PDF-The Essential CFO: A Corporate Finance Playbook

The Benefits of Reading Books. It discusses th e broad issues related to the choice of corporate investment levels and financial policies dividend policy and capital structure These topics provide the base for further developme nt in more advanced courses Corporate Finance II The Energy Finance 2015 . Tom Sanzillo, Director of Finance. March 5, 2015 . Overview. Economic Analysis. Financial Analysis. Corporate and Project Analysis and Risk. Risks from Public Opposition. 2. 2. .1. . List the four forms of business organization and describe the advantages and disadvantages of each.. 2. .2. . Describe the goals of the firm and the pressures exerted on corporations by various stakeholders.. Essential . E. lements. Sacha Patera, PhD. NACRO Benchmarking Committee Co-Chair. Associate Director of Corporate Relations. Northwestern University. Emily . Abbott. NACRO Benchmarking Committee . Co-Chair. M. odelling. AFIN . 209. Miss . F. aith . M. oono. . Simwami. mo.simwami@gmail.com. 2/9/2015. 2. O. bjectives. U. nderstanding . of the nature and role of financial management.. U. nderstanding . of the general financial environment and the operation of financial . Describe the cycle of money, the participants in the cycle, and the common objective of borrowing and lending.. Distinguish the four main areas of finance and briefly explain the financial activities that each encompasses.. Investments . and financial markets. Financial management of . corporations. Fields . are separate but . related. 2. Financial Assets. Real . asset. —Objects . that . provide services: houses, cars, food, etc.. Investments . and financial markets. Financial management of . corporations. Fields . are separate but . related. 2. Financial Assets. Real . asset. —Objects . that . provide services: houses, cars, food, etc.. Corporate Finance Decisions. Financial analysis and planning.. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the firm via the . Financial Statements, . ratio analysis, and common sized financial statements.. PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK The Benefits of Reading Books 1. What Advance Corporate Finance is?. Corporate finance is the area of finance dealing with . the:. S. ources . of . funding. Capital . structure of corporations. , the actions that managers take to increase the . Essential . E. lements. Sacha Patera, PhD. NACRO Benchmarking Committee Co-Chair. Associate Director of Corporate Relations. Northwestern University. Emily . Abbott. NACRO Benchmarking Committee . Co-Chair. Introduction. Contact. Nisan Langberg. Email . nlangberg@uh.edu. Office: 210E. “big picture”. Assume you are familiar with basic financial tools. Time value of money, accounting for risk, CAPM, portfolio theory .