How to Become a Project Manager: 6 Steps
December 6, 2024
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Instructor: Bekhruzbek Ochilov, MCSI, PAGRC
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Calculate Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Calculate capital invested, finance charge, and NOPAT
Use financial statements to calculate Economic Value Added
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In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to calculate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital, calculate capital invested, finance charge, and NOPAT, and use financial statements to calculate Economic Value Added. Economic Value Added is one of the most critical metrics in financial modeling and analysis and is used to measure the profitability of the projects and management performance.
Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We're currently working on providing the same experience in other regions. It is recommended to take the Introduction to Valuation with WACC and Analyzing Company's Performance using Ratios projects first.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Economic Value Added overview
Calculating WACC
Calculating capital invested and finance charge
Calculating NOPAT
Calculating Economic Value Added
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Reviewed on Nov 14, 2020
A really good starting point for these metric calculations. Just wish there was additional references or reading materials for the metrics as a takeaway.
Reviewed on May 19, 2021
It helped in teaching this topic to my students in a more confident manner
Reviewed on Sep 15, 2020
it is a good course. it will not take a long of a time to finish. I think the course will give you brief information not deep.
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