This module introduces the foundational principles of corporate finance, focusing on the relationship between risk and return, measurement of investment risk using statistical tools, application of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), portfolio theory, and the fundamentals of bond instruments. Learners develop the analytical framework required to evaluate financial risk, market volatility, and fixed-income securities within corporate finance decision-making.

This module explores valuation techniques for bonds, common stock, and preferred stock, including dividend growth models and derivative instruments. Learners apply present value concepts to determine intrinsic value, analyze premium and discount pricing, and evaluate how growth assumptions influence security valuation in corporate finance.

This module examines corporate financing decisions, including long-term financing sources, cost of capital computation, Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), marginal cost of capital, and working capital policy. Learners evaluate how capital structure decisions influence firm value, shareholder wealth, and investment acceptance criteria.

This module focuses on short-term financial management, including cash management strategies, forecasting future cash flows, receivables management, inventory optimization, short-term financing sources, effective interest rate analysis, factoring, and dividend policy decisions. Learners develop practical tools to optimize liquidity, reduce financing costs, and enhance shareholder value.