Corporate Finance & Valuation Methods Professional Certificate (NYIF)

Colleagues, in the New York Institute of Finance’s “Corporate Finance & Valuation Methods Professional Certificate” program you will understand how the key principles of project analysis, budgeting, and valuation decide a firm's optimal capital structure. [CPE Credits: 35]. Learn practical examples and investment tools for common to complex valuation projectsDefine and review the time value of money concept. Examine project analysis and risk/return. Discuss discounted cash flow valuation. Define and review the cost of capital. Review and discuss financing alternatives for corporations. Examine various corporate finance transactions and cases. Skill-focused training modules include: 1) Introduction and Overview - Time value of money, Present and future value, Compounding (annual, periodic, continuous), Annuities and perpetuities, 2) Project Analysis - Payback and discounted payback, Internal rate of return (IRR) and modified IRR, Net present value (NPV), EVA, Pros and cons of each, 3) Discounted Cash Flow Valuation - Financial Statements, DCF and intrinsic valuation, Determining Cash Flows, Real vs nominal returns, 4) Terminal Value - Asset values, Comparables, Perpetuities and growing perpetuities, Enterprise Value vs Equity Value, 5) Cost of Capital - Risk and return overview, Cost of Debt, Straight, Convertible, Cost of Equity, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Alpha, Beta, Equity risk premium, Weighted Average Cost of Capital, 6) Capital Structure - n theory, MM, Costs of financial distress, Optimal capital structure, Adjusted Present Value, Differences to WACC valuation process, Pros and cons, Peer Group Valuation, Selecting the peer group, Key ratios, P/Es, EV/EBITDA, 7) Financing the Corporation - Bank lending, Term loans and lines of credit, Bilateral and syndicated loans, Debt, Investment grade, High yield, Convertibles, Preferreds, Equity, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Public Equity, IPOs,  Secondary (US)/ Rights Offerings (Europe), Mergers & Acquisitions, Rationale, Payments, Leveraged Buyouts, Management Buyouts, Wrap-up case study, and 8) Desk Ready Skills Knowledge Check.

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