This Specialization provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to analyze, interpret, and use financial information to make informed business and investment decisions. Learners develop an understanding of financial reporting and SEC disclosures from a user’s perspective, apply ratio and financial statement analysis techniques, forecast future performance, and use valuation methods to estimate firm value. Emphasizing critical thinking, the program also encourages learners to integrate qualitative insights into financial analysis and develop well-supported conclusions based on sound assumptions.

Applied Learning Project

Throughout the Specialization, learners progressively build financial analysis and valuation skills through applied exercises and case-based work across multiple courses. In the final project, learners bring these skills together by selecting a public company and conducting a full financial analysis and valuation. This includes applying ratio analysis, developing pro-forma forecasts, selecting appropriate valuation models, and defending conclusions using sound assumptions and well-constructed arguments emphasized throughout the program.