Business Valuation and Analysis

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to explain a framework for business valuation analysis using corporate disclosure and financial statement data; identifies four key components of valuation: business strategy analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis, and prospective analysis; apply variety of decision-making contexts including securities analysis, credit analysis, and merger and acquisition decisions

Topics

1. The role of financial reporting in capital markets
2. Strategy analysis
3. Accounting analysis
4. Financial analysis
5. Prospective analysis: forecasting
6. Prospective analysis: valuation theory and concepts
7. Prospective analysis: valuation implementation
8. Equity security analysis
9. Credit analysis and distress prediction
10. Mergers and acquisitions