on equity. Additional topics may include using financial statements to learn about a firm's operations, valuing distressed companies, evaluating statements from not-for-profit organizations, and analyzing business combinations and divestitures, depending on instructor and student interests. Course materials will typically include the main financial statements of publicly traded companies. Corequisites: ACCTG 412 or 415.
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LECTURE A01
(46276) |
45 |
2024-09-03 - 2024-12-09 (MW)
11:00 - 12:20
ED 265
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LECTURE A02
(53851) |
45 |
2024-09-03 - 2024-12-09 (MW)
12:30 - 13:50
ED 158
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