MFIN 8807 Corporate Finance

This course studies the techniques of financial analysis, including financial statement analysis, cash budgeting, and pro forma analysis. It also covers the firm's investment and financing decisions, including the concepts of present and net present value, capital budgeting analysis, investment analysis under uncertainty, the cost of capital, capital structure theory and policy and the interrelation of the firm's investment and financing decisions.

Course overview

Department
Finance
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring,Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
MFIN7704

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.25 / 5

Based on 744 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Vyacheslav Fos
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.34/5
  • Aimee Smith
    Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.51/5
  • Andrey Malenko
    Midterm Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Midterm Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.62/5
  • Arup Ganguly
    Midterm Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • Clifford Holderness
    Midterm Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.78/5
  • Elliott Smith
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.78/5
  • Michael Barry
    Fall 2024, Spring 1 2023 · Official rating 4.09/5
  • Nadya Malenko
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.63/5
  • Rawley Heimer
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.44/5
  • Simcha Barkai
    Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.36/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Vyacheslav Fos · Fulton Hall 230 Tu 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Vyacheslav Fos · Fulton Hall 230 Tu 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered