Finance Analytics

Acquis d'apprentissage

At the end of this course students are expected to
*describe the basic use and structure of a company’s financial statements
*analyze a company’s financial statements to evaluate its performance using ratio analysis
*break down key ratios using a DuPont analysis and compare and interpret changes in ratios across companies and over time
*analyze financial statements of companies in the ICT sector and discuss the results in a group presentation
*evaluate and compare capital investment projects and make recommendations based on NPV and IRR rules
*develop and construct capital budgets to determine cash flows of a capital investment project

Contenu

*Acquire fundamental notions of financial accounting and finance

Approches pédagogiques

The course rests on lectures and in-class exercises to introduce key concepts and their applications. Based on the concepts introduced in class, students are also expected to carry out a financial statement analysis of an ICT company of their choice in groups and present their results at the end of the course.

Programme

Master of Science