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
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.25 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.35 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Nadya Malenko | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 34 |
| Spring 2026 (midterm) | Andrey Malenko | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 48 of 48 |
| Fall 2025 | Simcha Barkai | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 58 of 63 |
| Fall 2025 | Vyacheslav Fos | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 49 of 58 |
| Spring 2025 | Nadya Malenko | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 32 of 34 |
| Spring 2025 (midterm) | Arup Ganguly | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 35 of 37 |
| Fall 2024 | Michael Barry | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 86 of 95 |
| Spring 2024 | Andrey Malenko | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 23 |
| Spring 2024 (midterm) | Andrey Malenko | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 47 of 50 |
| Fall 2023 | Simcha Barkai | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 39 of 48 |
| Fall 2023 | Vyacheslav Fos | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 41 of 45 |
| Spring 2023 | Elliott Smith | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 26 |
| Spring 2023 | Michael Barry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 of 30 |
| Fall 2022 | Simcha Barkai | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 39 of 41 |
| Fall 2022 | Vyacheslav Fos | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 7–9 hrs/week | 39 of 40 |
| Spring 2022 | Aimee Smith | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 27 |
| Spring 2022 | Rawley Heimer | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 29 |
| Spring 2022 (midterm) | Clifford Holderness | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 48 |
| Fall 2021 | Aimee Smith | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | 19 of 46 |
| Fall 2021 | Simcha Barkai | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 45 |
| Fall 2021 | Vyacheslav Fos | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 36 of 48 |
Data freshness
Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 01
- Section 02