Financial Statement Analysis
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
ACCT 5027
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
105809
4.5
No
School of Commerce
This unit helps students to develop an understanding of the techniques of financial statement analysis in various contexts, for example: equity investment; credit evaluation; risk analysis; prediction of corporate failure; analysis of supplier/customer health; competitor analysis; regulatory overview or intervention; and valuation for takeover/restructuring. A primary purpose of this unit is to develop an understanding of these techniques, as well as the inherent difficulties in their application. Topics covered include analysis of business performance and disclosure, the analysis of earnings quality, cash flow assessment, credit worthiness and accounting-based valuation methods.
Business Strategy Analysis, Strategy Analysis, Accounting Analysis, Earnings and Balance Sheet Management, Financial Ratio Analysis, Prospective Analysis, Valuation Theory & Issues – Cash Flows, Valuation Theory & Issues – Accrual Measures, Security Analysis, Credit Analysis, Credit Analysis (Advanced Topics), Takeovers, Financial Policy.
Palepu, K, Healy, P, Bernard, V, Wright, S, Bradbury, M & Lee, P 2010, Business analysis and valuation: using financial statements, 1st Asia-Pacific edn, Cengage Learning Australia, South Melbourne, Vic
ACCT 5013 Advanced Accounting M or equivalent
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
Seminar | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
External | x 13 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE) | |||
Seminar | 19.5 hours x 2 Blocks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assignment, Class participation, involving analysis of a case study and/or academic reading for presentation to the class either as an individual or in groups., Written examination
EFTSL*: 0.125
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