Description
Designed for Senior Managers and finance professionals, this is the first of 3 courses in the Strategic Financial Management Series. This course provides an introduction to the core principles of strategic finance and the measurement and creation of shareholder value. You will gain an in depth understanding of the principles of company valuation including stock valuation, and the main methods of valuing stock. We examine the role of stock markets and the purchasing and trading of stock, and the growth and importance of global stock markets. We also examine the role of dividends and their role in value creation and depletion.
We then examine alternative approaches to measurement of value and the potential for Value Management to transform our approaches to and understanding shareholder value. On successful completion of this course, managers will have a broader understanding of how the company is valued, how the management can help create value through alternative approaches to the measurement of value, and the creation of value adding assets.
COURSE DETAILS
- Suitable For: Senior (Executive) Managers
- Course Duration: 20 Hours
- Access Duration: You will have access to your course for 90 days from date of purchase
- Certification: Download your Certificate on completion
- Additional Resources: Download Learners manual, Ratios calculator, analysis tools, case studies and additional articles and worksheets
COURSE CONTENTS
This course comprises the following lessons:
Lesson 1 – Getting Started
SECTION 1: CREATING VALUE
Lesson 2 – Making Good Financial Decisions
Lesson 3 – Financial Objectives and Shareholder Wealth 1
Video – Creating Value for Shareholders
Lesson 4 – Financial Objectives and Shareholder Wealth 2
Strategic Finance – Quiz 1
SECTION 2: UNDERSTANDING STOCKS
Lesson 5 – Stock Valuation
Video – Stock Valuation
Lesson 6 – Purchasing and Trading Stock
Video – How the Stock Market Works
Lesson 7 – Stock Markets and Stock Valuation
Lesson 8 – Global Stock Markets
Strategic Finance – Quiz 2
SECTION 3: SOURCING FINANCE
Lesson 8 – Sources of Finance
Lesson 9 – Understanding Bonds
Video – The Difference between Bonds and Stocks
Lesson 10 – Key Features of Bonds
Video – The Basics of Bonds
Lesson 11 – Understanding Interest Rates
Video – Kal Penn explains Interest Rates
Lesson 12 – Interest Rates Factors
Strategic Finance – Quiz 3
SECTION 4: UNDERSTANDING DIVIDENDS
Lesson 13 – Understanding Dividends
Video – What is a Dividend?
Lesson 14 – Dividends and Valuation
Video – Why companies pay Dividends
Lesson 15 – Understanding Future Stock Value
Lesson 16 – Wrapping-up
Strategic Finance – Quiz 4
Strategic Finance – Course Evaluation
CERTIFICATION: DOWNLOAD YOUR CPD CERTIFICATE ON COMPLETION
