Area: | School of Accounting |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 305228 (v.1) Accounting (Financial) 250 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Theory, application and interpretation of financial statement analysis. Objectives of financial statement analysis from viewpoints of equity investors, management, acquisition and merger analysts, short and long term debt holders. Case studies in comprehensive statement analysis. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Understood and be able to use financial statement data in a variety of business analysis and valuation contexts. An ability to use the essential concept and tools of modern financial statement analysis, to use these tools to analyse the profitability and risk of actual companies both in Australia and internationally, and to value their shares. An awareness of the important major differences in international accounting practice. An awareness of the role of financial statements to an efficiently functioning capital market. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Class Tests (2) 30%. Group Case Study 50%. Website Study 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80100 Accounting (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Mktg Inst of S'pore | Trimester 1A | Y | | | | 2004 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Trimester 2A | Y | | | | 2004 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Trimester 3A | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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