This course provides students with a framework, tools, and techniques necessary to read, analyse, and interpret financial statements, and ultimately value a company (its securities). The primary objective is to help students develop analytical skills with which to use financial information in a variety of performance evaluation and firm valuation contexts. The course covers a broad range of topics, including a thorough review of financial statements, profitability and credit risk analysis, analysis of key line items in financial statements, forecasting future performance, and various valuation techniques. Throughout the course, the concepts and techniques are explained and illustrated through reporting activities and business cases of real companies.