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ME2721 Corporate Finance and Markets I 7.5 credits

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ME2721 provides a broad overview of Corporate Finance starting from an international perspective.

Financial strategy is a key focus area of industrial businesses as well as other major corporations. It is essential for a company to: establish a sound financial structure, implement efficient allocation of financial resources, and to maintain continuous financial monitoring of operations. Successful companies deploy advanced corporate finance methods which provides financial stability as well as comparative and competitive advantages.

Specific areas covered in the course include: cash flow analysis, interest rates and the time value of money, valuation models for bonds and stocks, portfolio theory, risk management, decisions on capital structure, and financial options

Course offerings are missing for current or upcoming semesters.
Headings with content from the Course syllabus ME2721 (Autumn 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course disposition

See the course syllabus.

Course contents

The course includes in-depth studies of financial economics in connection with innovation, technical development and economical growth

Intended learning outcomes

The course intends to provide knowledge of corporate finance and financial markets. After passing the course, the students should be able to:

  1. describe, explain and summarise the organisation of the financial market

  2. analyse, design and implement a company's financing strategy

  3. analyse and calculate how the company's capital structure can influence the company's value

  4. justify, calculate and evaluate the cash flows of different investments and the financial consequences of these investments.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

ME1314/ME1305 Introduction to Industrial Engineering and Management completed

Achieved the requirements for a Degree of Bachelor of Science

Documented knowledge equivalent to English B

Recommended prerequisites

No information inserted

Equipment

No information inserted

Literature

Will be announced at the start of the course.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Exam, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

See the course syllabus.

Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

Decided by the examiner.

Examiner

Profile picture Gustav Martinsson

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ITM/Industrial Economics and Management

Main field of study

Industrial Management

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

Se kurs- och programkatalogen.

Contact

Gustav Martinsson (gustav.martinsson@indek.kth.se)

Supplementary information

Courses with similar/overlapping content are ME1311 and ME2064.

Only one of the courses ME2721, ME1311 and ME2064 can be chosen.