Corporate Finance Essentials
Corporate Finance Essentials will enable you to understand key financial issues related to companies, investors, and the interaction between them in the capital markets. By the end of this course you should be able to understand most of what you read in the financial press and use the essential financial vocabulary of companies and finance professionals.
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- Level Foundation
- Duration 13 hours
- Course by IESE Business School
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Corporate Finance Essentials will enable you to understand key financial issues related to companies, investors, and the interaction between them in the capital markets. By the end of this course you should be able to understand most of what you read in the financial press and use the essential financial vocabulary of companies and finance professionals.Modules
Course Overview
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- Syllabus
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Risk and Return
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7
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2
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7
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- 1. What is this course all about?
- 2. Periodic Returns
- 3. Arithmetic and Geometric Mean Returns
- 4. Evidence
- 5. Volatility
- 6. Beta
- 7. A brief recap
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- About this session
- Readings
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- Quiz 1
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- Intro to Quiz 1
Correlation and Diversification
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7
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7
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- 1. Recap on the Previous Session
- 2. Portfolio Risk
- 3. The Correlation Coefficient
- 4. The Importance of Correlation
- 5. Diversification and Correlation Part 1
- 6. Diversification and Correlation Part 2
- 7. Diversification, Correlation and Portfolios
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- About this session
- Readings
Quiz
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- Quiz 2
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- Intro to Quiz 2
The CAPM and the Cost of Capital
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7
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- 1. What is the cost of capital?
- 2. Three ways to think about the cost of capital
- 3. Components and notation
- 4. The debt tax shield
- 5. The cost of debt
- 6. The cost of equity
- 7. The CAPM
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- About this session
- Readings
Quiz
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- Quiz 3
1
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- Intro to Quiz 3
Estimating the Cost of Capital - An Application
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3
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3
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- 1. Recap on the previous session
- 2. Estimating the cost of capital: Starbucks
- 3. Estimating the cost of capital: Starbucks; A Few Rounding Comments
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- About this session
- Readings
Quiz
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1
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1
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- Quiz 4
1
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- Intro to Quiz 4
Project Evaluation
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8
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2
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8
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- 1. What is this all about?
- 2. Introduction to the Net Present Value (NPV)
- 3. The Net Present Value (NPV)
- 4. The Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
- 5. Shortcomings of the IRR
- 6. Evaluating an investment opportunity
- 7. Discount rates across countries or divisions
- 8. Discount rates over time
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- About this session
- Readings
Quiz
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1
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- Quiz 5
1
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- Intro to Quiz 5
Corporate Value Creation
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6
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6
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- 1. Corporate value creation
- 2. Growth and return on growth
- 3. Economic value added (EVA)
- 4. EVA: Two examples
- 5. EVA levels versus EVA changes
- 6. Brief wrap up
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- About this session
- Readings
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- Quiz 6
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- Intro to Quiz 6
Untitled Lesson
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- Final Quiz Corporate Finance Essentials
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Corporate Finance Essentials, offered by Coursera, is a foundational course in Business & Management. It focuses on key financial issues related to companies and investors, enhancing your understanding of the capital markets. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped to comprehend financial news and use essential financial vocabulary. The course spans 780 minutes and offers Starter, Professional, and Paid subscription options, making it ideal for beginners and finance enthusiasts.
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