This Introduction to Corporate Finance course provides a detailed overview of the principles and practices essential for corporate financial management. It begins with the role of the financial manager and key financial concepts, explaining how businesses plan, track, and optimize their financial activities.

The course covers balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and corporate taxes, offering practical insights into analyzing a company’s financial health. Learners explore financial ratio analysis, DuPont analysis, and common-size statements to understand performance metrics. Advanced topics include capital budgeting, discounted cash flow (DCF), net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and profitability index, providing tools to make investment decisions confidently.

Participants also learn cost of equity, cost of debt, WACC, portfolio theory, stock and bond valuation, and risk management, which are critical for both corporate finance and investment roles. Each lesson integrates real-world examples, making complex topics easy to understand. By the end, learners are equipped to evaluate projects, manage corporate finance decisions, and understand capital markets, making it ideal for CPA and CMA exam preparation.