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ACC 498: Financial Statement Analysis: About ACC498
Passard Dean
Course Description
A capstone course designed to integrate all previous courses in accounting by focusing on cash analysis, return on invested capital, asset utilization, operating performance, profitability, forecasting, liquidity, capital structure, and solvency.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Demonstrate knowledge in the functional areas of accounting, marketing, finance, and management.
- Explain the legal, social, economic, and global environments of business.
- Describe the ethical obligations and responsibilities of business.
- Utilize decision-support tools and communicate critical information relevant to business decisions.
- Apply decision-making skills to assess risk, solve problems, and complete projects in an efficient and timely manner.
- VALUES OUTCOME: Discuss and explain the relevance of Excellence and Integrity in the context of financial statement analysis.
The Learning Outcomes are tied to your ability:
- To use online library research tools (databases)
- To think critically about the information obtained
- To process and synthesize the information into a report, which you generate
Sample Company: Microsoft (2024)
Sample Company for this class: Microsoft
Resources Used:
- EBSCO Business Source Complete (Advanced Search)
- S&P Net Advantage
- ProQuest One Business
- Most recent Q10"The investments we are making in cloud and AI infrastructure and devices will continue to increase our operating costs and may decrease our operating margins.". . . "Our international operations provide a significant portion of our total revenue and expenses. Many of these revenue and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As a result, changes in foreign exchange rates may significantly affect revenue and expenses. Fluctuations in the U.S. dollar relative to certain foreign currencies did not have a material impact on reported revenue and expenses from our international operations in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Refer to Risk Factors" (pg 31)
- Analyst Report: Microsoft 2024Please note Industry Analysis, etc. contained in this document
- Is Microsoft Stock a Buy?Food for thought on MSFT
- Industry Report (must login)