Corporate Finance & Investment

Description

This course will teach you the fundamentals of financial statement and decision analysis, with a focus on the balance sheet. One of the most basic qualities in the corporate world is the ability to assess a company's results. And, let's be honest, it's not easy. It necessitates an in-depth knowledge of shareholder preferences, performance, liquidity, risk control, and operational quality. This course is designed to teach this dynamic analysis in the most straightforward manner possible. To get started, you don't need any accounting or finance experience. The course explains the basic material of financial statements in a clear and important context by visiting a real enterprise and interviewing real business people. The course's aim is to leave students with a lasting understanding of what a balance sheet is and what it shows. This training is aimed at non-financial mid- to senior-level executives from all sectors and functional areas. This course would benefit executives in communications, distribution, human resources, manufacturing, or engineering, as well as general managers who have been advanced along these paths, through their knowledge of financial analysis. After completing the program, you will be better able to communicate the financial goals and performances of your department within your organization as well as to outside sources. So, at the end of this course, you won't just know how to read financial statements in general; you'll also know how to relate them to your own company's financial statements, giving you a much greater view of your own company's financial success and what you can/need to do to either sustain or enhance it.

● Financing Growth - In this topic we will learn financing growth refers to a company's use of leverage, equity, and hybrid funding to accomplish cost-effective market expansion. This happens as the funding structure's expense and stability are compared to the company's cash-flow driven value and growth potential.
● Managing Working Capital - In this section we will see working capital is a strategic tool that enables businesses to make the most of their existing assets while also ensuring that they have enough cash flow to fulfill their short-term targets and commitments.
● Capital Structure - In this topic we will learn a company's capital structure is the specific mix of debt and equity it employs to fund its overall activities and expansion. Equity capital is derived from a company's ownership interests as well as bets on potential cash flows and earnings.
● What is Leverage? - In this section we will understand the use of debt (borrowed capital) to finance an acquisition or operation is known as leverage. When a business, land, or transaction is referred to as highly leveraged which means it has more debt than equity.
● Factors for Capital Structure - In this section we will see the prime factors affecting capital structures based on market conditions.
● Term of Funding - In this topic we will learn this concept is used when a company uses its own funds to meet its cash needs, while borrowing is used when the company obtains money from outside sources.
● Risk Appetite & Corporate Strategy - In this section we will learn management must be able to monitor levels of vulnerability against the risk appetite statement and risk tolerances, even if a risk appetite statement determines the overall level of risk. When risk aversion and policy are linked, the amount of risk associated with a strategy becomes clearer.
● Corporate Strategy with Market Condition - In this topic we will see the company's automotive engine is its business policy. It propels the company toward its long-term objectives. The marketing plan is a guide that defines how you can draw consumers to a product on a commercial basis.
● Cost of Equity - In this section we will learn the required rate of return on an equity investment is known as the cost of equity. The cost of equity decides the desired rate of return on a project or venture whether you are the business.
● Implications of Capital - In this topic we will see capital expenditure has a significant negative impact on potential sustainability. When companies have more spending discretion, i.e., when they have higher free cash flow and reduced debt, the negative relationship is deeper.
● Cost of Capital - In this section we will learn the expected return to make a capital budgeting operation, such as constructing a new plant, worthwhile is known as the cost of capital. It applies to the cost of equity if the company is solely funded by equity, or the cost of debt if the company is solely funded by debt.
● Return of Equity - In this topic we will see the Return On Equity (ROE) ratio effectively calculates the rate of return on a company's common shares held by its shareholders.

● You will gain understanding of corporate governance, capital budgeting, cost of capital, measures of leverage, and working capital management.
● You will learn what financial statements are and how they are used.
● You will learn how to read & analyze financial statements.
● You will understand the purpose of financial and capital markets.
● You will be able to recognize company incentives to acquire or merge with other companies.

● No prior accounting knowledge is necessary to learn this course.
● Basic fundamentals of Mathematics will help.