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.
Profit Analysis using Economic Value Added
Profit Analysis using Economic Value Added
Instructor: Bekhruzbek Ochilov, MCSI, PAGRC
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1 hour
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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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Economic Value Added overview
Calculating WACC
Calculating capital invested and finance charge
Calculating NOPAT
Calculating Economic Value Added
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Reviewed on Oct 9, 2021
Great course! I learned a lot and the material was explained well.
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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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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.
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