This course will define, analyze, and discuss the planning for acquiring and allocation of capital within the firm. Specifically addressed: methods of financing (internal/external); corporate growth; return on investment; cost of capital; leverage; dividend policy. Each of the foregoing will be discussed in the context of ‘risk and return’, the foundation of corporate finance.
Key Topics
- Review the time value of money
- Debt versus equity financing (including "hybrid" financing)
- The meaning/role of financial leverage
- The cost of capital, meaning and use
- "Benchmarking"
- What is corporate restructuring -- when and how
Takeaways
- Understanding/assessing financial management goals/consequences
- Influence of ‘market’ or external evaluations on corporate financial decisions
- Understanding the importance of financing choices
- Understanding how to meaningfully assess a firm's financial "health"
- Relevant corporate finance calculations (for each of the above)
Advisory Board
Course curriculum is developed in consultation with our Professional Development Advisory Board of subject matter experts, faculty, and industry practitioners. Click here to view the members of our Professional Development Advisory Board.
