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Financial Management
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:19:29
Abstract
Financial goals and reporting, profitability and efficiency, liquidity, cash planning, cash flow statement, financial statement analysis and planning, financing the business, equity and debt financing, cost of capital, capital structure decision, capital budgeting decision, corporate valuation, acquisition and financial restructuring.
Objective
- Understand the principles of financial management - Develop thinking in financial environment - Master tools and methods of financial management
Content
- Financial goals and reporting, value-based management - Profitability and efficiency management - Liquidity, working capital management, cash planning, cash flow statement - Financial statement analysis and planning - Financing the business, equity and debt financing - Capital structure decision, financial leverage, cost of capital, - Capital budgeting decision - Corporate valuation, mergers and acquisitions - Bankruptcy and financial restructuring
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- BSC , DS , NDS , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- end-of-semester examination
Course Components
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Financial Management
Vorlesung wird neu auf Englisch gehalten.
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Mathematics, Computational Science and Engineering (Mathematics, Physics Those who want to register for elective courses in the diploma degree programme im Mathematics, should select these from the range of courses of the Master programme in Mathematics. Those who want to register for core subject and elective courses in the diploma degree programme in Physics, should select these from the range of courses of the Master programme in Physics (Core Courses: Theoretical Physics, Core Courses: Experimental Physics, Electives: Physics and Mathematics). The same holds for seminars and semester projects and papers.)
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Major in Insurance Mathematics (Further pieces of information are available at Prof. P. Embrechts's secretariat, HG F42.)
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Compulsory Electives GESS (Categorically all students at ETH Zurich are required to obtain 8 credit points (ECTS) within the frame of this elective course program throughout their studies; 6 credit points during the bachelor and 2 for the master. Some of the lectures are part of other departments’ curricula. Further information can be found in the course catalog or at the particular student offices.)
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