Managerial Finance

Catalog description

This course examines the decisions faced by corporate financial managers in their efforts to maximize the value of their firms. The basic principles and practices of corporate financial planning and management are discussed, including the underlying theories and their applications. Specific topics include: the role of the financial manager, function of financial markets and intermediaries, capital markets, institutions, interest rates, types of financial instruments and their uses, valuation concepts, dividend discount models, capital budgeting, risk and return, cost of capital, and capital structure.