Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Business School

Learning Methods

Lecture
Workshop

Module Offerings

5016LBSBSC-JAN-MTP

Aims

To enable students/business managers of the future to: • make evidence-based investment decisions and • analyse financial statements and performance in order to ensure sustainability, liquidity and profitability

Learning Outcomes

1.
Analyse the estimated Risk and Return of investments using a range of statistical methods in order to recommend evidence-based investment decisions.
2.
Explain the implications of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis on investment decisions.
3.
Examine financial statements and performance in order to ensure sustainability, liquidity and profitability.
4.
Evaluate a business as a going and gone concern and recommend plans to restructure the capital in order to avoid liquidation.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:• The Financial Objectives of the Firm. • The Criteria for Investment Decisions • Physical & Financial Investments • Leasing • Risk & Return • Calculating Risk – Beta, Standard Deviation • Portfolio Theory – Correlation & Covariance • Tax Management • The Efficient Market Hypothesis • Financial Statements Analysis: Profitability, Liquidity, Capital Adequacy • Cash Flow & Working Capital Management • Liquidation & Capital Restructure
Module Overview:
This modules enables you to make evidence-based investment decisions and analyse financial statements and performance in order to ensure sustainability, liquidity and profitability.
Additional Information:The critically evaluation of invest net decisions and the analysis of financial performance.

Assessments

Presentation