Financial Management

MSB 250 | University Course

Financial statement analysis, financial planning, sources of financing, working capital management, risk and return, and valuation.

Course Details

Note

For nonmanagement majors. Students will be required to purchase an online textbook. A business calculator that can compute time value of money (PV, FV, I/Y, N, and PMT capabilities) and uneven cash flows (NPV and IRR capabilities) is required. See the syllabus for suggested models.

Prerequisites

ACC 200 (Principles of Accounting) or equivalent.

Course Outline

Module 1: An Introduction to Finance: Finance Fields, Careers, and the Big Picture
Module 2: Accounting and Financial Statement Review: A Finance Perspective
Module 3: Ratio Analysis: Financial Statement Analysis and Free Cash Flows
Module 4: Financial Forecasting: Pro Forma Statements and Cash Budgets
Module 5: The Time Value of Money: Compounding and Discounting
Module 6: Bond Valuation: Fixed Income Analysis
Module 7: Stock Valuation: Understanding Equity
Module 8: Risk and Return: The Key Trade-Off
Module 9: The Cost of Capital: WACC Attack
Module 10: Leverage: The Two-Edged Sword
Module 11: Capital Budgeting Decision Criteria: Payback, NPV, and IRR
Module 12: Capital Budgeting: Cash Flows and Other Topics
Module 13: Firm Valuation: Valuing the Whole Enchilada
Module 14: Entrepreneurial Finance: A New Perspective
Module 15: Personal Finance: Applications for Everyday Life
Module 16: Microfinance: Using Capitalism to Alleviate Poverty

Syllabus

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Textbooks