37299 - Financial Analysis

Academic Year 2020/2021

  • Moduli: Lorenzo Dal Maso (Modulo 1) Lorenzo Dal Maso (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business and Economics (cod. 8965)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are able to manage the basic tools and theories of financial analysis and financial accounting, to measure and control firm performance. Studnets are exsposed to the important issue of conflict between principal and agent and of the need to inform different classes of stakeholders.

Course contents

The course aims to explore financial analysis principles. It provides the participants with a framework to understand how the value and risks that businesses generate are captured in financial statements.

At the end of the course, students should be able to: (1) understand various techniques in financial statement analysis; (2) apply techniques to assess and compare firms' financial position, performance, and credit risk; (3) understand the limitations of financial statement numbers; and (4) extract accounting information to make forecasts and valuations.

Readings/Bibliography

Robinson, T.R., Henry, E., Broihahn, M.A. International Financial Statement Analysis, 4th Ed, John Wiley & Sons (2020). The previous edition is also acceptable.

Pinto, J.E., Henry, E., Robinson, T.R., Stowe, J.D., Wilcox, S.E. Equity Asset Valuation, 4 Ed. John Wiley & Sons (2020). The previous edition is also acceptable.

Slides and any other material posted on VIRTUALE.

Teaching methods

Written exam (60%) & a group project (40%).

Assessment methods

Dual mode

Office hours

See the website of Lorenzo Dal Maso