Syllabus Title of the course: Corporate Finance
Number of hours: 16+14 = 30 hours ECTS: 5
Semester: 5 (Winter) Program: BBA, Finance
Lecturer: Dr. Mariusz Dybał, Ph.D.
Office: room 203c – A building Office hours: To be agreed E-mail: mariusz.dybal@uwr.edu.pl
Home page: https://prawo.uni.wroc.pl/user/12048/students-resources?language=en Course objectives:
The aim of Corporate Finance is to assess financial – economic processes in a company as well as the impact of possible risk factors on business results..
Acquired knowledge: To provide knowledge about the theoretical peculiarities of business finances
Acquired skills: To develop students’ skills analysing and forecasting business corporate finances and personal finances.
Developed reflection: To develope students’ thinking then examines the assessment methods of financial decision results .
Grading policy:
Lecture: There will be case studies every week as a part of each lecture. Similar case studies will be a base for the exam.
Classes: Each Student is asked to prepare for the class using lecture as a base material. Classes will end with the test at the last meeting. Grade could be upgraded thanks to the Student performance during classes.
Table of contents:
PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. The Corporation
2. Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 3. Financial Decision Making and the Law of One Price PART 2: TIME, MONEY, AND INTEREST RATES 4. The Time Value of Money
5. Interest Rates 6. Valuing Bonds
PART 3: VALUING PROJECTS AND FIRMS 7. Investment Decision Rules
8. Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting 9. Valuing Stocks
PART 4: RISK AND RETURN
10. Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk
11. Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model 12. Estimating the Cost of Capital
13. Investor Behavior and Capital Market Efficiency PART 5: CAPITAL STRUCTURE
14. Capital Structure in a Perfect Market 15. Debt and Taxes
16. Financial Distress, Managerial Incentives, and Information 17. Payout Policy
PART 6: ADVANCED VALUATION
18. Capital Budgeting and Valuation with Leverage 19. Valuation and Financial Modeling: A Case Study PART 7: OPTIONS
20. Financial Options 21. Option Valuation 22. Real Options
PART 8: LONG-TERM FINANCING 23. Raising Equity Capital
24. Debt Financing 25. Leasing
PART 9: SHORT-TERM FINANCING 26. Working Capital Management 27. Short-Term Financial Planning PART 10: SPECIAL TOPICS 28. Mergers and Acquisitions 29. Corporate Governance 30. Risk Management
31. International Corporate Finance Recommended reading:
Corporate Finance, Global Edition, 4/E [or newer], Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, ISBN-10: 1292160160 • ISBN- 13: 9781292160160, ©2017 • Pearson • Paper, 1152 pp, Published 29 Sep 2016