COURSE TITLE: Financial Information Analysis

UNITS OF CREDIT: 3.0

INSTRUCTOR: Veselina Dinova

E-MAIL ADDRESS: dinova@berkeley.edu

PREREQUISITE(S): MBA 202 Financial Accounting, MBA 203 Introduction to Finance

CLASS FORMAT: Lectures and case discussions. 40% lectures, 40% case study discussions, 10% in class exercises, and 10% presentations

REQUIRED READINGS: case studies

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Case write ups, group projects and presentations and exam

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: The course provides students with a framework and practical tools for analyzing financial statement data and assessing the business standing and valuation of firms. At the end of the course you will be able to critically review the information in financial disclosures and use it to gauge firms' performance and equity value. In class, we will discuss concepts from accounting and finance that are useful for financial statement analysis and valuation, and apply them in case studies and current real world examples. The course is useful for those planning a career at a financial institution (investment banking, portfolio management, securities analysis, venture capital or private equity) or with the corporate finance team at a non-financial institution. It is also valuable for those aspiring to be consultants or business analysts.

CAREER FIELD: General management, Business analysis, Investment banking, Investment management, Corporate Finance, Business consulting

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Veselina Dinova has taught a number of Finance and Accounting courses at Haas. Her professional experience is in corporate treasury, most recently with Yahoo! Inc. in Sunnyvale, California. Veselina has an MBA degree from Thunderbird, Arizona and is a CFA charter-holder.