- Understand what capital investment is and why it increases a company’s assets
- Learn common metrics used by companies to evaluate various investments
- Learn the business life cycle and how it impacts the funding life cycle
- Understand the types & sources of equity & debt available to companies
- Learn how to minimize a company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
- Understand the advantages & disadvantages of the different ways a company can return capital
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Corporate Finance Fundamentals Course OverviewCorporate Finance Fundamentals covers capital investment, capital financing, and the return of capital. Learn how companies evaluate potential projects for those that increase shareholder value. Understand how to optimize a firm’s capital structure. Select various methods for returning capital to shareholders.Corporate Finance Fundamentals Course ObjectivesUpon completing this course, you will be able to:
Syllabus
- Course Introduction
- Capital Investment - Overview
- Capital Investment - Metrics
- Capital Financing - Overview
- Capital Financing – Equity
- Capital Financing – Debt
- Capital Financing – Optimal Structure
- Capital Return
- Course Summary
- Qualified Assessment
Taught by
Duncan McKeen