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The main objective of this course is critical understanding of accounting and economic concepts as these concepts apply to a company's performance and financial position. To thoroughly understand a company's financial position, the analyst must have some accounting forensic skills useful in critically analyzing financial reports. The course is application-based where students will use financial statements to identify value-creating opportunities and risks from the viewpoints of different stakeholders (e.g. creditors, owners, suppliers, customers). Some of the analysis tools discussed in the course include ratios, common size financial statements, vertical analysis and trends. Students will then compare companies with competitors and the industry using financial modeling.
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