FINA 6216 — Valuation and Value Creation
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: WBostonHybridTraditional
Focuses on cash-flow oriented models of the valuation of the firm. Topics include enterprise value, free cash flow, economic value added, and risk/reward analysis. Explores recent developments in financial management and financial analysis through the use of modern finance theory to make capital allocation decisions that lead to long-run value maximization for the corporation. Focuses on applications and financial model building, risk analysis for valuation applications, and business strategies to measure and manage corporate value and value creation. Topics are relevant to value consultants, corporate managers, and securities analysts.This course is only available to students who matriculated in a Northeastern program prior to Fall 2026 that requires completion of this course.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 77% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 32 | 35 | 91% | 3.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 80% | 7.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 21% · T 31% · W 69% · Th 0% · F 31%
Common patterns: W (48% of sections), TF (31% of sections), MW (21% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Emery Trahan (61% of students) · reviews
- Cao Fang (39% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Marius Popescu (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (FINA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All FINA courses · Plan it at numap.app