CEO’s, CFOs and Boards are ultimately measured on their record of generating returns for their shareholders, and the single most important determinant of shareholder returns is capital allocation. This course takes a compelling look at how to master capital allocation to create shareholder value and competitive advantages for your organization.
This course covers:
- How capital allocation can be used to supersize shareholder returns
- How to define capital allocation and evaluate cap allocation decisions
- Operating sources of cash
- Investment of capital
- Cash raised from financing
- Dividends and repurchases
We also take a look at the six traits of highly successful CEOs, such as Jack Welch and Warren Buffet, who have proven to be masters of capital allocation over decades of creating astounding results for their shareholders.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Exposure to corporate finance
Advanced Preparation: None
Learning Objective
- Define what is capital allocation and identify the relevant tools
- Identify and evaluate sources of cash generated by the business
- Integrate financing strategy with capital allocation to preserve flexibility and maximize returns
- Evaluate uses of surplus cash to pay dividends and/or repurchase shares
Last updated/reviewed: March 26, 2024
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Helpful overview of the leasing process. Thank you for this course!
It was packed with detailed information with great structure!
Of the many, many courses I have taken on the Illumeo platform, this was definitely one of the best and most insightful. I have always found elements of "behavioral finance" to be fascinating and powerful in planning, strategy, and business performance. Mr. Stephens has bundled the leading theories and presented them as a unified new "dimension" for planners and leaders to factor in. He has done so in a manner that CFO's and other business leaders will undoubtedly find easy to digest, replete with useful examples. The consideration of these concepts will undoubtedly add value via improvement decision-making and more enlightened risk assessments. Thank you for such a quality contribution to the Illumeo portfolio!!
Great information about useful tools. Didn't know there were so many plugins available
Great overview, clear and concise presenter, good value for your time
What a fantastic course! This course was chock full of great tips and general ideas. Definitely a ton of "a ha" kind of moments and very helpful for those of us at the middle management level who would like to try to convince the Executive level that moving even at least to data mining would be helpful. Also, really appreciated the presenter's use of helpful visuals as well.
Very interesting course! ..................................................................
Virginia ethics course, it's required for CPAs and this format works
Definitely works your brain and is a great refresher. Course is a great reminder of the tools CFOs have and how to use them.
Another great course from David Ringstrom. I always learn a lot from his excel courses. I am glad to have learned about the xlookup function. I think it is something I will be using a lot.
It's in a very high level . The slides are good but very difficult to understand for ppl without accounting background.
Excellent refresher course and reference for future use. Instructor and materials are also excellent.
I enjoyed this course, sweet and punchy. I wish the instructor spoke a little more clearly, some words are 'swallowed' - I guess because he may be in a hurry to get through the material within set time frames.
Well worth your time. Very practical use of Outlook to become more efficient managing information at work. Keep the imprortant things the important things.
Good material and overview of SAAS metrics. Sound was a little low could be increased but otherwise good
Good, easy to follow suggestions, and clear steps to take
Great class- one of the better ones! As someone who has a published book, I can attest to the importance of editing.
questions at end didn't well match topics covered in the course.
Great information! Blair does a great job keeping things entertaining, efficient, and engaging!
This course did a really nice job with individual case studies and footage of historical figures to illustrate the contrasts in leadership.
I appreciate all of the practice. Lot's of problems help to develop proficiency at speed.
This was a good refresher course on financial statement basics.
It was great to review and/or learn anew these important topics.
good overview of the basics and touches on all important aspects.
good Course. I recommend all treasury managers in company to go through this course
Recommended for anyone who needs a refresher on auditing or anyone who is about to go through an audit!
Good written material and fair questions on the exam.
Good content. Final exam questions were a bit unclear.
It felt like the instructor just read from the slides. I generally like more commentary around the subject.
very good high level information for lending business details
Very well spoken and concise summary of the major updates
Sussman is excellent. He was one of my MBA professors so I was excited to see him on this platform. If he's teaching a class, you want to take it.
It was very helpful that the presented walked the audience through specific scenarios to help calculate the currency values.
I really appreciate this course and its help in career growth and overall help in gaining knowledge in who we are, who we want to be and what our passions are.
This was a very good overview of the new lease accounting process with excellent examples.
Really helpful to see the side-by-side presentation with Formula based reports vs Pivot table reports
Very thoughtful and articulate presentation of usable insights. The summary of a very difficult subject was well developed and the handouts are very useful.
It is a very good course. I strongly recommend. It shows what CPAs need to know in business. Easy to understand.
great overview. educational Bruce obviously speaks from experience.
Good insight in personalities and leadership. Excellent explanations of human behavior
Lynn's slides were well designed and effective. She knows this topic well.
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Good overview of a complex subject presented in a clear, easy to follow way. It would be even better with real world examples.
good overview, however was looking for specific examples with mathematical calculations
If I could have given 6 stars, it mightn't have been enough. He provided a very practical roadway to finance excellence. Great enthusiastic and knowledgeable presenter.
Very informative introductory course.
Excellent course for finance professionals.
Good
I finally understand how to use the Dupont Equation
Good overview of the different entities and advantages/disadvantages of incorporating under each type.
Great, thorough explanations and examples
What about online identity theft companies? What do they do and are there worth the money? What are the steps to take if you have your identity stolen?
Links to good black scholes or monte carlo calculators would be beneficial
Good course but needs to be updated for 2015-2016 changes.
It is a good refresher!
Very basic but excellent overview.
Thank you for the valuable course.
Excellent course
The course was worth sitting through. I had to listen to the lessons twice to grasp the concepts, and that helped with the final exams.
Love Blair Cook's presentations. Very inspiring.
Excellent overview about risks and things to look into.
Did not like questions about Apple. Numbers not in front of me.
Well covered. Initially a little challenging with Veselina's accent, but easy to overcome as the course was content rich
Good overview...
Good point
The instructor always does a great job explains the material. He was enthusiastic and conveyed the material clearly.
Excellent Course!!
Good material but monotone delivery makes it difficult to focus.
none
A helpful guide on employee classification
Some repetitive material
A very informative course, full of useful examples, very well presented, and make a complicated topic quite easy. Thank you.
Easy to follow on a complex topic!
great course!
Very informative and fairly comprehensive
Excellent presentation.
The course is great, however, the video sometimes disconnect in the middle and have to wait and drag to make it work
l like learn about this course and subject We will follow full courses for an intense love thank you very much
good material and information.
It would be better if the items were shown in motion (vs. the slide with numbers). Also the sound quality was a bit poor.
This course is worth checking out. Like most Excel programs, it covers some items that should have been learned through regular use but is lso shows some new approaches.
A nice over all review of the financial principals.
Excellent review material. Thoroughly explained and easily understood.
Once again an excellent presentation by Blair! This was a great short and sweet review of a very important topic.
Great information for someone looking to help their company develop an investment policy and manage the investment process.
I enjoyed taking this course. Blair provided very thoughtful insights and commentary.
Loads of great information and useful models that you can apply in virtually any company. Very practical and really like the model frameworks.
Material provided with Course does not provide granularity of information sufficient to review and accurately answer final exam questions.
Every company out there should make the effort to do a Fraud Assessment as it is not a matter of IF Fraud will happen at your company - but when (or has it already happened?). Lynn provided a great background on what companies should do to get the ball rolling.
great course
Lesson Questions and Answers0 Questions
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- Course Overview 7:21
- What is it and how can I evaluate it? 11:02
- Operating sources of cash for allocation 5:57
- Investment of capital 8:20
- Cash raised from financing 5:35
- Dividend and stock repurchases 13:29
- Six common traits of master capital allocators 3:33
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Continuous Play
- Mastering the Capital Allocation Process as a Business Leader 55:17
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SUPPORTING MATERIALS
- Slides: Master Capital Allocation PDF
- Master Capital Allocation Glossary/Index PDF
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REVIEW & TEST
- REVIEW QUESTIONS quiz
- FINAL EXAM exam
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