BUS202: Profitability Index | Saylor Academy

Watch this video, which defines the profitability index and shows how to calculate it.

Source: Prof Alldredge, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3CvGdK8bVA
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Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction to Finance

Unit 1 Learning Outcomes

1.1: Introduction to Concepts in Finance

Introducing Finance

1.2: Goal of Financial Management

Goals of Financial Management

1.3: Business Organization and Governance

Types of Business Organizations

Forms of Business Ownership

1.4: Corporate Governance and Ethics

Corporate Governance

Ethics and Finance

1.5: Agency and Conflict of Interests

Agency and Conflict of Interests

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Financial Statements and Financial Analysis

Unit 2 Learning Outcomes

2.1: Balance Sheets and Income Statements

Introducing Financial Statements

The Income Statement

The Balance Sheet

The Basic Financial Statements

Financial Statements

Tax Considerations

Itemized Deductions

2.2: Cash Flow and Other Statements

The Statement of Cash Flow

What Is the Statement of Cash Flows?

Statement of Cash Flows: As Simple as It Gets

Other Statements

Stockholders's Equity Statement

Depreciation Methods

Free Cash Flows

Market Value Added and Economic Value Added

2.3: Analyzing Financial Statements

Standardizing Financial Statements

Using Financial Ratios for Analysis

Overview of Ratio Analysis

Profitability Ratios

Asset Management Ratios

Liquidity Ratios

Debt Management Ratios

Market Value Ratios

The DuPont Equation, ROE, ROA, and Growth

2.4: Forecasting Financial Statements

Forecasting the Income Statement

Forecasting the Balance Sheet

Building a Cash Budget

Analyzing Forecasting

Financial Forecast vs. Projection

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Time Value of Money

Unit 3 Learning Outcomes

3.1: The Time Value of Money

Introduction to the Time Value of Money

Time Value of Money

3.2: Future Value and Compounding

Future Value, Single Amount

Future Value, Multiple Flows

The Miracle of Compound Returns

3.3: Present Value and Discounting

Present Value, Single Amount

Present Value, Multiple Flows

Introduction to Present Value

Present Value and Cash Flow

Present Value and Interest Rates

Additional Detail on Present and Future Values

3.4: Special Applications: Perpetuities, Annuities and Yields

Annuities

Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity

Calculating Perpetuities

Yields

Valuing a Series of Cash Flows

Introduction to Interest

Interest

Unit 3 Assessment