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12463 (v.4) Finance (Statement Analysis) 566
Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 50.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Advanced techniques in analysing financial statements, reports and other publicly available information. Topics include - cross sectional and time series analysis, valuations, debt securities, corporate restructuring and distress analysis. A share valuation of a listed public company is performed in which students must obtain sufficient information to advise whether to buy or sell its ordinary shares. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have-Described and explained the demand and supply forces underlying the provision of financial statement data.Understood the properties of numbers derived from financial statements and gone "behind thenumbers" and beyond. Understood how complex accounting transactions are commonly used in financial statements to obscure the economic substance of the firm. Critically analysed the key aspects of decisions that use financial statement information. Understood the features of the environment in which these decisions are made. |
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: | Bernstein, L.A., (1993), Financial Statement Analysis Theory, Application and Interpretation, 5th ed, Irwin. Foster, G. (1986). Financial Statement Analysis, 2nd ed, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall. Lonergan, W., (1994), The Valuation of Business, Shares and Other Equity, 2nd ed, Business and Professional Publishing. White, G.I., Sondhi, A.C. and Fried, D., (1997), The Analysis and Use of Financial Statements, 2nd ed, New York, John Wiley and Sons. Soffer, L.C., Robin J.S and R.J., (2002), FinancialStatement Analysis: A Valuation Approach, 1st ed, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall. |
Unit Texts: | Stickney, C.P. and Brown, P.R. (1999), Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis, A Strategic Perspective, 4th ed., Florida, Dryden (Harcourt Brace). |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 30%, Examination 50%, Topic Presentation 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 81101 Banking and Finance | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | 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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