Corporate finance course

How to calculate the value of a firm

Evaluation is never objective. The eventual found value is often influenced by the price you want to give. Usually, we end up with a range (and not with a single price), that serves for negociation.
There are 2 ways of evaluating firms:
Evaluation based on book value
Evaluation in terms of returns

Evaluation based on book value >>


Corporate finance

PART ONE: CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
The present value
Investment decisions
Practical problems in capital budgeting
Firms evaluation

PART TWO. BASICS OF FINANCE
The financial markets
Options
The market efficiency
Risk
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control
International Financial Management

PART THREE FINANCING DECISIONS
Corporate financing
Dividend policy and capital structure

PART FOUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Financial planning
Short-term financial management


Course created and updated by Dr David Chelly, PhD in Management sciences from the University of Tours.