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EM054M2W

Essential concepts of financial analysis

Programme
PGE VISITANTS
Semestre
A
Coefficient
5
Volume horaire
Face à face : 27 H

Travail personnel indicatif : 54 H
Discipline
Finance
Nombre de places
45
Cours ouvert aux étudiants visitants
Oui
Langue d'enseignement
Anglais
Responsable
Hava ORKUT Hava
ORKUT

Discipline

Finance

Descriptif

The course provides an overview of the key concepts used to conduct financial and stock market analysis. The introduction points out the growing importance of reliable financial statements in a globalized context. The first part covers the financial statements. The second part covers the most frequently used measures and techniques to conduct a financial analysis. In this section, particular attention is paid to value creation for shareholders. The last part covers the tools and techniques used to conduct a stock market analysis. Oral interaction in class will be facilitated by the numerous quizzes which will be answered.

Lecture organization (27 hours in total) : synchronous (face-to-face) lectures (18 hours) and asynchronous (online) lectures (9 hours)

Evaluation : 5% (online quizzes), 25% (midterm exam) and 70% (final exam)

MAC

Auditer et évaluer des pratiques managériales/Audit and evaluate managerial practices
5 ECTS

Organisation pédagogique

Face-to-face

- Lectures

Interaction

- Discussions/debates

Objectifs pédagogiques - COGNITIVE DOMAIN

A l'issue du cours, l'étudiant(e) devrait être capable de / d'...
  • Distinguish between accounting and economic indicators
  • Examine risk measures (liquidity ratio, gearing ratio) to point out certain areas of risk such as high financial leverage and distinguish between high returns driven by risk and true value creation
  • analyze the main financial statements (profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement).
  • interpret the key financial indicators/ratios.
  • judge the financial well-being of companies.

Objectifs pédagogiques — Objectifs de développement durable (ODD)

ODD n°4 - Quality education
ODD n°8 - Decent work and economic growth
ODD n°16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
ODD portés par la politique RSO de l'EM.

Plan / Sommaire

I General introduction

II Financial statements
1. Accounting: An essential source of information
2. Profit and loss statement
3. Balance sheet
4. Cash flow statement
5. Statement of changes in equity
6. Relationships between financial statements

III Financial analysis
1. From financial accounts to financial analysis
2. Profitability analysis
3. Efficiency analysis
4. Value creation and performance measurement
5. Risk analysis and financial leverage
6. How to conduct a financial analysis?

IV Stock market analysis
1. Key financial concepts for shares
2. Market multiples
3. How to conduct a stock market analysis?

V General conclusion

Prérequis nécessaires

Connaissances en / Notions clés à maîtriser

Basic knowledge in - Accounting - Corporate finance

Supports pédagogiques

Mandatory tools for the course

- Calculator

Documents in all formats

- Worksheets

Moodle platform

- Upload of class documents
- Assessments

Adossement à la recherche

Bibliographie/références académiques

VERNIMMEN newsletter:http://www.vernimmen.com/html/letter/index.php lettre VERNIMMEN: http://www.vernimmen.net/html/lettre/index.php Further references to academic litterature can be found at the end of every chapter of the VERNIMMEN textbook

Modalités d'évaluation

Liste des modalités d'évaluation

? Evaluation intermédiaire / contrôle continu 1
October 23, 2026
Ecrite (45 min) / Individuelle / Anglais / Pondération : 25%
Compétence mesurée
ILO1.1-PGE, ILO1.3-PGE, ILO4.1-PGE, ILO4.2-PGE
? Evaluation intermédiaire / contrôle continu 2
October 8; November 19; and November 26, 2026
Ecrite (35 min) / Individuelle / Anglais / Pondération : 5%
Compétence mesurée
ILO1.1-PGE, ILO1.3-PGE, ILO4.1-PGE, ILO4.2-PGE
Evaluation finale 3
Ecrite (110 min) / Individuelle / Anglais / Pondération : 70%
Compétence mesurée
ILO1.1-PGE, ILO1.3-PGE, ILO4.1-PGE, ILO4.2-PGE
Seconde chance
Ecrite (110 min) / Individuelle / Anglais / Pondération : 70%
Compétence mesurée
ILO1.1-PGE, ILO1.3-PGE, ILO4.1-PGE, ILO4.2-PGE
Aucune modalité d'évaluation n'a pour le moment été attribuée à ce cours.