Financial Management – Advance

Course Overview

Financial management is concerned with the art and science of the acquisition, financing and management of assets, with the objective of maximizing the shareholders wealth. Financial managers, and the field of financial management, play a vital dynamic role in modern company’s development.

Course Objectives

This course will feature:

• Cash Flow Management
• Financial Planning
• Cost of Capital
• Leverage and Capital Structure
• The impacts of the Financial crisis and how to cope
• Working Capital Management
• Valuations

Course Outline

Module 1:

• Overview
• Cash flow and financial planning
• Analyzing the firm’s cash flows
• Financial planning process
• Cash planning
• Profit planning
• Pro Forma financial statements

Module 2:
Cost of Capital

• Overview
• Cost of debt (long term and short term)
• Cost of stocks (preferred)
• Cost of stocks (common)
• Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC and modified WACC)

Module 3:
Leverage and capital structure

• Leverage
• Break-even analysis
• Firm’s capital structure
• Approaches to capital structure
• Optimal capital structure

Module 4:
Working capital and current assets management

• Cash conversion cycle
• Inventory management
• Accounts receivable management
• Management of receipts and disbursements

Module 5:
Valuations

• Interest Term Structure
• Risk Premiums
• Yields and Ratings
• Value Behavior
• Yield to Maturity (YTM)
• Key Benefits
• We help acquaint you with the tools and techniques to develop into a successful corporate and financial manager of tomorrow, by supplementing the traditional metrics of performance with the latest dynamic methods that adapt to the increasing uncertainty and flexibility inherent in the fabric of the modern world.

Participant’s Profile
This course is intended for participants working in the following areas:

• Credit officers
• Investment department
• Finance departments
• Management
• Marketing
• HR

Instructor’s Profile
This program is led by instructors with significant practical and teaching experience, who have solid professional and academic background that help combine traditional lecturing with case studies and discussions to enhance the training experience and complement lessons gained.