Corporate Finance Study plan

No. of hours per week : 5hrs study

30hrs of study for 6 weeks
Weekly visit to Dr. Pankaj Gupta- Once/Week
Chapters to focus on CF
1. Introduction & Understanding the corporate finance – Week 1
2. Time Value and Money & Estimation of cost of capital/ hurdle rate - Week 2
3. Risk & return – Week 3
4. Investment decision making - Week 4
5. Week 5- Capital structure decisions & choice and Dividend decisions
6. Week 6- Concepts & Revision

I. Understanding the basic concepts

II. Suggestions from Sir- Articles to refer/ company examples.
III. Developing the understanding of the goal of a firm, role of managers,
theoretical
IV. developments in the area of corporate finance and tools of corporate
finance, viz. time
V. Value of money; financial statements analysis; and valuation of assets.
VI. Understanding financial markets and instruments.

Structured Plan:

Week: 1
Understand the basics of corporate finance. I will refer Ashwath damodaran’s
book. I would also spend 5-6 hours per week and if required to clear my doubts, I
would consult Dr.Pankaj Gupta for the same.
Week: 2
Time Value and Money & Estimation of cost of capital/ hurdle rate. Since I am not
comfortable in mathematics, I would spend more on theory. Also I would consult
Dr. Pankaj Gupta to get some tips and clarification. Once I understand the
concepts,I would like to practice myself. I would spend 7-8 hours for this chapter
3.
Week: 3
Risk & return- Again this chapter no: This chapter deals in numbers. Hence I
would work harder to get deeper understanding of this chapter with the help of Sir
and solving practice sums from the book.
Week: 4
Investment decision making - this week I would focus on chapter 6 and 10. After
understanding I would apply the same concepts. Once in a week I would meet sir
but if necessary for clarification, I would meet him more than once.
Week: 5
Capital structure decisions & choice and Dividend decisions- In this week, I would
Estimate and project cash flows from financial statements, identifying the relevant
cash flows.
Week: 6
I would do a final revision in this week and if there is something which I find
difficult to apply then I would consult sir. Also, I would relate some of the
concepts through my corporate experience