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This document outlines a course on financial statement analysis taught in the fall 2010 semester. The course objectives are to help students understand how firms communicate through financial statements and to interpret, analyze, forecast, and value firms using accounting methods. The textbook is Financial Statement Analysis & Security Valuation by Stephen Penman. The course consists of 30 sessions covering topics such as the statements themselves, valuation, profitability, growth, risk, and revision. Student performance will be evaluated through a final exam, hourlies, a project, quizzes, assignments, a presentation, and class participation.

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AFS - Course Outline

This document outlines a course on financial statement analysis taught in the fall 2010 semester. The course objectives are to help students understand how firms communicate through financial statements and to interpret, analyze, forecast, and value firms using accounting methods. The textbook is Financial Statement Analysis & Security Valuation by Stephen Penman. The course consists of 30 sessions covering topics such as the statements themselves, valuation, profitability, growth, risk, and revision. Student performance will be evaluated through a final exam, hourlies, a project, quizzes, assignments, a presentation, and class participation.

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ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

COURSE OUTLINE
Semester: Fall, 2010

Instructor: Arsalan Hashmi

Course Objectives: This course helps students understand how firms communicate through financial
statements. They learn how to:
• Use financial statement analysis as an integral part of the strategic analysis of firms;
• Interpret financial statements, analyze cash flows, make judgments about earnings quality and
uncover hidden assets and liabilities;
• Apply financial statement analysis prospectively to forecast and value firms by applying modern
accounting-based technologies.

Course Textbook: Penman, S (2007), “Financial Statement Analysis & Security Valuation”, 3rd Edition,
McGraw Hill.

Session Number Topics Reading


1-2 Introduction to Investing & Valuation Chapter 1
3-4 Introduction to the Financial Statements Chapter 2
5-6 How Financial Statements are used in Valuation Chapter 3
7-8 Cash Accounting, Accrual Accounting & DCF Valuation Chapter 4
9-10 Accrual Accounting & Valuation: Pricing Book Values Chapter 5
11-12 Accrual Accounting & Valuation: Pricing Earnings Chapter 6
13-14 Business Activities and Financial Statements Chapter 7
15-16 The Analysis of the Statement of Shareholders Equity Chapter 8
17-18 The Analysis of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement Chapter 9
19-20 The Analysis of the Cash Flow Statement Chapter 10
21-22 The Analysis of Profitability Chapter 11
23-24 The Analysis of Growth and Sustainable Earnings Chapter 12
25-26 The Analysis of Equity Risk and the Cost of Capital Chapter 18
27-28 The Analysis of Credit Risk Chapter 19
29-30 Revision
MARKS DISTRIBUTION
Final Exam 40
Hourlies 30
Project 10
Quizzes 5
Assignments 5
Presentation 5
GSS / CP 5

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