MFIN 6665 Applied Fundamental Analysis
The objective of the course is to provide hands-on experience in financial statement analysis in a real-world setting. Students will be exposed to general tools of financial analysis, theoretical concepts, and practical valuation issues. By the end of the course, students should develop a framework for evaluating an investment opportunity by using a firm's financial statements to draw an understanding of their performance and provide a basis for making reasonable valuation estimates, as well as have an understanding of the challenges investor face in determining the earnings power of a company. CGSOM students can earn credit for either MFIN6665 or MFIN8869, not both.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.31 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.33 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Arvind Navaratnam | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 28 |
| Fall 2024 | Arvind Navaratnam | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 17 |
| Fall 2023 | Arvind Navaratnam | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 22 |
| Fall 2022 | Arvind Navaratnam | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 35 |
| Fall 2021 | Arvind Navaratnam | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 40 |