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  • Approx. 18 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: English
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  • The objective of Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis for MBAs is to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret, understand, and use financial information to make informed decisions. We will discuss financial reporting from a user's perspective, use a variety of tools to break apart financial reports into meaningful units for analysis, forecast financial statements, and value a firm. This course is intended to give you exposure to the issues facing users of financial statements. You will better understand your role in the financial reporting process if you know how the financial statements will ultimately be used.
  • Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis for MBAs will require you to think critically about issues for which there can be more than one correct answer. Hence, your analysis and conclusions must be based on sound assumptions and well-constructed analysis and arguments.
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Curriculum

Course Orientation

Learn on Your Terms

Instructor Introduction- Brian Hamm

Instructor Introduction- Nerissa Brown

Course Overview- Financial Statements, SEC Filings and Ratio Analysis & Beyond the Financials: Insights, Analysis and Valuations

Learning Objectives and Investing Basics

Syllabus

About the Discussion Forums

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Updating Your Profile

Orientation Quiz

Financial Statements Overview

Income Statement

Statement of Cash Flows

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Balance Sheet

Statement of Shareholders' Equity

Financial Statements Working Together

Why a Statement of Cash Flows?

Module 1 Overview and Resources

Introduction to Financial Statements Practice Quiz

Module 1 Graded Quiz

Module 2: Basic Accounting Principles and the Differences Between Book, Intrinsic, and Market Value of Equity

Difference Between Book Value and Market Value of Equity (Introduction)

Historical Cost vs Fair Value

Matching / Timing

Some Items Not Measured

Mispricing

Difference Between Book Value and Market Value of Equity (Recap)

Module 2 Overview and Resources

Differences Between Book, Intrinsic, and Market Value of Equity Practice Quiz

Module 2 Graded Quiz

Module 3: Introduction to SEC filings

Introduction to SEC Filings

Annual Filings

Current Filings

Navigating a Company's Investor Relations Page

Navigating EDGAR

Navigating the 10K

Navigating the Proxy

SEC Comment Letters

Searching for SEC Comment Letters

Module 3 Overview and Resources

Introduction to SEC Filings Practice Quiz

Module 3 Graded Quiz

Module 4: Balance Sheet Ratio Analysis

Introduction to Ratio Analysis

Productivity Ratios

Productivity Ratios Calculation Examples

Cash Conversion Cycle

Cash Conversion Cycle Calculation Examples

Liquidity and Solvency Ratios

Liquidity Calculation Examples

Solvency Ratios Calculation Examples

Coverage Ratios

Coverage Ratios Calculation Examples

Module 4 Overview and Resources

Balance Sheet and Coverage Ratios Practice Quiz

Module 4 Graded Quiz

Module 5: Income Statement Ratio Analysis

Introduction to Vertical Financial Statement Analysis

Management's Application of Vertical Financial Statement Analysis

Introduction to Horizontal Financial Statement Analysis

Management's Application of Horizontal Financial Statement Analysis

Combining Vertical and Horizontal Financial Statement Analysis (Benchmarking)

Module 5 Overview and Resources

Income Statement Practice Quiz

Module 5 Graded Quiz

Module 6: Return Ratio Analysis

Introduction to Return Ratios

Return on Assets

Return on Assets Disaggregated

Return on Common Equity

Disaggregating Return on Common Equity

Return on Invested Capital

Module 6 Overview and Resources

Return Calculations Practice Quiz

Module 6 Graded Quiz

Module 7 Dividend Yield and Share Buybacks

Total Shareholder Return

Dividend Yield

Share Buybacks

Module 7 Overview and Resources

Dividend Yield and Share Buybacks Practice Quiz

Module 7 Graded Quiz

Module 8: Accounting Quality

Accounting Quality Introduction

What Is "Earnings Quality?"

How Does Accounting Quality Affect Our Ability to Forecast Future Earnings?

What Is An Accounting Quality Analysis?

How Are Manipulations of Earnings Detected?

Gies Online Programs

Module 8 Overview and Resources

Congratulations!

Get Your Course Certificate

Accounting Quality Practice Quiz

Module 8 Graded Quiz

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    May 25, 2024
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