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Master 2020/2021

International Financial Management

Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type: Elective course (Master of International Business)
Area of studies: Management
Delivered by: Магистерская программа "Международный бизнес", направление подготовки "Менеджмент"
When: 1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Master’s programme: International Business
Language: English
ECTS credits: 4
Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course is a corporate finance course of an advanced level. The key goal is to provide the student with sufficient knowledge to understand the logic of the modern financial analysis of strategic decisions in multinational corporations including investment and financing policies. The course is focused on the specific features of decision-making process in multinational corporations. The first part of the course constitutes the introduction to the analysis of operating, sovereign and institutional risks of multinational corporation. The second part of the course reviews specific tools and techniques applicable to the investment valuation of multinational company. The third part is devoted to the diversity of instruments available for emerging market company in global capital markets. Every lecture in this course is followed up with the in-class case studies. The course includes 4 case studies on (1) risks of multinational corporation; (2) global asset pricing models; (3) investment valuation in multinational corporation; (4) raising capital in global capital markets. The course covers such topics as types of risks of multinational corporation; currency risk in international projects; global asset pricing models; specific features of investment valuation for international projects; capital structure with the focus on particularities of raising capital in global capital markets.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • learn main features of multinational companies and explain why we should pay attention to international character of the company
  • define key hedging techniques applicable to currency risk of international project
  • learn how and when to use derivatives as currency risk hedging instrument
  • know the logic and the mechanism of raising the capital by multinational companies;
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • be able to classify the risks of multinational corporation
  • know how to evaluate the currency risk exposure
  • Student will get to know: - Specifics of company analysis based on the principles of corporate finance; - Principles of forming company’s cash flows; - Criteria for selection of investment projects both related and non-related to the concept of net present value; - Forecasting exchange rates. Measuring exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. Managing transaction exposure. Managing economic and translation exposure.
  • value the potential investment projects of the multinational company
  • apply key asset pricing models to multinational companies
  • take into account the international character of the business while making equity valuation
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction. Risks of international corporation
    What is multinational corporation? Key features. International operations of corporation. Corporation in global capital markets. Life cycle and decision-making process in multinational corporation. Risks of multinational corporation. Operating risks: pre-completion and post- completion risks for international project. Sovereign and institutional risks: macroeconomic risks and types of expropriation. Force majeure and World market risk. Adjustments for different types of risks.
  • Currency risks of international corporation
    Types of currency risk. Transaction exposure. Economic (operating) exposure. Translation (accounting) exposure. Sources of transaction exposure: operating cash flows in foreign currencies; financing cash flows in foreign currencies. Hedging strategies: to hedge or no to hedge. Forward market hedge. Money market hedge. Option market hedge. Boeing Illustration. Some words on Operational techniques.
  • Required return of an international corporation. Cost of capital for international projects.
    Cost of capital: approaches applicable for multinational corporation. Integrated and segmented markets. Market segmentation factors. Instruments lessening the negative effects of segmented capital markets. Asset pricing models for multinational corporation. Contribution of Global, National & Industry Factors to the cost of equity. Emerging markets’ efficiency. Cost of equity valuation methods: classification based on transparency and market integration level. Local CAPM. Rene Stulz 1981 IAPM. Global CAPM: O'Brien, Stulz et al. (1999). GCAPM: limitations. Disadvantages of basic asset pricing models. Godfrey – Espinosa Model (1996). DCAPM (2000) by Estrada. Cumulative method for return estimation. Cost of Debt of multinational corporation. Costs of Debt across Countries.
  • International Corporation in Global Capital Markets 1: Capital structure and Debt Capital Markets
    Optimal Capital Structure for multinational corporation. Going below min WACC: theory. Tradeoff amendments for multinational corporation: Availability of capital, Diversification of cash flows, Foreign exchange risk, Expectations of international portfolio investors. Value of multinationalism. When and how to go to international capital markets. Money vs. capital markets: lifecycle reasoning. Multinational corporation in international debt capital markets. Types of corporate debt financing instruments. Cost of debt depending on debt instrument. Direct vs. Intermediated debt. Bank loans and syndicated credits. Bonds with embedded options. Domestic vs. Eurobond. Financial and informational covenants. Russian companies in global debt capital markets: statistics, strategy and barriers.
  • International Corporation in Global Capital Markets 2: Equity Capital Markets.
    Motivations for Public Equity Offers. Public offerings: lifecycle reasoning. IPO motives: financing investments, transferring wealth from new shareholders to existing shareholders, increasing liquidity. Growth companies strategy for public offerings. Secondary shares public offering as a strategic step for stable companies. Some Evidence on Company’s post-IPO results. Designing a Strategy to Source Equity Globally. Scheme of Alternative Paths for a company in global capital markets. Foreign Equity Listing and Issuance. Alternative Instruments to Source Equity in Global Markets.
  • International Projects: some valuation issues.
    Logical Value Creation Roadmap for International project. Choice of Real or Nominal cash flows for valuation purpose. Valuation in countries with hyperinflation environment. Discounting foreign cash flows converted to home currency. Discounting foreign cash flows with converted cost of capital. APV and WACC methodology for international projects: Theoretical view. Accounting for standard and non-standard risks. Currency beta. Currency risk influencing cost of equity in segmented markets. Country Risk Adjustments. Scenario analysis. Incorporating political, liquidity & familiarity risks. Country risk adjustment: Goldman model. What to do if spreads in USD are not available.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Online class work (case studies)
  • non-blocking Final/ home exam assignment
  • non-blocking Online class work (case studies)
  • non-blocking Final/ home exam assignment
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (4 module)
    0.4 * Final/ home exam assignment + 0.6 * Online class work (case studies)
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Damodaran, A. (2012). Investment Valuation : Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset (Vol. 3rd ed). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=442924
  • Eiteman, D. K., Stonehill, A. I., & Moffett, M. H. (2013). Multinational Business Finance: Global Edition (Vol. Global ed., 13th ed). Boston [Mass.]: Pearson. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1417955
  • Kim, W., & Weisbach, M. S. (2008). Motivations for public equity offers: An international perspective. Journal of Financial Economics, (2), 281. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.jfinec.v87y2008i2p281.307
  • Pagano, M., Panetta, F., & Zingales, L. (1996). Why Do Companies Go Public? An Empirical Analysis. CEPR Discussion Papers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.cpr.ceprdp.1332
  • Vernimmen, P. (2011). Corporate Finance : Theory and Practice (Vol. 3rd ed). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=398584

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Butler, K. C. (2012). Multinational Finance : Evaluating Opportunities, Costs, and Risks of Operations (Vol. 5th edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=480242