- Platform
- FutureLearn
- Provider
- New York Institute of Finance
- Effort
- 4 hours a week
- Length
- 3 weeks
- Language
- English
- Cost
- £302
- Credentials
- Paid Certificate Available
- Part of
- Course Link
Overview
Learn how to use free cash flow modeling
This course looks at how to use free cash flow concepts to analyse and evaluate corporate performance in order to make better capital budgeting and acquisition decisions.
You’ll get an introduction to free cash flow and its components and learn about cost of capital. You’ll also look at how free cash flow can be used in acquisitions, and explore some common implementation issues.
This course is ideal for financial analysts and associates. It is also suitable for directors and managers who have transitioned, or hope to transition, to mergers and acquisitions from other areas, such as equities or fixed income.
To get the most from this course you will need a good knowledge of financial analysis and MS Excel.
What topics will you cover?
Week 1 - Consolidation
Equity methods of consideration and the cost method, its sub-categories, and consolidation
Week 2 - Purchase Accounting and Special Topics
Explore purchase accounting in detail and other areas like Internal Revenue Code Section 338, tax deductible goodwill and intangibles
Taught by
Fiona R
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Learn how to use free cash flow modeling
This course looks at how to use free cash flow concepts to analyse and evaluate corporate performance in order to make better capital budgeting and acquisition decisions.
You’ll get an introduction to free cash flow and its components and learn about cost of capital. You’ll also look at how free cash flow can be used in acquisitions, and explore some common implementation issues.
This course is ideal for financial analysts and associates. It is also suitable for directors and managers who have transitioned, or hope to transition, to mergers and acquisitions from other areas, such as equities or fixed income.
To get the most from this course you will need a good knowledge of financial analysis and MS Excel.
What topics will you cover?
Week 1 - Consolidation
Equity methods of consideration and the cost method, its sub-categories, and consolidation
Week 2 - Purchase Accounting and Special Topics
Explore purchase accounting in detail and other areas like Internal Revenue Code Section 338, tax deductible goodwill and intangibles
Taught by
Fiona R
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