Corporate Finance and Valuation         

By the end of this course you will be able to:

.Analyze the major types of financial decisions made by Medium corporations and apply these skills to a real-world business challenge. Key concepts include net present value techniques, capital budgeting principles, asset valuation and the financial decisions of firms.

.Introduce the concept of corporate finance and the primary goal of corporations

.Discuss the main sources of debt and equity funding and capital structure

.Evaluate investment decisions using a variety of appraisal techniques

.Explain how to calculate the main methods for valuing company shares

.Determine portfolio risk and return and understand the concept of diversification

.List types of dividends and the factors that determine a company’s dividend policy

Course Outline:

.1- Introduction to Corporate Finance

.1-1 Corporate Finance Overview

.1-2 Time Value of Money

.1-3 Interest Rate

.1-4 Compounding & Future Value:

.1-5 Discounting & Present Value

.2- Capital Structure & Financial Leverage

.2-1 Introduction to Capital Structure

.2-2 Equity, Types of Stocks & Stocks Features

.2-3 Debt & Financial Leverage

.2-4 Bonds, Characteristics, Types & Risks

.2-5 Cost of Capital

.2-6 Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) & Cost of Equity (COE)

.2-7 Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

.2-8 Factors Affecting Cost of Capital

.2-9 Why Debt is a Cheaper Form of Finance than Equity

.3- Capital Budgeting & Investment Appraisal

.3-1 Required Rate of Return & Discount Rate

.3-2 Payback Period (PBP)

.3-3 Net Present Value (NPV)

.3-4 Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

.3-5 Breakeven Analysis & Operating Leverage

.4- Investment Valuation

.4-1 Fundamentals & Purpose of Valuation

.4-2 Stock Valuation

.4-3 Bond Valuation

.4-4 Risk & Expected Return

.4-5 Risk Overview

.4-6 Types of Risks

.4-7 Portfolio Risk & Diversification

.5- Dividends & Dividends Policy

.5-1 Types of Dividends & Corporate Actions

.5-2 Dividends Policies

.5-3 Factors Affecting Dividends Policy

Target Audience:

.Relationship Managers, Corporate Bankers, Credit Analysts, Risk Managers, Internal Auditors or other professionals involved in credit risk management and credit product areas

Prerequisites:

This course entitles you to attend:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will obtain:

.Training Attendance certificate