Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Security Analysis & Business Valuation
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Anh
3. Course Code:
FIN306
4. Credits:
4
5. Course Objectives:
Show an in-depth understanding of a practical problem in valuation.
Choose and apply knowledge they have gained from different units to examine a particular problem in relation to valuation.
Select and evaluate practical solutions in valuation in light of industry or community needs.
Develop teamwork skills to achieve team goals and coproduce outcomes in a professional or enterprise context.
Evaluate professional or enterprise practice in relation to culture and diversity in discipline-appropriate contexts (including first peoples
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
This unit analyses companies from a fundamental perspective in order to derive an intrinsic value for securities. The focus is on the attempt by active investors to identify mispriced securities using publicly available information, company reports and financial market information. The analytical techniques of financial statement analysis (e.g. fundamental analysis, free cash flow analysis and pro-forma analysis) and the issue of the “reliability” and “quality” of publicly available information are discussed and explored. Those contemplating careers in investment banking, financial consulting, trust funds, superannuation funds, hedge funds, and brokerage firms will find this applied unit both useful and interesting.