Financial Management

Introduction

The finance discipline has over the last decades matured to the point where there exists a sound body of theory. In this introductory course, the theory of finance will be illustrated and applied to problems in corporate finance.

Course content

• Finance- An Introduction
• Company types
• Accounting Statements and Cash Flows
• Value and Capital Budgeting
  • Net Present Value
  • Valuation of Bonds and Stocks
  • Alternative Investments Rules
  • Capital Budgeting
• Uncertainty
  • Capital Market Theory
  • Risk and return
  • The Capital Asset Pricing Model
• Risk, Return and Capital Budgeting
• Capital Structure and PayoutPolicy
  • Overview of Capital Structure Theories
  • Payout Policy
• Introduction to valuation