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2024 Syllabus Corporate Finance JEM034.pdf | Ing. Richard Podpiera, Ph.D. |
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This course introduces students to the key principles of corporate finance and their practical applications. It covers deeper insights into valuation of bonds and stocks, decision-making within corporations, the theory of capital structure and management, and related topics of payout and debt policies. In addition, the course covers basics of pricing derivative securities and managing risk from the corporate managers point of view.
The Moodle link for this course is https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=16475 Last update: Podpiera Richard, Ing., Ph.D. (15.09.2024)
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The main textbook for this course is: Brealey, R. A., Myers, S. C., & Allen, F. (2011) Principles of corporate finance - 10th edition. McGraw-Hill Education. Last update: Podpiera Richard, Ing., Ph.D. (10.09.2024)
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Lectures and tutorials will run as a 3-hour block on Thursdays in Room 206 (Lectures 14:00-15:20, Tutorials 15:30-16:50). Course materials will be availabe at the Moodle site https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=16475 Last update: Podpiera Richard, Ing., Ph.D. (15.09.2024)
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Grading is based on three components:
30% Midterm exam 45% Final exam Last update: Podpiera Richard, Ing., Ph.D. (10.09.2024)
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Main Topics Covered 1. Introduction + review of key Finance concepts: present value, valuation of bonds and stocks, investment criteria (chapters 1-5). 2. Making investment decisions and project analysis (chapters 6 and 10). 3. Investments, strategy, and economic rents (chapter 11). 4. Risk, return, and the cost of capital: CAPM and APT (chapters 7-9). 5. Efficient markets, corporate financing and how corporations issue securities (chapters 13-15). 6. Payout and debt policies (Modigliani and Miller propositions) and corporate borrowing (chapters 16-18). 7. Introduction to derivative securities: real options (chapters 20-22). 8. Managing risk: forwards and futures (chapter 26). Last update: Podpiera Richard, Ing., Ph.D. (10.09.2024)
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The JEM034 Corporate Finance course will be again offered in WS 2024/2025 Last update: Geršl Adam, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (08.08.2024)
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