93293 - Financial Analysis

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Docente: Andrea Fazi
  • Credits: 8
  • SSD: SECS-P/07
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Andrea Fazi (Modulo 1) Andrea Fazi (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business Economics (cod. 8848)

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide

the fundamentals of Financial Reporting Analysis and the best practiced techniques about it.

the fundamentals of Cash Flow Reporting and the best practiced techniques about it.

At the end of the course the student will be able to use concepts and techniques in applied cases.

 

Course contents

Financial Statement Analysis

Purposes of Financial Statement Analysis

Ratio Analysis: general topics

Assessment of Balance Sheet and Statement of Income

Profitability Analysis

Solvency Analysis

Liquidity Analysis

 

Cash Flow Analysis

Purposes of Cash Flow  Analysis

Introduction to Cash Flow Statement

Cash Flow Statement and legal Financial Reporting

Cash Flow Statement: Italian Accounting Standard 10

Cash Flow Statement and performance analysis

 

Readings/Bibliography

M. Tieghi - S. Gigli, Gli strumenti per l'analisi del bilancio d'esercizio, Il Mulino 2009.

F. Giunta - M. Pisani, L' analisi di bilancio, Apogeo Education 2016.

M. Allegrini - S. Ferramosca, Analisi di bilancio. La riclassificazione e l'interpretazione dello stato patrimoniale e del conto economico, Giuffrè 2022.

OIC Principio contabile 10

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons

Assessment methods

Written examination consisting of applied exercises and short-answer and/or multiple-choice questions.

Subsequent theoretical–practical oral examination following the written test.

This is the assessment grid: (a) <18 insufficient; (b) 18-23 sufficient; (c) 24-27 average/good; (d) 28-30 very good; (e) 30 cum laude excellent/outstanding.

Teaching tools

Slides and other on VIRTUALE

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Fazi