EDUCBA

Corporate Finance & Capital Budgeting

EDUCBA

Corporate Finance & Capital Budgeting

EDUCBA

Instructor: EDUCBA

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply capital budgeting techniques like NPV, IRR, and Payback.

  • Analyze cash flows, cost of capital, and investment viability.

  • Evaluate projects to support strategic financial decisions.

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May 2026

Assessments

23 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

This module introduces the core principles of corporate finance and strategic financial management. Learners explore how financial decisions influence business operations, shareholder value, and investment planning while understanding the role of equity ownership and the fundamentals of capital budgeting in organizational decision-making.

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6 videos4 assignments

This module focuses on evaluating financial decisions that influence company value and shareholder returns. Learners examine cost of capital, project evaluation parameters, and corporate actions such as dividends and share buybacks to understand how companies manage financial resources and return value to investors.

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7 videos4 assignments

This module explores the financial foundations required for evaluating investment projects. Learners examine balance sheet elements, capital structure concepts, and investment evaluation methods such as payback and discounted payback periods to understand how organizations assess investment recovery and financial sustainability.

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7 videos4 assignments

This module examines the Net Present Value (NPV) method as a critical tool for investment evaluation. Learners analyze how uneven cash flows, time value of money, and taxation influence capital budgeting decisions and determine the financial viability of long-term projects.

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7 videos4 assignments

This module expands investment evaluation methods by examining the strengths and limitations of NPV and introducing the Accounting Rate of Return (ARR). Learners explore practical ARR calculations and understand how IRR concepts support financial decision-making in project appraisal.

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6 videos4 assignments

This module focuses on advanced investment appraisal techniques including Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Profitability Index. Learners apply IRR calculations and profitability index analysis to compare investment alternatives and support effective capital budgeting decisions.

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4 videos3 assignments

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