The purpose of the course is to give the student an understanding of the role finance plays in business and industry. Corporate finance is a tool that helps managers maximize the financial performance of a company for the long-term benefit of its shareholders. In this course students learn how firms can efficiently allocate their financial resources and how they can acquire those resources on as favourable terms as possible.
This course is intended for students that were unsuccessful in their first attempt at the following courses: FMGT 4561 – Finance for Business Management, FMGT 3550 – Business Finance 1; FMGT 3222 – Managerial Finance (MKTG). Please contact Samantha Rubinic at srubinic@bcit.ca for approval to register in this course.
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Winter 2020
Below is one offering of this course for the Winter 2020 term.
This course is intended for students that were unsuccessful in their first attempt at the following courses: FMGT 4561 – Finance for Business Management, FMGT 3550 – Business Finance 1; FMGT 3222 – Managerial Finance (MKTG). Please contact Samantha Rubinic at srubinic@bcit.ca for approval to register in this course.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Describe and discuss the goals and functions of financial management.
Analyze a firm’s financial statements using ratios, vertical analysis and horizontal analysis.
Analyze the contents and the structure of the income statement, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement and the statement of changes in equity.
Calculate present value, future value, annuity amounts, and rates of return and analyze time value of money problems.
Develop cash budgets and forecast financial statements.
Compare and contrast different sources of long-term financing.
Measure the firm’s cash conversion cycle.
Determine the optimal mix of working capital: receivables, inventory, cash.
Registration is now open for the Winter 2020 term.
Classroom Locations
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