MBA 8145 - Managerial Finance

Today, managers need to understand the fundamentals of financial decision making in order to succeed. This course covers the issues in finance that a manager is likely to encounter. It will be taught in two parts. The first portion of the course will discuss the financial statements, cash flows and the time value of money. Once we understand these topics we will discuss valuations and risk surrounding corporate issuance of debt and equity. We will calculate and analyze capital investments and discuss how a company decides to allocate its resources in a value-maximizing manner. We will also discuss risk and return and how it can affect the company’s cost of capital. The second part of the course focuses on applying concepts learned to understand the cost of capital in the realm of capital allocation selection.

Credits: 4