Portale di Ateneo - En.Unibs.it

Objectives
1. Knowledge and understanding
The course introduces the students to the basic principles of financing and investing decisions, providing the analytical tools for assessing company’s financial situation and company's value. The aim is to provide students with a thorough understanding of techniques, theories and issues found in practical corporate finance situations.
Topics covered include: financial analysis, cash flow estimation, time value of money, capital budgeting, the relationship between risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure decisions, company's valuation.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding
The objective of the course is to strengthen the knowledge of the principles of finance with the aim of providing students with the know-how required to operate as managers or entrepreneurs within a company.
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
a. realize a financial analysis and determine the company’s financial situation
b. conduct a capital budgeting analysis
c. identify the future financial needs of the company
d. evaluate the financial debt sustainability and the company’s capital structure
e. identify the company’s value according to the DCF model and the market
3. Making judgements
At the end of the course the student will be able to derive financial information from the company financial reporting and thus will be in a position to analyze and provide practical guidance to Senior Management
4. Communication skills
The student will be able to communicate with financial intermediaries and consultants in an effective way, leveraging on the industry language
5. Learning skills
By interacting with the professor, by solving exercises and working through case studies, the student will learn to analyze and evaluate the most often encountered financial problems in today’s companies. Emphasis is set on a proactive way to address problems.