Investment appraisal - introduction

Getting investment decisions right

Senior executives, managers and accountants in both the private and public sectors needing a fundamental knowledge of investment appraisal plus an understanding of the external and internal implications of changes to financial policy.

Knowledge of how to:

• decide whether to proceed with a capital purchase or project (by using techniques such as net present value, payback and return on investment)
• perform investment appraisal calculations
• deal with real life complications such as changing interest rates, irregular cash flows, relevant cash flows, working capital cash flows, inflation and taxation.

This is covered in greater depth in Investment appraisal in practice

The speaker will be drawn from a pool of subject specialists who are qualified professionals. Having worked for leading organisations they will bring their subject to life by relating the course content to real life case studies.

• Basic investment appraisal techniques including discounted cash flows.
• How to develop these techniques.
• How to take account of real life complications in investment appraisal.

Examples and case studies are included in order for you to put the techniques into practice.

The course starts at 9.30am, with registration and coffee from 9.00am, and ends at 4.30pm. Lunch and refreshments are provided.

5.5 CPD hours (where applicable)

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