Corporate Finance for Executives

Setting

In today's challenging economic environment, executives need to have a firm grasp of finance. 'Corporate Finance for Executives' aims to help executives with a limited background in finance use and interpret financial information in order to create value. This stimulating, intensive 3-day program will build your understanding of the financial consequences of managerial decisions. You'll be better equipped to make sound strategic decisions that will improve the profitability of your business. Mastering the language of finance and accounting will increase effective communication with financial executives in your organization.

'Corporate Finance for Executives' focuses on the following themes:

• Financial implications of business characteristics
• Working capital management
• Forecasting financial statements
• Investment decisions
• Determining the firm’s cost of capital
• Corporate valuation
• Capital structure decision
• Risk-return trade-off

Please note that this program does not cover the basics of financial management and accounting, such as budgeting, income statements and balance sheets. For an introduction to the financial and economic aspects of management, we recommend Bedrijfseconomie voor niet-economisten (in Dutch).

Management Essentials for Executives

'Corporate Finance for Executives' is one of the challenging programs in the 'Management Essentials for Executives' series. Want to know more? Visitwww.antwerpmanagementschool.be/essentials.

Content

Day 1

• Business characteristics and financial implications
• Revenues, costs, receipts and disbursements
• Working capital management
• Financial consequences of corporate growth

Day 2

• Time value of money (financial calculus)
• Valuation of stocks and bonds
• Investment decisions (methods and application)
• Relevant cash flows for decison-making

Day 3

• The firm’s cost of capital (WACC)
• Introduction of the capital market theory
• Corporate valuation
• Capital Structure

Why choose this programme ?

Target group

This program is designed for non-financial executives, including general managers, who require a better understanding of the financial impact of business decisions.

Participants should have a basic knowledge of accounting and finance, including budgeting, income statements and balance sheets, in order to benefit from this program.

Surplus value

• An essential update in 3 days
• Relevant and immediately applicable knowledge and tools
• Translation of state-of-the-art academic knowledge into daily practice
• Enhancement of cross-departmental communication and collaboration
• An excellent opportunity to network and exchange ideas with peer group members

Learning outcomes

• Understand key corporate finance terminology, methods and thinking patterns
• Improve your financial vocabulary and your ability to understand and interpret financial information
• Determine how financial decisions affect business decisions and vice versa
• Increase effective communication with financial executives
• Create more value for your organization

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