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Financial Statements, SEC Filings and Ratio Analysis

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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The objective of Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis for MBAs is to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret, understand, and use financial information to make informed decisions. We will discuss financial reporting from a user’s perspective, use a variety of tools to break apart financial reports into meaningful units for analysis, forecast financial statements, and value a firm. This course is intended to give you exposure to the issues facing users of financial statements. You will better understand your role in the financial reporting process if you know how the financial statements will ultimately be used.
Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis for MBAs will require you to think critically about issues for which there can be more than one “correct” answer. Hence, your analysis and conclusions must be based on sound assumptions and well-constructed analysis and arguments.

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Flexible deadlines

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Includes hands on learning projects.

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Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

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Brian Hamm

Clinical Assistant Professor of Accountancy

Department of Accountancy

8,112 Learners

4 Courses

Nerissa C. Brown, PhD CFE

Associate Professor of Accountancy and PwC Faculty Fellow

Department of Accountancy

8,112 Learners

4 Courses

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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This course is part of the Master of Business Administration (iMBA) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted to the full program, your coursework will count towards your degree learning and all of your progress will transfer with you.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Course Introduction

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 13 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

3 hours to complete

Module 1: Introduction to Financial Statements & Basic Accounting Principles

3 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 46 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

15 videos

Financial Statements & Basic Accounting Introduction4mFinancial Statements Overview3mIncome Statement4mStatement of Cash Flows3mStatement of Comprehensive Income1mBalance Sheet4mStatement of Shareholders' Equity1mFinancial Statements Working Together2mWhy a Statement of Cash Flows?3mDifference Between Book Value and Market Value of Equity (Introduction)4mHistorical Cost vs Fair Value2mMatching / Timing3mSome Items Not Measured1mMispricing2mDifference Between Book Value and Market Value of Equity (Recap)2m

1 reading

Module 1 Overview and Resources30m

3 practice exercises

Introduction to Financial Statements Practice Quiz30mDifferences Between Book, Intrinsic, and Market Value of Equity Practice Quiz30mIntroduction to Financial Statements & Basic Accounting Principles Graded Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Module 2: Introduction to SEC filings

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 44 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Module 3: Financial Ratios and Share Buybacks

5 hours to complete

24 videos (Total 142 min), 1 reading, 5 quizzes

24 videos

Introduction to Ratio Analysis10mProductivity Ratios4mProductivity Ratios Calculation Examples3mCash Conversion Cycle5mCash Conversion Cycle Calculation Examples4mLiquidity and Solvency Ratios4mLiquidity Calculation Examples1mSolvency Ratios Calculation Examples3mCoverage Ratios5mCoverage Ratios Calculation Examples4mIntroduction to Vertical Financial Statement Analysis6mManagement's Application of Vertical Financial Statement Analysis10mIntroduction to Horizontal Financial Statement Analysis5mManagement's Application of Horizontal Financial Statement Analysis8mCombining Vertical and Horizontal Financial Statement Analysis (Benchmarking)7mIntroduction to Return Ratios3mReturn on Assets6mReturn on Assets Disaggregated6mReturn on Common Equity8mDisaggregating Return on Common Equity8mReturn on Invested Capital4mTotal Shareholder Return5mDividend Yield6mShare Buybacks4m

1 reading

Module 3 Overview and Resources30m

5 practice exercises

Balance Sheet and Coverage Ratios Practice Quiz30mIncome Statement Practice Quiz30mReturn Calculations Practice Quiz30mDividend Yield and Share Buybacks Practice Quiz30mFinancial Ratios and Share Buybacks Graded Quiz30m

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Module 4: Accounting Quality

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 28 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

Accounting Quality Introduction2mWhat Is "Earnings Quality?"4mHow Does Accounting Quality Affect Our Ability to Forecast Future Earnings?4mWhat Is An Accounting Quality Analysis?6mHow Are Manipulations of Earnings Detected?7mGies Online Programs3m

3 readings

Module 4 Overview and Resources30mCongratulations!10mGet Your Course Certificate10m

2 practice exercises

Accounting Quality Practice Quiz30mAccounting Quality Graded Quiz30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SEC FILINGS AND RATIO ANALYSIS

by DESep 11, 2022

Truly a great course if you are looking to better understand finance. This is the first of a 3 part course series.

by VBMar 12, 2023

this is very useful course to understand basic things of Financial Statements, Ratio Analysis.

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