UWA - FINA2207: Business Analysis and Valuation (Solutions)

This unit emphasises how parties external to the company employ publicly available information, company reports and financial market information to evaluate the current, and predict the future, financial condition of the company. The analytical techniques of financial statement analysis (e.g. fundamental analysis, cash flow analysis and pro forma analysis) and the issue of the reliability and quality of publicly available information are discussed and explored. Analytical tools are applied in different decision contexts such as equity valuation, mergers and acquisitions, lending decisions and the evaluation of managerial performance.

✔ Outcomes:

Students are able to (1) demonstrate knowledge of how fundamental or intrinsic firm values are estimated; (2) demonstrate an awareness of business strategies and activities that create value; (3) discuss the relevance of cash flows, dividends, earnings and book values in firm valuation and integrate profitability into a firm's value; (4) explore and evaluate the determinants of a firm's market-to-book ratio (P/B) and also its price-earnings ratio (P/E); (5) produce a clear and concise written equity research report; and (6) deliver oral presentations that are clear and coherent.