110025 - FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Jesus Ezequiel Martínez Marín

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Read and interpret the information that companies publish about their financial and economic situation.

Know current economic / financial facts.

Know how to use (apply) the instruments and indicators that allow to analyze, compare and evaluate the annual accounts in accordance with the needs of the interested agents.

Learn to make diagnoses and make analytical reports that help to know the past, understand the present and project the future of a company.

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured.

The TecnoCampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode.

 The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others.

Analyze, design and implement a company's budget and evaluate its implementation.

Know how to read / see and interpret economic-financial information published in the media.

Determine the economic and financial situation of a company.

Establish the financial statements of a company in accordance with current accounting standards taking into account the different regulations depending on the size of the company, formats and models.

Propose and apply a financial-accounting information system that studies valuable internal training in the company.

Reason and comment on the information provided by the financial statements.

1. Theoretical sessions

MD1. Master class: Expository class sessions based on the teacher's explanation attended by all students enrolled in the subject

2. Guided learning

MD5. Seminars: Face-to-face format in small work groups (between 14 and 40). These are sessions linked to the face-to-face sessions of the subject that allow to offer a practical perspective of the subject and in which the participation of the student is key.

MD7. Case study: Dynamics that starts from the study of a case, which serves to contextualize the student in a specific situation, the teacher can propose different activities, both individually and in groups, among their students.

3. Autonomous learning

MD9. Solving exercises and problems: Non-contact activity dedicated to solving practical exercises based on the data provided by the teacher.

MD10. Research and critical reading of articles: Students start from a working hypothesis that they are developing, following the fairies of the research methodology, including the critical reading of articles.

MD11. Non-face-to-face tutorials: for which the student will have telematic resources such as e-mail and ESCSET intranet resources.

Topic 1: The financial function of the company

1.1. The financial system

1.2. The financial function of the company: The financial objective

1.3. Principles of financial function

1.4. The investment-financing binomial

1.5. The role of the CFO

Topic 2: Operational Finance: Analysis and diagnosis

2.1. The balance sheet: Economic structure and financial structure

2.2. The income statement

2.3. Financial analysis tools: ratios

2.4. NOF

2.5. The Maneuvering Fund

Topic 3: Working capital management and liquidity

3.1. Short-term investment and financing

3.2. The business circulation

3.3. Financial forecast

Topic 4: Treasury management: Cash management

4.1. The treasury budget

4.2. Principles and objectives of cash management

4.3. Collection management

4.4. Payment management

4.5. Banking relations.

Topic 5: Business investment

5.1. The investment decision of a company.

5.2. Components of an investment project.

5.2.1. Investment budget

5.2.2. Funding budget

5.2.3. Income and expenditure forecasts.

5.3. Company culture and investment projects

5.4. Investment selection methods

5.4.1. Static methods

5.4.2. Dynamic methods

Topic 6: Business financing.

6.1. Short-term financing

6.2. Long-term financing

6.3. Self-financing

6.4. Start-up financing

-Individual activities: Activities / exercises will be done and delivered for each topic, either while the topic is being developed or at the end

-Group activities: Carrying out a group work at the end of the subject

 The student assessment will be based on three points or activities.

1. Resolution of the exercises posed in the virtual campus on the content of the subject (40% of the total mark). The minimum grade required to average will be 3,5
2. Debates of 2 films of current events and delivery of conclusions (10% of the total mark)
3. Teamwork: analytical report of a real company, carried out in a team of 3 or 4 students (20% of the total mark).
4. Final test (30% of the total mark). The minimum grade required to average will be 3,5

There may be a test that replaces the performance of the exercises of a topic.

The recovery of the subject will only be done on 50% of the final mark corresponding to the mark of the final exam.

A student who has not applied for the first call CANNOT apply for recovery.

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GONZÁLEZ, J. (2010). Analysis of the company through its economic-financial information

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MARTÍNEZ ABASCAL, Eduardo (2012). Finance for managers

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AMAT, Oriol (2008). Understanding Accounting and Finance (part 3 and part 5)

Editorial Management 2000