Formation/Cours

Prerequisites regarding the content:
– Design of a cash flow statement
– Calculation of the profitability of a project
– Basics of working capital and working capital need

Prerequisite regarding the methodology:
– Capability to use a scientific approach

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
– Demonstrate an international mindset
– Demonstrate an expertise on key concepts related to the cash management of a company by being able to define, describe and differentiate the components of the cash flows from the operations, the investment and financing activities
– Construct expert knowledge from cutting-edge information to be able to analyse new problems thanks to the knowledge acquired during the course
– Be a reference point for expertise-related questions and ambiguities by being able to analyse the needs of a company in the studied field and to propose the relevant solution in terms of cash management. More specifically, the student will be able to exploit acquired knowledge to propose a tailor-made solution to a new problem.

Cash flows from operations
Cash flows from investment activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash flow statement containing the three types of cash flows

Trend analysis
Common-size analysis
Working capital analysis
Return analysis
Evaluating operating management
Evaluating investment management
Evaluating financial management