Corporate Finance Essentials II

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Corporate Finance Essentials II

This course is part of Think like a CFO Specialization

Instructor: Javier Estrada

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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There are 6 modules in this course

Building upon your Corporate Finance Essentials foundation, this course delves into crucial aspects of corporate finance, including market efficiency, bond valuation, stock analysis, capital structure, and dividend policy. You will learn to assess market efficiency, analyze bond yields and default risk, value stocks using relative valuation techniques, and understand capital sourcing strategies.

Welcome back to Corporate Finance! In this opening session, we’ll revisit the key concepts from Corporate Finance Essentials and preview the advanced topics ahead. Think of this as your strategic launchpad for deepening your finance fluency.

What's included

9 videos2 readings1 assignment

9 videosTotal 23 minutes

Introduction2 minutes
Professor's Biography1 minute
Risk and return5 minutes
Correlation and Diversification4 minutes
The CAPM and the Cost of Capital3 minutes
Estimating the Cost of Capital2 minutes
Project Evaluation2 minutes
Corporate Value Creation2 minutes
A Look Ahead to Corporate Finance Essentials II3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 15 minutes

Syllabus10 minutes
Get help and meet other learners in this course. Join your discussion forums!5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Which Measure Do You Use?30 minutes

Let’s explore one of modern finance’s foundational ideas: market efficiency. In this module, you’ll learn what it really means, why it matters, and how it shapes everything from pricing to investor behavior.

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9 videos2 assignments

9 videosTotal 56 minutes

Market Efficiency8 minutes
Factors determining Market Efficiency5 minutes
A Myth4 minutes
Levels of Efficiency7 minutes
Fundamental and Technical Analysis8 minutes
Four Important Points11 minutes
Beating the Market5 minutes
Investing5 minutes
The bottom Line3 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Market Efficiency—What Can You Expect?30 minutes
Market Efficiency30 minutes

Welcome to the world of fixed income. This module introduces you to the essentials of bond investing, key terms, types of bonds, and how to assess returns and risk. You'll develop the tools to understand debt markets with clarity.

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10 videos1 reading2 assignments

10 videosTotal 56 minutes

Bonds. Introduction2 minutes
Bond Issuers and Bond Types8 minutes
A Simple Example2 minutes
Valuation8 minutes
Valuation. Case Study4 minutes
The Yield to Maturity9 minutes
The Yield to Maturity. Case Study9 minutes
Risk. Default Risk10 minutes
Risk. Other sources of bond risk3 minutes
The Bottom Line2 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

The Essential Finantial Toolkit10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

What Type of Bond Is It? 30 minutes
Bonds30 minutes

Time to think like a valuation analyst. This module dives into stock valuation through relative valuation methods, especially the use of multiples. You’ll learn what makes a stock “expensive” or “cheap,” and why context is everything.

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9 videos1 reading2 assignments

9 videosTotal 43 minutes

The Basics5 minutes
Multiples. Two critical issues3 minutes
Multiples. The P/E Ratio5 minutes
Multiples. Benchmarks8 minutes
Multiples. The Critical Question4 minutes
Multiples. The PEG Ratio5 minutes
Case Study. Part 17 minutes
Case Study. Part 24 minutes
The Bottom Line2 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

The Essential Financial Toolkit. Multiples10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Which multiple tells the full story?30 minutes
Stocks30 minutes

How should firms fund their projects? This module tackles the mix of debt and equity that companies use to grow, combining quantitative frameworks with strategic considerations to determine the optimal capital structure.

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6 videos1 assignment

Why do some companies pay dividends while others don’t? In our final module, you’ll explore the rationale behind dividend decisions and the financial signals they send. It’s a topic where strategy, expectations, and capital management meet.

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8 videos3 assignments

8 videosTotal 51 minutes

Dividend Policy. The Basics7 minutes
Relevant variables. Environment4 minutes
Relevant variables. Clienteles and Growth8 minutes
Relevant variables. Smoothing4 minutes
Relevant variables. Signals and Taxes9 minutes
Share Buybacks5 minutes
The Bottom Line2 minutes
Corporate Finance Essentials II: Wrap Up11 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Why does it matter?30 minutes
Dividend Policy30 minutes
Corporate Finance Essentials II30 minutes

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Professor Javier Estrada's teaching techniques from real world scenarios and articles are very interesting to follow and learn.

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