Actuarial Corporate Finance

This course has Methods to evaluate financial alternatives and create financial plans. corporate finance from the viewpoint of financial managers. The concept of net present value, suitably adapted to account for taxes, uncertainty, and strategic concerns. A large segment of the lessons cover capital budgeting decisions. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of taxes and the cost of capital and buying decisions. Dividend policy, the CAPM, and capital market efficiency, as they relate to the value-maximization objective of the firm. Definitions of key finance terms: stock company; capital structure, bond, stock, basic options (calls, puts); dividends; price to earnings ratio . Key finance concepts: financing companies; characteristics and uses of financial instruments. sources of capital. financial leverage and long/short term financing policies. Characteristics of the principal forms of financial instrument. Structure of a stock company and the different methods by which it may be financed. Measures of financial performance: balance sheet; income statement; statement of cash flows; financial ratios (e.g. leverage, liquidity, profitability, market value ratios): the payback, discounted payback models; internal rate of return and profitability index models.