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AFM 275Corporate Finance

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Accounting and Financial Management
Cross-listed
ACTSC 391

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This is the first in a two-course sequence that deals with corporate financial decision making. Topics may include capital budgeting, cost of capital, security issuance, capital structure, payout policy and dividends, and short-term finance. Where suitable, topics are treated from a mathematical and quantitative perspective.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • ACTSC372 - Investment Science and Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • AFM274 - Introduction to Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • ECON371 - Business Finance 1 (0.50)
    • Not completed any of the following:

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Reviewed on UW Flow

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From 8 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Ez just make a good cheat sheet. Final is not cumulative

    Sep 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • had the course with Benjamin Loewen.
    2 midterms and a final exam, each non cumulative, and worth "30%" each (better midterm is weighed 35%, lower is weight 25%). mostly straightforward exams, and cheatsheet is allowed. he puts about 1-2 curveball questions on each exam, but there are lots of partial marks available on the rest of the questions.
    he's very nice and helpful during office hours- highly recommend going to them esp before exams.
    attendance and participation are worth roughly 5% each though, so make sure you attend all the lectures and ask questions in class.
    content is very formulaic in the first 2 units (mostly memorization and formula application) whereas the third unit is more…

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  • Take this course with Loewen if possible! Non-cumulative exams and topics made sense :)

    Jul 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention AFM 275, May 2022 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2024

AFM274 Final Review Session Slides 2 points, 7 comments

“Hi, I'm taking AFM274 but wasn't able to attend the review session. Can anyone please send me the review slides?”

u/Cautious-Front1544: “Isn’t the course over? Why do u need the final review slides”

u/Fine-Ad-9475: “Oh wait sorry for confusion I’m taking AFM275 and i thought 274 would be on same day lol wrote it as 274 cuz much more ppl are taking it do u gave review slides by any chance”

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Spring 2023

Didn't get a co-op for Spring 47 points, 7 comments

“I just finished my first year of CFM and I didn't get a co-op for the Spring. My academic advisor is away so they can't answer the following questions for me: 1) Is it possible for me to take a full …”

u/threedarkdragons: “… the prereqs to compensate for that (for example, AFM272 is offered only in the fall and AFM275 is only offered in the spring, which you can't take just yet since you haven't completed AFM272). …”

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Spring 2022

FARM vs MATH/CPA 2 points, 7 comments

“Hey everyone, &x200B; I have been fortunate enough to be accepted into both FARM and Math/CPA and have been very grateful for it:) Nevertheless, I am VERY struggling to choose between these two and …”

u/AFMISFULLOFNOOBS: “… Additional Required Math Courses (4): AFM 272/ACTSC 291 Global Capital Markets AFM 275/ACTSC 391 Corporate Finance AFM 476/ ACTSC 471 Corporate Decision Making STAT 373 Regression and Forecasting Models in Fin. …”

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