Corporate finance

Code Cours
2324-FGES-FIN-EN-3001
Language of instruction
French, English
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
Carl PITCHFORD
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite

financial management

Goal


- understanding of key financial decisions faced by companies


- Reviewing financial statements


- Manage the basic tools of firm valuation

Presentation

The module describes the main principles of corporate finance and puts the emphasis on its usefulness from a managerial perspective.


We expose the theory related to the following topics:


- Simple and compound interest rates


- Risk and time value of money


- Dividend policy


- Valuing shares/ The Gordon Shapiro model


- The financing decisions (debt versus equity)


- Investment decisions


- Financial analysis


- Business evaluation



Modalités

Forms of instruction

Problem-based learning, project-based learning, case-based teaching, discovery learning

Evaluation

Ressources

Bibliography

Introduction to corporate finance, Megginson et al., (2008 Edition)|||| Vernimmen Corporate Finance Theory and Practice (2006 Edition)||