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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
132 credit points in any SCU units AND ACC00152 - Business Finance
Unit aim
Provides an introduction to asset pricing, dealing with the practical application of financial statement analysis to value both listed and unlisted business entities. Topics include financial reporting systems, statements and reporting quality, the top-down fundamental analysis of financial securities and companies, and other business valuation considerations.
Unit content
Topic 1: Purpose and approaches to analysis of companies and financial securities
Topic 2: The analytical environment - economic analysis
Topic 3: The analytical environment - industry analysis
Topic 4: Financial reporting systems, statements and reporting quality
Topic 5: Financial statement analysis
Topic 6: Prospective Analysis - Forecasting
Topic 7: Prospective Analysis - Valuation Theory and Concepts
Topic 8: Prospective Analysis - Valuation Implementation
Topic 9: Valuation of fixed income securities
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | Explain the principles and theoretical underpinnings of business valuation | |||||||
2 | Evaluate mainstream business valuation approaches | |||||||
3 | Demonstrate expertise in accessing financial data | |||||||
4 | Apply the main tools of business valuation | |||||||
5 | Discuss alternative valuation approaches |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Explain the principles and theoretical underpinnings of business valuation
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Evaluate mainstream business valuation approaches
- GA1:
- GA6:
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Demonstrate expertise in accessing financial data
- GA5:
- GA6:
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Apply the main tools of business valuation
- GA1:
- GA6:
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Discuss alternative valuation approaches
- GA1:
- GA6: