Corporate Finance
Cod: 61011
Department: DCSG
ECTS: 6
Scientific area: Management
Total working hours: 156
Total contact time: 15

This course aims to teach students the basic knowledge of Financial Statement Analysis in order to get a sound opinion in valuation firms. It also studies the risk and return of companies.

Return
Solvability
Financial stability
Risk

After concluded successfully this course, the student should be able to: 
•Use the Financial Analysis techniques;
•Know the operating cycle and the cash cycle;
•Know the short-term and the long-term financial plans.

I – Financial Analysis
1. Base instruments of financial analysis
2. Financial analysis techniques

II – Soundness and financial stability
3. Short-term financial stability
4. Financial analysis ratios
5. Long-term financial stability

III – Risk and return
6. Return investments analysis
7. Risk analysis
8. Financial and economic diagnosis

Textbooks
Fernandes, C., Peguinho, C., Vieira, E. e J. Neiva, Análise Financeira – Teoria e Prática, Edições Sílabo
Secondary reading
Pinho, C. e S. Tavares, Análise Financeira e Mercados, Áreas Editora
Brealey, R., Myers S. e F. Allen, Principles of Corporate Finance, McGraw Hill
 

E-learning.

Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a final digital test, Global e-folio (e-folio G) at the end of the semester (60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one final exam (100%).

Recommended precessions are Management Principles and Accounting.