BUA 521 - Financial Reporting and Analysis

This course is designed to provide the analytical framework needed to understand and evaluate financial statements, employ and interpret financial ratios, and perform basic financial analysis. â€œProfitâ€ is examined through a critical lens. Students learn how to use financial statements to evaluate a company for investment and/or merger and acquisition purposes. The material is presented in the context of the following business perspectives: the ethical dimensions; globalization implications; political, social, legal, and regulatory issues; and technological change.

Credits: 3