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BOKO4030 - Valuation and Profitability Analysis

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 100/100 4 hours D

Course content

  • Fundamental valuation
  • Valuation models
  • Cost of capital
  • Rearrangements of accounting information for investor oriented analyses
  • Forecasting and valuation
  • Profitability analyses
  • Sensitivity analyses
  • Tax and valuation

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student will have knowledge of different methods for valuation, different cash flows and their application for valuation purposes, on consistency in using required rate of return for all types of businesses and on profitability concepts such as profitability, residual income and internal rate of return. The student will also have knowledge og valuation issues regarding Financial Reporting, including knowledge about the terms fair value and fair value and value in use, as well as insight on the significance of tax positions regarding required rate of return and valuation

Skills

The student will have skills in solving business problems, with emphasis on valuation, and with a critical look assess which methods that are appropriate in different situations.

General Competence

The student will have general competence in integrating and applying different fields of study such as financial theory and accounting with regard to valuation and profitability analyses of businesses.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and exercises

Compulsory assignments

  • Skriftlig gruppebasert innlevering på inntil 3 studenter

Further on evaluation

Note: students who attend the Master's degree in Accounting and Auditing will have access to the deferred exam in August without needing a valid due date or fail, due to a possible need to achieve C-requirements in the course. These students must contact the department before the registration deadline of 9 July.

More info about re-sit examination, see: https://innsida.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Utsatt+eksamen+-+kont

Permitted aids during the exam: Approved calculator according to NTNU's aid code B-D "specific simple calculator". Other calculator allowed in the course are: Casio FC-100V and Texas Instruments - BAII Plus. When the grade is improved, the opportunity to improve the individual sub-assessment is given.

New assessment if not passed, see supplementary rules at the Faculty of Economics. The course is only available to students admitted to a study programme under "special conditions".

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Penman, S. H. Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation, McGraw Hill, latest edition. Notes and some articles.

Subject to changes. Final syllabus is stated at semester start

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
BA411 7.5 SPRING 2015
More on the course

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Facts

Version: A
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Economics and Administration
  • Economics
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
NTNU Business School

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 D 2023-12-11 15:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL111 orange sone Sluppenvegen 14 8
SL238 Sluppenvegen 14 1
SL520 Sluppenvegen 14 3
SL311 lyseblå sone Sluppenvegen 14 96
Summer UTS School exam 100/100 D INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"

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