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Presentation
Presentation
This unit presents the essential concepts of corporate finance, analyzing the financial markets and its the components of profitability and risk. At the micro level, we study the company's financial management concepts
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP6573-3510
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Finances and the role of the financial manager in the company. The analysis and measurement of economic and financial performance. Project evaluation and selection criteria. Concept and estimation of the cost of capital. Company valuation Sustainable Finance and ESG Criteria: 6.1 Ethics and Sustainable Finance in the 21C. 6.2 Environmental Criteria. 6.3 Social Criteria. 6.4 Governance Criteria.
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Objectives
Objectives
Describe and evaluate the role of the financial manager and relate it to the company's objective function. Describe, apply and discuss the updating and financial capitalization processes. Identify, compare and critically evaluate the static and dynamic evaluation methodologies of investment projects in a context of certainty and uncertainty. Enunciate, criticize and apply the cost of capital estimation methods; - Describe, compare and apply the main business valuation methods; - Exemplify, criticize and apply financial analysis techniques. Learn the principles for responsible investing (PRIs). Understand the interconnections between the financial and non-financial drivers of performance and the impact on performance evaluation of introducing ESG factors.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Theoretical-practical and expositive classes, with the participation of students in the resolution of practical cases. For the acquisition of the defined competences, the following teaching and learning methodologies (TLM) will be used: - Lectures, to present the theoretical frameworks of reference - Participatory, with resolution and analysis of practical cases - Active, with group and/or individual work and mini cases - Self-study, related to the student's autonomous work, as stated in the Lesson Planning Grading: Problem Sets - 20%; Group Work Assignments (max. 4 students) - 20% (analyse, solve and present case- studies) and Individual Work Assignement - 60% (with a minimum grade of 7.5/20.
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References
References
Brealey, Myers, Allen, Richard, Stewart, Franklin - Principles of Corporate Finance - 13ª edição - McGraw Hill, 2019. Gitman e Zutter, Lawrence e Chad. - Principles of Managerial Finance - 13ª edição - Prentice Hall, 2012. Higgins, R.C., Koski, J.L., & Mitton, T. (2018). Analysis for Financial Management (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
