NBA 5060 Financial Statement Analysis
Fall, spring. 1.5 credits. Prerequisite: NCC 5060, NBA 5000 (or concurrent enrollment), or permission of instructor. N. Yehuda and C. Nichols.
Develops a set of core skills essential to financial statement analysis. Covers strategic ratio analysis, cash flow analysis, pro forma financial statements, financial modeling, credit analysis, bond rating and bankruptcy predictions, and firm valuation using discounted cash flow techniques. Emphasizes practical applications. The course format is a combination of case studies and lectures. The lectures communicate subtler aspects of the material while the cases provide hands-on experience.