Corporate Finance
Interactive
Cost of capital and WACC
Estimate the return a company must earn on its capital, then use it as the hurdle rate for investment decisions.
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Corporate Finance
Interactive
Operating and financial leverage
Understand how fixed costs and debt magnify every change in sales, and how to measure the risk that comes with them.
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Corporate Finance
Interactive
Working capital and everyday operations
Understand the relationship between inventory, receivables, payables, and short-term funding.
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Corporate Finance
Interactive
Break-even analysis
Find the sales volume where a product covers its costs, and see how pricing moves that line.
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Corporate Finance
Interactive
Net present value, clearly explained
Understand what a future cash flow is worth today, and how NPV supports investment decisions.
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Corporate Finance
Interactive
IRR, MIRR, and payback
Read a project's return as a rate, understand what IRR does and does not tell you, and use payback as a risk screen rather than a decision rule.
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