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LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Business School

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Workshop

Module Offerings

6106LBSBW-SEP-MTP

Aims

This module is designed to enable students to make corporate financial decisions in an increasingly volatile international marketplace, in order to increase profitability, maintain liquidity and reduce financial risk. The module follows the growth of a company from decisions concerning the acquisition of long-term and short-term sources of finance, to the evaluation of capital investment and ultimately the international marketplace as the company seeks to expand.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify business problems/risks and recommend strategies to reduce/eliminate the risks identified.
2.
Identify appropriate long-term and short-term sources of finance and use relevant financial data to calculate the cost of capital using WACC; CAPM & APM.
3.
Forecast Future Cashflows and conduct "What-If Analysis" by developing Financial Models using Excel.
4.
Analyse International Capital Investment Decisions using Payback, ARR, NPV & IRR.
5.
Evaluate possible Mergers & Acquisitions highlighting the risks involved

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1.Financial Management & Objectives of the Organisation 2. International Cash Flow Forecasts/Financial Modelling incorporating "What–If Analysis" using Excel 3. Sources of Long-term & Short-term Finance 4. The Cost of Capital – Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC); Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) & Arbitrage Pricing Model (APM) 5. International Capital Investment Appraisal – Payback, Accounting Rate of Return (ARR), Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 6. Capital Rationing 7. Asset Replacement Cycles 8. Business Valuation 9.Mergers & Acquisitions 10. Capital Restructure
Module Overview:
This module will enable you to make corporate financial decisions in an increasingly volatile international marketplace, in order to increase profitability, maintain liquidity and reduce financial risk.
The module follows the growth of a company from decisions concerning the acquisition of long-term and short-term sources of finance, to the evaluation of capital investment and ultimately the international marketplace as the company seeks to expand.
Additional Information:This module is designed to enable students to make corporate financial decisions in an increasingly volatile international marketplace, in order to increase profitability, maintain liquidity and reduce financial risk. The module follows the growth of a company from decisions concerning the acquisition of long-term and short-term sources of finance, to the evaluation of capital investment and ultimately the international marketplace as the company seeks to expand.

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