Financial Projects Analysis

Code:

2GEC09

Acronym:

AFP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Sales Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GCOM	0	Official Bologna Syllabus	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The goals of the topic "Financial Analysis of Projects" are:

1. Provide to the students the methodology to perform a financial analysis based on historical information in order to estimate the future trend of a company;

2. Provide to the students the methodology to perform the valuation of a company.

Learning outcomes and competences

Adequate skills to carry out a financial analysis and a company valuation.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Some accounting knowledge is suitable.

Program

A. Financial and Economic Analysis
1. Introduction

2. The Financial Information as a "raw material"

3. The importance of business knowledge

4. Alert signals

5. The classical financial analysis (based on ratios)

6. The analysis of value creation process

7. The structure of a financial analysis report

B. Valuation models

1. The "accounting" model

2. Market multiples model

3. Discounted dividend model

4. Discounted cash flow models

  

Mandatory literature

Penman; Financial Statement Analysis

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical + practical

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

50% - Report with a financial analysis carried out on the financial statements of a real company. The report can be done individually or in groups of two)

50% - Final exam

 

The final approval is guaranteed since the average of the report and final exam is above 9,5.