Corporate Finance Essentials for Business Decisions

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Corporate Finance Essentials for Business Decisions

Instructor: EDUCBA

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

7 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply NPV, IRR, and discounted cash flow techniques to evaluate investment opportunities.
Analyze capital structure, cost of capital, and financing decisions to maximize firm value.
Evaluate dividend policies, working capital strategies, and financial performance measures.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Master Corporate Finance with practical tools like NPV, IRR, and WACC to make smarter business decisions.

Learn how companies evaluate investments, manage risk, and maximize value. This course provides a comprehensive, real-world approach to corporate finance, covering capital budgeting, cost of capital, financial leverage, dividend policy, and working capital management. You will learn how to analyze investment opportunities, compare financial strategies, and understand how financing decisions impact firm value. Through structured lessons, you will gain the ability to evaluate projects using discounted cash flow techniques, optimize capital structure, and assess shareholder return strategies. The course also explores liquidity management, performance evaluation, and corporate governance to give you a complete financial decision-making framework. By the end of this course, you will confidently apply corporate finance principles in business, investment, and strategic roles, making you job-ready for finance careers and professional certifications like CFA and FRM.

Learn how to evaluate long-term investments using NPV, IRR, and DCF techniques while understanding cost of capital and project ranking decisions.

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6 videos1 assignment

Understand how firms determine cost of capital, optimize capital structure, and use leverage to balance risk and return in financing decisions.

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6 videos1 assignment

Explore dividend strategies, share repurchases, and working capital management to optimize liquidity and shareholder value.

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7 videos1 assignment

7 videosTotal 47 minutes

Firm Charecteristics and Leverage6 minutes
Dividends and Share Repurchases Basics7 minutes
Stock Dividends, Stock Splits4 minutes
Dividend Payment Procedure10 minutes
Share Repurchase with Borrowed Funds9 minutes
Share Repurchase vs Cash Dividend4 minutes
Working Capital Management6 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Payout Policies & Working Capital 30 minutes

Analyze liquidity management, performance evaluation, and governance frameworks to ensure financial stability and ethical decision-making.

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6 videos1 assignment

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