FIN 417
Advanced Financial and Strategic Analysis
Finance
Marriott School of Business
Course Description
Exploring skills used in corporate finance, consulting, and investment banking, including: financial statement analysis, firm valuation, industry analysis, mergers and acquisitions, cross border valuation and analysis, and analysis of security characteristics in capital raises.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Cash Flow Analysis
Learning Outcome
Perform cash flow forecast and discounted cash flow analysis.
Title
Business Appraisal
Learning Outcome
Complete a basic business appraisal.
Title
Banking Topics
Learning Outcome
Be conversant on a variety of topics: pension funds, financial engineering, various new financial innovations, mergers, acquisitions, and current topics from the Wall Street Journal.
Title
Features, Risks and Uses of Banking Instruments
Learning Outcome
Be conversant with the features, risks and use of bank instruments, money market securities, bonds, equities, debentures, loan covenants and agreements, equity-linked debt, and asset securitization notes.
