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Financial Analysis (5 cr)

Code: R0340-3002

General information


Enrollment
18.05.2020 - 17.08.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
07.09.2020 - 28.12.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual proportion
5 cr
RDI proportion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Laurea Virtual Campus
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Complementary competence, bachelor’s studies in English (CCH2), Business, administration and law
Teachers
Lauri Larjavaara
Study unit
R0340

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- analyze the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement
- prepare a cash flow statement
- calculate and analyze financial ratios and use industry benchmarks
- make financial forecasts using different methods
- conduct a corporate analysis

Location and time

Partly individual and team work with independent scheduling, partly virtual meetings (7.9.2020 compulsory as well as live virtual presentations later in autumn)

Materials

The course book: The Art of Company Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis : A Value Investor's Guide with Real-Life Case Studies. Wiley 2014. Read especially the Chapters 1-5, the rest is for interest also. Quite easy reading, subject to questions in online exam: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/laurea/reader.action?docID=1680598

-A good workbook for interested: Financial Analysis. Fridson. Wiley

-How to use Excel in financial analysis: Using excel for business analysis.Fairhurst. Wiley

-a framework to long-term Forecasting: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/laurea/reader.action?docID=1895753&query=financial%2Bstatement%2Banalysis

Temte, Andrew. Financial Statement Analysis (former course book not anymore as e-book)

Business Analysis &Valuation- Palepu. Thomson 2004

Teaching methods

Canvas realization, virtual lectures and meetings

Exam schedules

7.9. compulsory attendance

Evaluation scale

H-5

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