Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Business School

Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Workshop

Module Offerings

5004LBSBUS-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:
To enable students, business managers of the future, to make evidence-based investment decisions andanalyse financial statements and performance in order to ensure sustainability, liquidity and profitability. They willestimate the Risk and Return of investments using a range of statistical methods in order to recommend evidence-based investment decisions.

Assessments

Presentation

Report