Corporate Finance Foundations

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Curriculum for this course

25 Lessons 01:21:38 Hours

Introduction

1 Lessons 00:00:54 Hours

Finance for business decision-making 00:00:54

What is Finance?

3 Lessons 00:08:39 Hours

Finance outside of companies 00:02:44
Finance inside of companies 00:03:13
The board of directors discusses finance 00:02:42

Risk and Return

7 Lessons 00:24:36 Hours

What is risk and why don't we like it? 00:02:49
Reducing risk through diversification 00:04:10
Beta: The concept 00:04:31
Beta: Examples 00:03:24
Risk-free rate 00:03:16
Equity risk premium 00:02:18
Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) 00:04:08

Obtaining long-term Financing

6 Lessons 00:21:53 Hours

Introducing long-term financing 00:02:53
Does capital structure matter? 00:04:09
Factors influencing optimal capital structure 00:03:10
Cost of capital: All debt or all equity financing 00:04:23
Cost of capital: Split debt-equity financing 00:04:16
Weighted-average cost of capital 00:03:02

Understanding Securities Markets

5 Lessons 00:16:55 Hours

The difference between a stock and a bond 00:03:23
Stock markets 00:03:35
Bond markets 00:04:05
Publicly traded shares: What impacts the share price? 00:01:30
Initial public offering (IPO): Microsoft 00:04:22

Capital budgeting

3 Lessons 00:08:41 Hours

Capital budgeting overview 00:01:58
The importance of the time value of money 00:03:33
Example: Buying light switches 00:03:10

Conclusion

0 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Requirements

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Description

The financial choices a company makes can impact its performance and valuation—which makes corporate finance an important topic for executives, managers, and accountants alike. Learn the basics of corporate finance and its impact on decision-making and growth. In this course, professors Jim and Kay Stice lay the foundation for how corporate finance works and make the connections between business activity and finance. They discuss the role of risk in financial decision-making, the benefits of diversification, how short- and long-term financing can impact cash flow and business operations, and the various ways businesses use equity or debt to finance corporate capital. Plus, learn about the mysterious capital asset pricing model, CAPM.

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