Corporate Finance Basics
Corporate finance deals with financing, capital structure, and money management to help maximize returns and shareholder value.
Proxy Season: What You Need To Know
Net Interest Rate Spread: Definition and Use in Profit Analysis
Venture Debt Financing: What Is It, and How Does It Work?
Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC): Meaning, History
What Are Capital Markets, and How Do They Work?
Capital Stock: Definition, Example, Preferred vs. Common Stock
Cost of Capital: What It Is, Why It Matters, Formula, and Example
Equity Meaning: How It Works and How to Calculate It
Implicit Cost Explained: How They Work, With Examples
LIBOR: What the London Interbank Offered Rate Is and How It's Used
Payback Period Explained, With the Formula and How to Calculate It
Series B Financing: Definition, Examples, and Funding Sources
Which Industries Have the Largest Capital Expenditures?
Ex Works (EXW) vs. Free on Board (FOB): What's the Difference?
Private vs. Public Company: What's the Difference?
Capital Lease: What It Means in Accounting, 4 Criteria
Clawback: Definition, Meaning, How It Works, and Example
Loss Leader Strategy: Definition and How It Works in Retail
Retainer Fee Meaning, Uses, How It Works, and Example
Reverse Stock Split: What It Is, How It Works, and Examples
Special Warranty Deed: Definition, Use, Vs. General Warranty Deed
Do Banks Have Working Capital?
Residual Dividend: Definition, Purposes, Example
Differences for Barter Transactions Recognition Between IFRS and USGAAP
Optimal Use of Financial Leverage in a Corporate Capital Structure
How to Determine the Proper Weights of Costs of Capital
Optimal Capital Structure Definition: Meaning, Factors, and Limitations
How Are Fixed Costs Treated in Cost Accounting?
Capital Budgeting: What It Is and How It Works
Equity Financing vs. Debt Financing: What's the Difference?
Asset Financing: Definition, How It Works, Benefits and Downsides
Authorized Share Capital: Definition, Example, and Types
Capital Funding: Definition, How It Works, and 2 Primary Methods
Cash Position: Definition, Ratios, and Example
Financial Structure
What Is Levered Free Cash Flow (LFCF)? Definition and Calculation
Non-Controlling Interest
Parent Company: Definition, Types, and Examples
Profit Center: Characteristics vs. a Cost Center, With Examples
Strategic Financial Management: Definition, Benefits, and Example
Underwriting Agreement: Meaning and Types
Economic Life: Definition, Determining Factors, Vs. Depreciation
Non-Cash Charge: Definition and Examples in Accounting
Deferred Expenses vs. Prepaid Expenses: What's the Difference?
Activity-Based Management (ABM) Definition and Examples
Understanding the BCG Growth Share Matrix and How to Use It
Cost of Labor (aka Labour Costs): What It Is, Why It Matters
Decision Support System (DSS): What It Is and How Businesses Use Them
Incremental Analysis: Definition, Types, Importance, and Example
How to Use a Letter of Intent (LOI) to Make a Deal
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) Definition and Example
Proxy Definition, How It Works, Statements, Benefits, and Example
Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP): Definition and Rules
Recurring Revenue: Types and Considerations
Scrap Value Depreciation Formula and Example Using It
Service Charge Definition, Types, and Why It's Not a Tip
Trade Finance: What It Is, How It Works, Benefits
Value Engineering: Definition, Meaning, and How It Works
Measuring Company Efficiency To Maximize Profits
Down Round: Overview, Implications and Alternatives
Accelerated Bookbuild Definition, How the Process Works
Asset-Light Debt: What It is, How it Works, Example
What Is a Proxy Statement? Definition, What's In It, and Voting
How Do Companies Benefit From Interest Rate and Currency Swaps?
How Should a Company Budget for Capital Expenditures?