Advanced Financial Statement Analysis

MGMT-6430

This course is designed to strengthen students’ ability to correctly analyze, interpret, and evaluate financial statements and their accompanying disclosures. The course is aimed at anyone whose career might involve working with accounting data, and should be especially useful for those interested in consulting and financial analysis. Discussed throughout the semester will be how to use financial accounting information for evaluating past performance and predicting future performance of a company or division. Also discussed will be the key disclosure rules in the United States, the communication methods available to managers, managers’ incentives and ability to exert discretion over reported earnings, and the interplay between a company’s corporate strategy and its financial reporting policies and practices. The course revolves around a number of topics of recent interest to the business community including accounting and financial analysis, performance forecasting, the quality of earnings, mergers and acquisitions, purchased R&D, post-employment benefits, executive compensation, and intangible assets. This course assumes that students have a basic knowledge of accounting, finance, economics, and business strategy. The focus is on integrating key concepts from each of these areas and applying them to financial decision-making. Half of the course time will be devoted to case analysis. Students are responsible for reading each case thoroughly and familiarizing themselves with the relevant accounting issues before the class.

3 credits
Prereqs:
none

Past Term Data

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2024
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Meimuneh Sumadi
Seats Taken: 7/40
2023
Advanced Financial Statement (3c)
  • Gregory E. Collins
Seats Taken: 16/20
2022
Advanced Financial Statement (3c)
  • Thomas D Shohfi
Seats Taken: 10/30
2021
Advanced Financial Statement (3c)
  • Thomas D Shohfi
Seats Taken: 1/20
2020
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Qiang Wu
Seats Taken: 14/34
2019
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Thomas D Shohfi
Seats Taken: 26/34
2018
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 12/34
2017
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 25/34
2016
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 16/34
2015
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 19/34
2014
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 30/34
2013
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 49/60
2012
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 34/30
2011
Advanced Financial Statement (3c)
  • Seunghan Nam
Seats Taken: 24/30
2010
Advanced Financial Statement (3c)
  • Jong Chool Park
Seats Taken: 25/30
2009
Advanced Financial Statement (3c)
  • Jong Chool Park
Seats Taken: 26/20
2008
Advanced Financial Statement (3c)
  • Yong-Chul Shin
Seats Taken: 15/20
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