UWI

B Sc. Degree in

Banking and Finance



ECIB


MGMT2023 – FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

 Course Objectives 

The primary purpose of this course is to introduce you to the principles of financial management, and their application to a broad variety of managerial issues. 

On completion of this course, you will be able to: 

·        Analyse financial statements with a view to guiding managerial decision making.

·        Use financial and other information to undertake financial planning and forecasting.

·        Analyse alternative investment decisions and recommend superior courses of action. 

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Course Content 

This course is conceived in terms of the following four major areas of study:

 1.      Financial Analysis and Planning 

Unit 1 -    Financial Ratio Analysis

Unit 2 -    Cash Flow Analysis

Unit 3 -    Financial Forecasting and Planning 

Problem sets and cases: 

·        Financial Forecasting Problem Set

·        Crystal Meadows of Tahoe, Inc.

·        Barbados Farms 

2.      Time Value of Money

 Unit 4 -    Future and Present Value Calculations

 Problem sets and case: 

·        Time Value of Money Problem Set

 3.      Valuing Financial Assets

 Unit 5 -    Fixed Income Securities

Unit 6 -    Common Stock

Unit 7 -    Risk and Return 

Problem sets and case: 

·        Financial Asset Valuation Problem Set 

4.      Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting

 Unit 8 -    Cost of Capital

Unit 9 -    Capital Budgeting

 Problem sets and cases:

·        Cost of Capital Problem Set

·        Capital Budgeting Problem Set

·        Marriot Corporation

·        Riverbend Telephone Company

 



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