Basic Financial Analysis and Business Valuation, 7.5 credits

Summer 2026, Half-time, Linköping

This course aims to develop students' ability to conduct in-depth financial analysis and valuation of companies. It covers advanced techniques for financial statement analysis, including key ratio analyses, capital tie-up, and working capital management. 

The course also includes explicit elements on capital structure and dividend policy. Furthermore, we explore business valuation methods such as WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital), the DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) model, relative valuation, and real options valuation. 

The course integrates mathematical methods for financial analysis and discussions on behavioral finance to understand the psychological aspects of the stock market.