The object of capital budgeting is to find real assets which are worth more than they cost. To do so, we need a theory of value.
How to evaluate whether a decision should be undertaken ?
Financial decisions involve exchange of cash now for cash later, usually subject to uncertainty
Key question: How to evaluate whether a decision should be undertaken ?
Is risky cash later "worth" expense? ...
but evaluation requires a corporate objective!
What is the appropriate goal of a firm? >>
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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.
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