Financial Statement Analysis and Financial InstrumentsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objectives

The course covers interpretation of profit and loss accounts and balance sheets, analysis of financial statements, taxation of different forms of business, and financing from the viewpoint of investment.

After completing the course students will be able to
- calculate financial/key ratios of financial statement data
- analyse companies’ key ratios and understand how they can change
- calculate companies’ taxes
- know different financial instruments
- calculate bond prices
- know financial market risks
- calculate profitability, liquidity, solvency and growth ratios

Content

How to calculate ratios of financial statements?
How to interpret financial ratios?
How can companies’ financial statement documents be utilised?
How are different forms of business taxed?
What is financing?
What are bonds?
What are mutual funds?
How are share prices determined?

Prerequisites

3H-502