APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE

Code Cours
2223-IÉSEG-BB3S1-FIN-BB3CE01UE
Langue d'enseignement
English
Matières
FINANCE
Ce cours apparaît dans les formation(s) suivante(s)
Responsable(s)
J.LEFEBVRE
Intervenant(s)
Alix MANDRON
Niveau
Bachelor in International Business
Année de formation
Période

Présentation

Prérequis
Basic knowledge of each financial statement's main contents and purpose, knowledge of basic financial ratios
Basic financial mathematics (compounding and discounting)
Some knowledge of traditional securities (main characteristics of stocks and bonds)
Objectifs
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Identify the information relevant to the financial analysis of a project, apply the main valuation tools to a project, discuss the main sources of risk and their impact on the cost of capital of a project, identify the actual financing policy of a company, explain the different elements relevant to the determination of an optimal capital structure, explain the effect of distribution policy on stock prices.
Présentation
This is a FIRST COURSE in Corporate Finance. It covers the fundamental principles of:
- Investment decisions: decision rules (NPV, IRR, payback period), relevant cash flow computation, risk and the discount rate, difficulties associated with international projects, exercises and cases.
- Financing and the cost of capital: the impact of debt on the risk and cost of equity, observing financing on the cash flow statement, measuring the capital structure, real life examples.
- Is there an optimal capital structure? Securities as a risk-sharing device, the cost of capital in perfect markets, the impact of taxes, financial distress costs and other costs, exercises.
- Distributions to shareholders: dividends, buy-backs, real life examples.
- Oral presentations and wrap-up.

Modalités

Organisation
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours magistral 10,00
Cours interactif 14,00
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 20,00
Group Project 26,00
Overall student workload 70,00
Évaluation
A varied workload aimed at promoting continous, organized learning and learning-by-doing. The exams will be centered around concepts and tools. The case study and projects will require the students to apply the concepts and tools to real-life situations. Feedback will be given both orally and in writing.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Examen partiel 1,00 1 15,00
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 2,00 1 35,00
Autres
Projet Collectif 26,00 2 35,00
Etude de cas 4,00 1 12,00
exposé
exposé 0,25 1 3,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliographie
Aswath Damodaran: Applied Corporate Finance, 4th edition. Wiley 2011 - -