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E. Business finance

Understand how companies raise finance. This section covers equity, debt, and hybrid sources, their cost implications, and how gearing affects financial risk and performance metrics.

  • 37 lessons
  • 6 modules
  • 2.6h of video
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The lessons

37 lessons, module by module.

Sources of finance

6 lessons
  1. 1 Agenda 1m
  2. 2 Overview 3m
  3. 3 Short-term finance 3m
  4. 4 Long-term finance 12m
  5. 5 Raising finance 17m
  6. 6 SME financing 4m

Islamic finance

4 lessons
  1. 1 Agenda 0
  2. 2 Introduction 2m
  3. 3 Alternatives to interest 1m
  4. 4 Islamic financial instruments 4m

Internal sources of finance and dividend policy

3 lessons
  1. 1 Agenda 1m
  2. 2 Internal sources of finance 3m
  3. 3 Dividend policy 8m

Estimating the cost of capital

14 lessons
  1. 1 Agenda 0
  2. 2 Introduction 6m
  3. 3 Cost of equity 1m
  4. 4 Dividend valuation model 1m
  5. 5 Dividend growth model 14m
  6. 6 Capital asset pricing model 8m
  7. 7 Cost of debt 1m
  8. 8 Irredeemable debt 3m
  9. 9 Redeemable debt 5m
  10. 10 Convertible debt 1m
  11. 11 Preference shares 1m
  12. 12 Bank debt 1m
  13. 13 Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) - part 1 8m
  14. 14 Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) - part 2 6m

Capital structure theories

7 lessons
  1. 1 Agenda 1m
  2. 2 Overview 5m
  3. 3 Traditional view 3m
  4. 4 Modigliani and Miller - part 1 3m
  5. 5 Modigliani and Miller - part 2 1m
  6. 6 Pecking order theory 1m
  7. 7 Capital structure and risk 6m

Ratio analysis

3 lessons
  1. 1 Agenda 0
  2. 2 Overview 5m
  3. 3 Key ratios 19m

Questions

About E. Business finance.

What does the E. Business finance section cover?

Understand how companies raise finance. This section covers equity, debt, and hybrid sources, their cost implications, and how gearing affects financial risk and performance metrics.

How much video is in this section?

E. Business finance has 37 video lessons, about 2.6 hours in total. Work through them at your own pace, with lifetime access.

Is this section included in the Financial Management exam?

Yes. The content in this section is assessed in the Financial Management ACCA exam.

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