Corporate Finance - 2024-26
Corporate Finance - 2024-26
Corporate Finance - 2024-26
Course Description:
Most decisions a Firm takes, has some form of direct or indirect financial implication that
involves the use of money. Businesses of all forms have to invest their resources judiciously
find the prudent mix of financing to fund these investments, and return cash to the shareholders.
This is an introductory course that examines the critical issues relevant in formulating,
analyzing or evaluating investment decisions (Both Short and Long Term), the Financing
mix that are imperative in the structure and processes targeted at maximizing a Firm’s value.
Course Objectives:
1. To understand the significance, use and application of the time value of money in
financial decisions.
2. To examine the various approaches in estimating the average rate of return demanded
by investors in the company’s debt and equity as a basis for estimating the cost of capital.
3. To examine and evaluate the financing mix decisions in the light of leverage
implications.
4. To formulate and appraise capital investment decisions using various methods and
approaches.
Course Content
UNIT- I
UNIT- II
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(c) Cost of Equity Capital: Gordon’s/CAPM
(d) WACC
UNIT- III
UNIT-IV
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(b) Cash Conversion Period
UNIT-V
(a) Cash
(b) Receivables
(c) Inventory
Text Book
1. Financial Management: Theory, Concepts and Problems, 6th Edition, Rastagi R.P
/Galgotia Publishing Company/ /2010/ISBN: 81-85989-28-1.
References Books:
1. Financial Management, Pandey IM/ Vikas Publishing/2015/ ISBN 978-9325-98229-1
2. Financial Management, Van Horne James et al / Prentice Hall/2008/ ISBN 978-0-
273-71363-0
3. Principles of Corporate Finance, Brealey Richard/McGraw – Hill/ 2011/ISBN 978-0-
07-355073-4
4. Corporate Finance, Jonathan Berk/ Prentice Hall/2012/ISBN 978-0-13-214823-8
5. Corporate Finance, Theory and Practice, Vishwanath S.R/ Sage Publications
/2007/ISBN: 978-0-7619-3497-4
6. Corporate Finance, Ross, Westerfield,Jaffe, Kankani/McGraw Hill/2014/ISBN :13-
978-93-392-0312-2
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