Funding Decisions That Hold Up: A Training Course in Financial Evaluation and Analysis of Investment Projects (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Funding an investment project is easy. Funding the right one, with a clear understanding of its returns and risks, is a different matter entirely, and it is what separates investors who grow their capital from those who lose it.
The Financial Evaluation and Analysis of Investment Projects course, offered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, equips participants with the financial foundations needed to judge whether a project deserves funding, and how to structure that funding soundly.
Participants explore financial feasibility, return estimation, and risk analysis, and learn to apply advanced tools such as Net Present Value (NPV), Return on Investment (ROI), and Sensitivity Analysis to evaluate investment projects with precision.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend
- Project managers and those responsible for evaluating investment projects.
- Financial analysts and financial consultants.
- Individuals developing financial skills for project evaluation.
- Entrepreneurs and investors wanting to understand the fundamentals of project financing.
- Employees in financial departments involved in investment management.
What Participants Will Take Away
- The basic principles of financing investment projects.
- How to use the right financial tools to evaluate investment projects.
- How to conduct financial feasibility analysis and risk assessments.
- How to estimate capital costs and return on investment (ROI).
- How to make investment decisions based on accurate, reliable evaluations.
3Course Content
Module 1: Financing Fundamentals for Investment Projects
- Defining investment projects, their objectives, and the role financing plays in them.
- Sources of financing: self-financing, loans, and equity.
- Working capital, cash flow, and profitability, and the difference between internal and external financing.
- Why setting clear financial goals for a project matters from day one.
Module 2: Assessing Financial Feasibility
- What financial feasibility means, and the basic tools used to evaluate it.
- The difference between short-term and long-term projects.
- Identifying costs and returns, and estimating expected revenues and expenses.
- Economic and commercial feasibility analysis for projects.
Module 3: Valuation Methods — ROI, DCF, and NPV
- Differential analysis and Return on Investment (ROI) for evaluating feasibility.
- Using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) to calculate the value of future cash flows and judge profitability.
- Calculating Net Present Value (NPV), interpreting the results, and using NPV to compare between investment projects.
Module 4: Identifying and Managing Financial Risk
- Identifying market, liquidity, and interest rate risks, and how they affect expected returns.
- Assessing risk using financial analysis tools.
- Strategies for reducing risk: diversification, hedging tools, and financial derivatives.
Module 5: Sensitivity Analysis and the Cost of Capital
- Using sensitivity analysis to measure the impact of financial variables and possible scenarios.
- The concept of capital cost, how to calculate it, and its relationship to risk and return.
- Cost of debt versus cost of equity, and using the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) model to evaluate projects.
Module 6: Making the Final Investment Decision
- Determining returns on invested capital and measuring them against associated risk.
- Using financial analysis as the basis for investment decisions.
- The importance of continuous analysis and adjusting decisions as financial conditions evolve.