This course focuses on adopting and implementing a financially analytic mindset when analyzing organizational activities, position and performance.
Financial Analysis of Organizations
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Financial Analysis of Organizations
This course is part of Financial Analysis - Skills for Success Specialization
Instructor: Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
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There are 4 modules in this course
This module will explain the basics of the balance sheet, provide a working definition of assets, and give you an overview of assets typically presented on the balance sheet. You will then be introduced to the concept of liabilities and explain what they are and how they can arise. This module will then build an intuition for what equity represents. It will also explain how the components of the balance sheet relate to one another.
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9 videos6 readings10 assignments1 discussion prompt
This module introduces you to the primary components of the income statement by focusing on the concepts of revenue and cost of goods sold. The module also discusses examples of other income and expenses included in a typical income statement and introduces you to the statement of cash flows.
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In this module, we will learn how to calculate financial ratios that measure concepts such as liquidity, leverage, and profitability. We will work with accounting statements and financial data from real world companies and learn how to use this data to measure the financial health of companies and make comparisons with competitors.
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7 videos2 readings3 assignments
In this module, we will learn models that allow us to forecast and manage a company's capital expenditures. We will forecast the future financial statements of a company and learn how to figure out how much external financing the company will need.
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9 videos2 readings3 assignments
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