For a publicly held company, this means undertaking those tasks which will have a positive impact on the firm s stock price and avoiding those undertakings which will cause the price of the stock to decline. This course focuses on the different types of functions carried out by the CFO, including the raising of capital, acquisition of assets, risk management, financial forecasting and maintaining the financial health of the company over the long term. Financial Management is by its nature a numbers crunching discipline.
Companies live and die with their financial statements.
Knowing where the numbers come from, their quality, how they interact and how those interactions influence the viability of the company are critical to the process of making decisions that enhance shareholder wealth. Not understanding the basic principles of Financial Management can lead any firm to an early grave. This course is an introductory course. It will cover in detail basic concepts related to the raising of capital and the acquisition and management of income-earning assets. Regrettably, we can not cover all topics in depth.