FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Antonio D'AMATO FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

0212100033
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
EQF6
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1060LESSONS
ExamDate
D'AMATO22/01/2025 - 09:30
D'AMATO22/01/2025 - 09:30
D'AMATO05/02/2025 - 09:30
D'AMATO05/02/2025 - 09:30
D'AMATO14/04/2025 - 09:30
Objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
AT THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE MAIN ASPECTS OF CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO INTERPRET THE MOST RELEVANT ISSUEE ABOUT CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND THEN TO APPLY THE MOST USEFUL METHODOLOGIES FOR THEIR SOLUTION.
Prerequisites
SUGGESTED PREREQUISITES: ACCOUNTING, STATISTICS AND MANAGEMENT.
Contents
1. GOALS AND CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
2. PERFORMANCE AND RISK OF NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS: THE BALANCE SHEET INDICATORS. FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RISK. STOCK MARKET INDICATORS (ASSET AND EQUITY SIDE INDICATORS).
3. THE CASH FLOW AND ITS DETERMINANTS. EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY'S GROWTH DYNAMICS.
4. SOLVENCY, CREDIT RISK AND COST OF DEBT. CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORIES. CREDIT RISK, CREDIT SCORING MODELS AND RATING.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES, CASE STUDIES DISCUSSION AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES. LECTURES TAKES ABOUT 45 HOURS.
Verification of learning
STUDENT ASSESSMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL EXAM. THE WRITTEN EXAM CAN TAKE ABOUT 2 HOURS AND IT IS EVALUATED IN 30THS. THE WRITTEN TEST IS PASSED IF THE STUDENT REACHES THE SCORE OF 18/30. THE STUDENTS HAVE TO SOLVE SOME EXERCISES ON THE MAIN PARTS OF THE COURSE PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED THE WRITTEN TEST WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE ORAL TEST. THE ORAL TEST TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IT IS PASSED IF THE STUDENT REACHES THE SCORE OF 18/30. THE FINAL MARK WILL BE CALCULATED AS THE SIMPLE AVERAGE, ROUNDED BY EXCESS, OF THE MARKS OBTAINED IN THE WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST.
Texts
GIBSON C. (2013), FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS, SOUTH WESTERN CENGAGE LEARNING.
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