2 Financial Statement Analysis Sem II
2 Financial Statement Analysis Sem II
2 Financial Statement Analysis Sem II
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SEMESTER II
Financial Statement Analysis & Interpretation (CC 6)
(100Marks – 60 Lectures)
Course objectives
To develop skills in students to analyze and interpret financial statements from viewpoint of
liquidity, solvency, profitability and cash flow of entities and apply the same for decision
making.
Unit II Nature and Techniques of Financial statement analysis (40 Marks, 18 Lectures)
Nature and Component of Financial Statement, Meaning and Need for Financial Statement
Analysis, Traditional & Modern approaches to Financial Statement Analysis, Parties interested
in Financial Statement Analysis. Techniques of Financial Statement Analysis:
a) Common-size statement analysis
Meaning, preparation, interpretation, uses, merits and demerits
b) Comparative statement analysis (restricted to 2 years for intra-company and 2 companies
for inter-company problems)
Meaning, preparation, interpretation, uses, merits and demerits
c) Trend analysis
Meaning, determination, interpretation uses, merits and demerits
Practical problems to include preparation of Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheet as per
Schedule III of Companies Act 2013 from the Trial Balance given and prepare common size or
Comparative statement.
Unit III Ratio Analysis and Economic Value Added Analysis (20 Marks, 15 Lectures)
(a) Ratio analysis
Meaning, Objectives, Nature of Ratio analysis, Importance & Limitations of ratio analysis,
Classification of Ratios - Balance Sheet ratios, Income statement ratios, and Combined ratios,
Computation, Analysis and Interpretation of important ratios for measuring – Liquidity,
Solvency, Capital Structure, Profitability and Managerial Effectiveness. Overview of ratio
analysis in service organization.
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weighted average cost of capital (WAC), Importance of EVA, Advantages of EVA, Limitations
of EVA
References:
2. Gupta, S., & Sharma, R. Financial Management. New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
5. Mukherjee, A., & Hanif, M. (2002). Modern Accountancy (Vol. II). New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill.
7. Shukla, M. C., & Grewal, T. S. Advanced Accounts. New Delhi: S. Chand & Co .
8. Shukla, M., Grewal, T., & Gupta, S. Advanced Accounts. New Delhi: S. Chand & Co.
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