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Investment Appraisal

Code 14029
Year 3
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 3
Workload TP(30H)
Scientific area Management
Entry requirements None.
Learning outcomes Provide students with the skills needed to assess the financial viability of real investments
Syllabus 1. Fundamental concepts
2. Invested capital, working capital investment, and residual values
3. Cash flows and evaluation approaches (total capital vs. equity capital)
4. Project selection criteria:
a. Payback
b. NPV (Net Present Value)
c. IRR (Internal Rate of Return)
d. Modified IRR
e. Profitability Index
5. Cost of capital:
a. Cost of debt
b. Cost of equity
c. Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
6. Risk in investment projects
Main Bibliography SILVA, P., Exercícios e Apontamentos de Análise de Investimentos, 2022 (moodle.ubi.pt)
Decisões de Investimento: Análise financeira de projetos (4ª Edição) | Isabel Soares, José Moreira, João Couto, Carlos Pinho | Edição/reimpressão: 2015 | Páginas: 364 | Edições Silabo | ISBN: 9789726188063
Projetos de Investimento de PME: Elaboração e Análise |António Cebola |Edição/reimpressão: 2011
Páginas: 336 | Edições Silabo | ISBN: 9789726186434
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Theoretical and practical lectures will be based on exposition and discussion of the contents of the program and in
solving many practical cases, simple and complex. The calculations will be made in the traditional way, but also using
the tools available in Excel. Online (or other) sources where to collect any information necessary for the application of
the models will always be presented. Assessment will consist of a final written test. The students subsequently on the
unit Business Project will have the opportunity to simulate the creation of a company, project its financial statements
and assess its financial viability.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2025-06-06

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