The objective of Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis for MBAs is to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret, understand, and use financial information to make informed decisions. We will discuss financial reporting from a user’s perspective, use a variety of tools to break apart financial reports into meaningful units for analysis, forecast financial statements, and value a firm. This course is intended to give you exposure to the issues facing users of financial statements. You will better understand your role in the financial reporting process if you know how the financial statements will ultimately be used.

Financial Statements, SEC Filings and Ratio Analysis
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbout this Course
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This course is part of the 100% online Master of Business Administration (iMBA) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted to the full program, your courses count towards your degree learning.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Course Orientation
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 17 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Module 1: Introduction to Financial Statements & Basic Accounting Principles
3 hours to complete
14 videos (Total 42 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Module 2: Introduction to SEC filings
2 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 44 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
5 hours to complete
Module 3: Financial Ratios and Share Buybacks
5 hours to complete
24 videos (Total 142 min), 1 reading, 5 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Module 4: Accounting Quality
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 28 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
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TOP REVIEWS FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SEC FILINGS AND RATIO ANALYSIS
by DESep 10, 2022
Truly a great course if you are looking to better understand finance. This is the first of a 3 part course series.
by VBMar 11, 2023
this is very useful course to understand basic things of Financial Statements, Ratio Analysis.
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