Financial Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis

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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