CFA Corporate Finance Level 1 (Part 1)

About this course

Welcome to Corporate Finance CFA Level 1 (Part 1) Course.  As the name indicates, this course covers part of syllabus of Corporate Finance Paper of Level 1 of CFA Exams. About Coverage: Section 1 will cover Reading 36 - Capital Budgeting Section 2 will cover Reading 37 - Cost of Capital  Section 3 will cover Reading 38 - Measures of Leverage. Teaching and Learning Style: This course is structured in self paced learning style. It is suggested to take screenshots of case studies for reference back during problem solving. Approaching the course with note book and pen or MS Excel and solving problems paralelly along with instructor will make you feel like attending real class and improve your listening and learning experience.     Teaching and Learning outcomes: By taking this course, you will be able to describe the capital budgeting process and distinguish among the various categories of capital projects;describe the basic principles of capital budgeting;explain how the evaluation and selection of capital projects is affected by mutually exclusive projects, project sequencing, and capital rationing;calculate and interpret net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period, discounted payback period, and profitability index (PI) of a single capital project;explain the NPV profile, compare the NPV and IRR methods when evaluating independent and mutually exclusive projects, and describe the problems associated with each of the evaluation methods;describe expected relations among an investment’s NPV, company value, andshare price.calculate and interpret the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of a company; describe how taxes affect