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BMAN71132 - Financial Statement Analysis
31st May,2023
Answer TWO questions
All questions are worth equal marks
1. Price multiples can be used by investors for stock valuation and screening. Answer sections (i) and (ii) below with original and critical discussions that reflect your knowledge from the relevant content of the course unit and your understanding of the main readings within the course unit. (50 marks)
(i) Explain how and why financial statement information can be applied to improve the use of price multiples for the purpose of stock valuation and screening. (60% of marks for this question)
(ii) Interpret Figure 1 and give explanations for the relations depicted, assuming that the relations in this figure are based on an evaluation of the same set of firms with variations only in the parameters indicated and all else equal. (40% of marks for this question)
2. Required return estimations can affect stock valuation. Answer sections (i) and (ii) below with original and critical discussions that reflect your knowledge from the relevant content of the course unit and your understanding of the main readings within the course unit. (50 marks)
(i) Explain how and why financial statement information can be applied to improve the estimation of the required return. (60% of marks for this question)
(ii) Interpret Figure 2 and give explanations for the relations depicted, assuming that the relations in this figure are based on an evaluation of the same set of firms with variations only in the parameters indicated and all else equal. (40% of marks for this question)
3. Stock prices might not quickly and fully reflect financial statement information.
Answer sections (i) and (ii) below with original and critical discussions that reflect your knowledge from the relevant content of the course unit and your understanding of the main readings within the course unit. (50 marks)
(i) Explain how and why financial statement information can be mispriced by investors in the capital market. (60% of marks for this question)
(ii) Interpret Figure 3 and give explanations for the relations depicted, assuming that the relations in this figure are based on an evaluation of the same set of firms with variations only in the parameters indicated and all else equal. (40% of marks for this question)
4. Earnings quality affects the transparency of firms. Answer sections (i) and (ii) below with original and critical discussions that reflect your knowledge from the relevant content of the course unit and your understanding of the main readings within the course unit. (50 marks)
(i) Explain how and why financial statement information can be applied to evaluate earnings quality. (60% of marks for this question)
(ii) Interpret Figure 4 and give explanations for the relations depicted, assuming that the relations in this figure are based on an evaluation across firms that differ only in the characteristics indicated and all else equal. (40% of marks for this question)