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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply capital budgeting techniques like NPV, IRR, and Payback.

  • Analyze cash flows, cost of capital, and investment viability.

  • Evaluate projects to support strategic financial decisions.

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May 2026

Assessments

23 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Investment and Corporate Finance Specialization
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There are 6 modules in this course

Master corporate finance and capital budgeting techniques to evaluate business investments and make informed financial decisions. Learn how organizations assess projects and create shareholder value using practical financial models.

This course provides a structured approach to understanding corporate finance and investment decision-making. You will explore key concepts such as cost of capital, dividends, share buybacks, and their impact on business performance and shareholder returns. You will learn how to apply essential capital budgeting techniques, including Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period, Accounting Rate of Return (ARR), and Profitability Index to evaluate investment opportunities. Through real-world examples and step-by-step calculations, the course explains how companies assess long-term projects, analyze cash flows, and determine financial viability. You will also understand how taxation and time value of money influence investment decisions. By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently analyze investment opportunities, compare alternatives, and support strategic financial decisions in corporate environments.

This module introduces the core principles of corporate finance and strategic financial management. Learners explore how financial decisions influence business operations, shareholder value, and investment planning while understanding the role of equity ownership and the fundamentals of capital budgeting in organizational decision-making.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments

6 videosβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Introduction to Corporate Financeβ€’8 minutes
  • Strategic Financial Managementβ€’7 minutes
  • Example on Manfacturing Firmβ€’10 minutes
  • Calculating the Equity Shareβ€’8 minutes
  • Meaning of Capital Budgeting β€’10 minutes
  • Processing Capital Budgetingβ€’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Foundations of Corporate Financeβ€’30 minutes
  • Introduction to Corporate Financeβ€’10 minutes
  • Corporate Finance in Business Contextβ€’10 minutes
  • Introduction to Capital Budgeting Conceptsβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on evaluating financial decisions that influence company value and shareholder returns. Learners examine cost of capital, project evaluation parameters, and corporate actions such as dividends and share buybacks to understand how companies manage financial resources and return value to investors.

What's included

7 videos4 assignments

7 videosβ€’Total 58 minutes
  • Analyzing Cost of Capitalβ€’12 minutes
  • Real Life Dimensionsβ€’8 minutes
  • Aspects to Project Analysisβ€’6 minutes
  • Analyzing Mathematical Parametersβ€’9 minutes
  • Concept on Shareholders Returnβ€’6 minutes
  • Determining the Buy Back Processβ€’8 minutes
  • Impetus of Dividends and Share Buybacksβ€’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Financial Analysis and Shareholder Valueβ€’30 minutes
  • Cost of Capital and Financial Structureβ€’10 minutes
  • Project Evaluation Parametersβ€’10 minutes
  • Shareholder Returns and Corporate Actionsβ€’10 minutes

This module explores the financial foundations required for evaluating investment projects. Learners examine balance sheet elements, capital structure concepts, and investment evaluation methods such as payback and discounted payback periods to understand how organizations assess investment recovery and financial sustainability.

What's included

7 videos4 assignments

7 videosβ€’Total 56 minutes
  • Net Debt in Balance Sheetβ€’8 minutes
  • Introduction to Capital Budgetingβ€’12 minutes
  • Objectives of Capital Budgetingβ€’10 minutes
  • Discounted Payback Periodβ€’8 minutes
  • Example of Discounted Payback Periodβ€’5 minutes
  • Payback Exampleβ€’8 minutes
  • Payback Example Continuesβ€’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Capital Budgeting Fundamentalsβ€’30 minutes
  • Balance Sheet and Capital Structureβ€’10 minutes
  • Objectives and Discounted Paybackβ€’10 minutes
  • Discounted Payback Applicationsβ€’10 minutes

This module examines the Net Present Value (NPV) method as a critical tool for investment evaluation. Learners analyze how uneven cash flows, time value of money, and taxation influence capital budgeting decisions and determine the financial viability of long-term projects.

What's included

7 videos4 assignments

7 videosβ€’Total 40 minutes
  • Net Present Value (NPV)β€’2 minutes
  • Decision Ruleβ€’6 minutes
  • Uneven Cash Inflow Exampleβ€’9 minutes
  • Impact of Income Taxβ€’3 minutes
  • After Tax Benefitsβ€’5 minutes
  • Capital Budgeting with Income Taxβ€’9 minutes
  • Capital Budgeting with Income Tax Continuesβ€’5 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Net Present Value Analysisβ€’30 minutes
  • Understanding Net Present Valueβ€’10 minutes
  • NPV Application and Cash Flow Scenariosβ€’10 minutes
  • Tax Effects in Capital Budgetingβ€’10 minutes

This module expands investment evaluation methods by examining the strengths and limitations of NPV and introducing the Accounting Rate of Return (ARR). Learners explore practical ARR calculations and understand how IRR concepts support financial decision-making in project appraisal.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments

6 videosβ€’Total 42 minutes
  • Strengths and Weaknesses of NPVβ€’7 minutes
  • Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)β€’7 minutes
  • Example of ARRβ€’8 minutes
  • Example of ARR Continuesβ€’10 minutes
  • Internal Rate of Returnβ€’7 minutes
  • Step of IRR Calculationβ€’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Advanced NPV and ARR Techniquesβ€’30 minutes
  • Evaluating NPV Methodβ€’10 minutes
  • ARR Practical Examplesβ€’10 minutes
  • Introduction to Internal Rate of Returnβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on advanced investment appraisal techniques including Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Profitability Index. Learners apply IRR calculations and profitability index analysis to compare investment alternatives and support effective capital budgeting decisions.

What's included

4 videos3 assignments

4 videosβ€’Total 23 minutes
  • Example of IRRβ€’5 minutes
  • Example of IRR Continuesβ€’6 minutes
  • Profitability Indexβ€’8 minutes
  • Example of Profitability Indexβ€’4 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • IRR and Profitability Indexβ€’30 minutes
  • IRR Calculation Examplesβ€’10 minutes
  • Profitability Index Methodβ€’10 minutes

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