• Semester 2 (External)

Synopsis

Financial   statements  are  used  extensively  in  decision   making.
Decisions to invest in publicly-traded securities, decisions by  banks
and  other lending institutions concerning the extension of credit and
the  review  of equity loans, decisions relating to mergers/takeovers,
and  judgements  made  by investors concerning matters  to  be  placed
before  shareholders  in general meetings, all use  various  forms  of
financial statements.

This  unit  introduces students to the latest techniques in  financial
analysis and modelling.  Specifically, the unit provides students with
the  opportunity to develop skills in analysing accounting reports and
various  techniques of financial analysis.  Recent  research  findings
relating  to financial statement analysis are central to the  teaching
of the unit.