Description

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With the COVID-19 crisis, we suddenly find ourselves in an extremely challenging economic environment. Many organisations may not survive the economic fallout from the pandemic. Some will persevere, and perhaps even thrive.

Some organisations will have the opportunity to strengthen and expand their own footprints by salvaging promising companies that are now in distress. They are also in a strong position to embark on more projects and capital investments.

This workshop is designed specifically to help Finance Professionals and Business Managers look at the different ways to analyse a project or capital investment and also master the common financial tools used to evaluate its viability.

What you will learn

At the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Have a practical understanding of what Project Financing encompasses
• Be able to identify the cash flows of an investment or project and evaluate its financial viability
• Be able to compare the value of money at different times and appreciate its purpose
• Be able to use financial tools to evaluate and make an investment decision
• Be able to understand the risks involved in Project Financing and learn how to mitigate them
• Learn how to avoid financial losses through cash flow analysis
• Understand how to arrive at the optimal investment decision

Programme Outline

• Assessing the viability of an investment /project
• Measuring the Returns
• Accounting profits vs cash flows
• Projecting cash flows
• Forecasting principles
• Incremental vs total cash flows
• Sunk cost
• Tax implications
• Financing cost
• Understanding the time value of money
• Evaluating financial viability using:
• Payback Period
• Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
• Net Present Value (NPV)
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• Evaluating NPV method in relation to other evaluation techniques
• Sensitivity analysis
• Identifying the appropriate cost of capital and hurdle rate
• Identifying and understanding the external and internal factors affecting viability of projects

Target Audience

Finance Professionals and Business Managers

Expert Speaker

Koh Siew Min
CFA , CA (Singapore)

Siew Min provides consultancy and training to banks, MNCs and management institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. She advises entrepreneurs and companies on financial management and restructuring, and also prepares companies for listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange, working closely with merchant banks that underwrite the listing of equities.

She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the NUS Business School , teaching the module on Financial Statement Analysis in the NUS MBA Programme. Being effectively bilingual in English and Chinese, Siew Min conducts programs in Mandarin for participants from China in a variety of banking subjects. She brings to her training programmes a unique blend of academia and practical industry experience in banking and finance gleaned from years of research, teaching and business management in the sector.