Financial Statements, SEC Filings and Ratio Analysis (Coursera)

You will better understand your role in the financial reporting process if you know how the financial statements will ultimately be used.

Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis for MBAs will require you to think critically about issues for which there can be more than one “correct” answer. Hence, your analysis and conclusions must be based on sound assumptions and well-constructed analysis and arguments.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Course Orientation

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

Introduction to Financial Statements & Basic Accounting Principles

In this module, you will review financial statement and accounting basic principles and learn the differences between the book value, intrinsic value, and market value of equity.

WEEK 2

Introduction to SEC filings

In this module, you will obtain an understanding of the most common SEC filings and the information included within them.

WEEK 3

Financial Ratios and Share Buybacks

In this module, you will obtain an understanding of common financial ratios, learn how to calculate various ratios, and understand the performance drivers of the applicable ratios.

WEEK 4

Accounting Quality

In this module, you will learn what is meant by accounting quality, understand why "accounting quality" matters and how to detect issues.