37299 - Financial Analysis

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Docente: Salvatore Perdichizzi
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: SECS-P/09
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics and business (cod. 9202)

    Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics and business (cod. 9202)

Course contents

This course provides the students with a disciplined framework for the analysis and valuation of firms based on the following five steps:

  1. Industry & Business strategy Analysis;
  2. Accounting Analysis;
  3. Financial Analysis (i.e., Profitability, Risk and Growth);
  4. Prospective Analysis: Forecasting; and
  5. Prospective Analysis: Valuation of Firms.

The above framework will be applied entirely on a final group project (i.e., part of the final grade).

Readings/Bibliography


During the first day of class, more textbook details will be shared.

Teaching methods

1- Frontal lessons by the professor explaining the contents of the course.

2- Excel lab to practice financial modeling

3- A dedicated tutor

Assessment methods

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.

Office hours

See the website of Salvatore Perdichizzi