May 30, 2026  
2026-2027 Academic Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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FIN 3225 - Financial Statement Analysis

1 unit(s)
Students examine balance sheet and income statement using current, real-world company statements.  Students also learn to compute a firm’s cash flows and use financial metrics (ratios) to examine key financial relationships.

Corequisites: FIN 3220.

Prerequisites: ACC 2130 or ACC 3140; and MATH 1610 (or MATH 1600 or MATH 1553 or MATH 1602).

Course Learning Outcomes List
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to;

  1. Use financial statements to calculate financial ratios relating to how the firm is financing its assets;
    • The ability of the firm to meet its liabilities as they come due;
    • Whether the firm’s managers deliver acceptable profits on the capital invested in the firm;
    • Whether the firm’s managers create or destroy shareholder value;
  2. Use financial ratios appropriately to make investment and management decisions (PLO #2);
  3. Construct and interpret the four principal financial statements; and,
  4. Construct and interpret common size financial statements.


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