Your online learning journey

Designed to develop confidence in analysis and managerial finance.

Program overview

Understand key accounting and financial concepts.
Acquire an overview of the three main financial statements (the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement).
Apply theory to financial statements.

Learn how use ratios to evaluate company performance.
Discuss managerial implications of financial analysis, for example, when dealing with customers and suppliers.

Examine the relationship between risk and return.
Acquire knowledge about capital asset pricing, credit spreads, and company beta.
Learn how to assess the risk versus return for debt and equity assets.
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for your company or unit.

Understand project valuation criteria such as net present value, internal rate of return, payback, and discounted payback.
Assess investment options.
Forecast cash flows in real projects.
Develop project valuation models in Excel.
Perform sensitivity analysis.

Evaluate different capital structures and their associated risks and benefits.
Understand the tax advantages of debt financing.

One-on-one coaching

Throughout your online learning, you’ll be accompanied by an experienced IMD executive coach who will challenge you, encourage you, and provide valuable feedback on your weekly assignments. Together, you’ll dive deeper into the program content and make it meaningful to your own professional context. Your interactions will take place via video, in writing, and over the phone.

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Achieve your goals

Your expert coach helps you:

Define

Define your learning objectives and stay on track.

Review

Review your progress on a weekly basis.

Overcome

Overcome your challenges.

Apply

Apply what you learn to your own context.

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