Editing Corporate Finance (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Corporate Finance''' — The division of finance that deals with financing, capital structuring, and investment decisions.
* '''Shareholder Value''' — The value delivered to the owners of a company (shareholders) based on management's ability to grow earnings.
* '''Capital Budgeting''' — The process of planning and managing a firm's long-term investments.
* '''Capital Structure''' — The specific mixture of long-term debt and equity a firm uses to finance its operations.
* '''Equity''' — Ownership interest in a corporation, usually in the form of common or preferred stock.
* '''Debt''' — Money borrowed by a company (e.g., loans, bonds) that must be repaid with interest.
* '''WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital)''' — The average rate a company is expected to pay to all its security holders to finance its assets.
* '''Working Capital''' — A firm's short-term assets (cash, inventory) minus its short-term liabilities (bills).
* '''NPV (Net Present Value)''' — The difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows over a period of time.
* '''IRR (Internal Rate of Return)''' — The discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows equal to zero.
* '''Dividend''' — A sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders out of its profits.
* '''IPO (Initial Public Offering)''' — The first time a private company offers its stock to the public.
* '''M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions)''' — The consolidation of companies or assets through various types of financial transactions.
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