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Research School of Accounting and Business Information Systems Course Outline BUSN7036 Financial Statement Analysis Course Outline - Semester 2, 2013
1. Staff
E-mail Room number Phone Consultation Times
Course Coordinator: Dr Mark Wilson mark.wilson@anu.edu.au Hanna Neumann 1030 61253659 Tue 11am1pm Thu 1.30 2.30pm TBA
Other staff: Lilly (Lijuan) Zhang
lijuan.zhang@anu.edu.au
Rm 3.19 Bldg 26C
61257379
Course Administrators:
enquiries.abis@anu.edu.au
2037 Hanna Neumann Bld 21
6125 0025 6125 7968
9am – 5pm Monday Friday
CRICOS Provider No. 00120C
2. Course Description
This is an intermediate course which examines the analysis of financial information presented in firms’ financial reports and other related sources. The course comprises three related sections: fundamental analysis; valuation; and, the application of fundamental analysis and valuation techniques to a variety of specific decisions. Fundamental analysis involves answering questions such as: how is the firm performing? how might the firm perform in the future? What risks does the firm face? In addressing these issues particular attention is paid to the impact of financial reporting choices on the relation between reported earnings and firms’ underlying economic performance. Valuation describes the methods by which our expectations of firms’ future performance may be converted to a