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Masterclass

Masterclass: The CFO's Playbook for Long Term Value Creation

A company creates value only when it earns more on its capital than that capital costs, and keeps doing so as it grows. Making that happen year after year is the CFO's real job. This masterclass is for CFOs, corporate development heads, founders before and after listing, and senior finance and strategy leaders. It covers the value equation of growth, ROIC and cost of capital, how to find the segments, customers and processes that create or destroy value, how to run capital allocation as an operating discipline, how to build a balance sheet that survives the cycle, how to align planning, KPIs and executive pay with long term value, and how to communicate with investors so the share price reflects it. Built on real Indian companies listed on NSE and BSE. Educational content only, not investment advice.

Value CreationROICCost of CapitalEconomic ProfitValue Driver TreesCapital AllocationCapital StructureRisk ManagementExecutive IncentivesInvestor Communication

MODULES

6

DURATION

~5.5 hrs

TRACK

Corporate Finance

What You'll Master

How growth, ROIC and the cost of capital combine to create or destroy value, and how to estimate WACC for an Indian company honestly

How to build a value driver tree and find the segments, customers and products that quietly destroy value

How to run capital allocation as a discipline: capex hurdles, acquisitions, deleveraging and payout policy under Indian rules

How to choose a capital structure, manage ratings and lenders, and hedge risk without speculating

How to align strategic planning, KPIs, executive pay and ESOPs with long term value rather than short term targets

How to communicate with investors, close valuation gaps and use governance and disclosure quality as a source of value

How Indian CFOs and companies compounded value over decades, and how others destroyed it

Access Level

LEARNER

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Everything included

Full Text Playbooks

Actionable Exercises

Mobile Reading Mode

Lifetime Updates

Curriculum Breakdown

Chapter 1: The Value Creation Mandate

4 Lessons

The CFO's Real Job: From Scorekeeper to Steward of Long Term Value12 min read

The Value Equation: Growth, ROIC and the Cost of Capital14 min read

Estimating Your Own Cost of Capital in India Without Fooling Yourself14 min read

Economic Profit: Why Reported Earnings Mislead Boards13 min read

Chapter 2: Finding Where Value Is Really Created

4 Lessons

Building a Value Driver Tree for Your Business13 min read

Segment and Customer Profitability: Finding the Businesses That Destroy Value13 min read

Pricing, Mix and Operating Leverage as Value Levers12 min read

Cash Conversion: Working Capital, Capex Intensity and Free Cash Flow Quality13 min read

Chapter 3: Capital Allocation as an Operating Discipline

4 Lessons

The Capital Allocation Hierarchy: Reinvest, Acquire, Deleverage or Return13 min read

Capex Decisions: Hurdle Rates, Real Options and Post Investment Reviews14 min read

Acquisitions Through a CFO's Lens: Synergies, Price Discipline and Walking Away14 min read

Payout Policy: Dividends, Buybacks and Holding Cash Under Indian Rules13 min read

Chapter 4: Balance Sheet Strategy and Risk

4 Lessons

Choosing a Capital Structure That Survives the Cycle13 min read

Ratings, Covenants and Funding Access: Managing the Lender Relationship12 min read

Hedging Commodity, Currency and Interest Rate Risk Without Speculating13 min read

Enterprise Risk Management: Tail Risks That Erase Decades of Value12 min read

Chapter 5: Planning, Performance and Incentives

4 Lessons

From Annual Budget to Strategic Plan: Allocating Resources, Not Just Targets13 min read

KPIs and Dashboards That Track Value, Not Just Growth12 min read

Executive Pay and ESOPs That Reward Long Term Value13 min read

Building a Finance Team That Partners the Business12 min read

Chapter 6: Earning the Market's Trust

5 Lessons

Talking to Investors: Guidance, Earnings Calls and Resisting Quarterly Short Termism13 min read

When the Market Misprices You: Valuation Gaps and What a CFO Can Do13 min read

Governance and Disclosure Quality as a Valuation Premium12 min read

Case Studies: Indian Companies That Compounded Value and Those That Destroyed It15 min read

The Long Term Value Playbook: A Three Year Agenda for a New CFO13 min read