Financial Management

Overview

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this Financial Management course from University of Manitoba, you should be able to:

• determine the best way to create value for shareholders of corporations and for stakeholders of non-profit organizations
• identify the core areas of corporate finance, including how they interact with the company’s other functional areas to achieve organizational goals
• describe the role of intermediaries in the Canadian financial markets for raising capital to fund business investments
• prepare capital asset depreciation for tax purposes, and discuss the tax implication of additions and disposals
• apply techniques for financial statement analysis to evaluate the company’s financial condition, capital structure, and operational performance
• analyze and contribute to management of working capital, including accounts receivable and inventories
• prepare calculations using multiple valuation methods and evaluate capital budgeting projects 
• determine the valuation of marketable bonds
• determine the cost of debt and weighted average cost of capital calculations to determine the minimum required rate of return for investments
• determine the net advantage of leasing as an alternative method of asset acquisition financing