Financial Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis

Key information
- Start date
- End date
- Duration
- Term 1
- Module code
- 15PFMC107
- FHEQ Level
- 7
- Credits
- 15
- Department
- School of Finance and Management
Module overview
This module provides students with fundamental knowledge of the important components and structures of financial statements. This module aims to provide a grounding in: Analytical and numerical skills; professional ethics in the real world (including the ability to prepare financial statements for organisations); share valuations (utilising published financial information) and assessments of the quality of corporate financial reports.
Objectives and learning outcomes of the module
On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
- Analyse the financial performance of companies
- Show the links between accounting statements, valuation methods and investment analysis
- Read financial statements
- Conduct financial analysis including applying valuation models and ratios
- Make forecasts and valuations
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