Real World Financial Decision Making: Applying the Tools of Corporate Finance Seminar

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Detailed Overview/Outline

Illustrated with real-world case studies, this fast-paced seminar demonstrates how to apply targeted financial tools that drive smarter decision making for your business.

Every company faces decision making about which projects offer the greatest potential for profit and growth. This high-level seminar gives you the decision making tools to assess those capital projects…apply a battery of financial metrics to determine the highest value projects…select successful merger candidates…and influence how corporate resources are best allocated. You’ll return to work equipped with the financial tools and techniques to apply top-notch decision making and deliver great value to your company—now and in the future.

How You Will Benefit

• Align financial objectives with your company’s strategic vision in your decision making
• Capitalize on the success of some companies—and avoid the costly mistakes of others
• Reduce the risk of funding low-profit projects and allocate funds with the highest revenue potential
• Put your company in a better position to grow
• Help achieve your company’s profit goals by understanding the implications of financial decision making on your business unit, group or division

What You Will Cover

• Overview of basic financial analysis techniques
• Case Study on capital budgeting and investments, present value, project evaluation and securities analysis
• Utilizing the cost of capital in financial decision making
• Case Study: mergers and acquisitions
• Understanding the importance of financial decision making in your business

Who Should Attend

CFOs, vice presidents and directors of finance, treasurers, controllers (and their assistants), corporate planning directors, and others with substantial financial decision making responsibility, as well as operations and administrative managers.

Note: Attendees should be acquainted with business finance; familiarity with AMA’s Course on Financial Analysis (seminar #1552) will be especially helpful.

Extended Description

Learning Objective

• Apply a Process to Determine the Feasibility of Capital Spending
• Utilize the Tools of Corporate Finance
• Assess and Evaluate the Results of Financial Analyses
• Identify Nonfinancial Risk Factors That Impact Feasibility
• Synthesize the Elements to Reach a Go/No-Go Decision

The Financial Toolkit

• Identify the Value and Purpose of Capital Spending Analysis.
• Describe the Capital Planning Decisions Process
• Estimate Cash Flows for a Project
• Calculate WACC, ROIC, Hurdle Rate, NPV, IRR, MIRR, and Discounted Payback Period
• Use Financial Calculations to Analyze the Benefit of a Capital Project

Case Study #1 (Lockheed)

• Apply the 7-Step Decision Process to Evaluate the Feasibility of Capital Spending.
• Calculate and Interpret Relevant Metrics
• Evaluate the Potential Outcomes (Go/No-Go)

Case Study #2 (HP and Compaq)

• Examine Alternative Paths to Achieve the Desired Outcome, Based on Financial Results
• Factor in Non-Financial Issues and Risks
• Recommend a Decision

Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:

• provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
• focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
• offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
• facilitate your career development and business savvy

Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:

• manage your priorities effectively
• cultivate more productive working relationships
• increase your on-the-job value
• align your skills with marketplace demands
• bring out the best in people, processes and yourself

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you cannot attend a seminar you may contact AMA in advance to transfer to a future session, or can send someone to take your place. If you need to cancel your attendance, AMA will give you a complete refund if you cancel more than three weeks before your seminar begins. To cancel, simply call. If you cancel with less than three weeks' notice, you will be liable for the entire seminar fee, however you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any future AMA seminar of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled seminar. In fairness to all attendees, if you do not attend a seminar session for which you are confirmed, and do not cancel with a minimum of three weeks’ notice as described above, you will be charged the entire seminar fee.

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