FIN 330 is SNHU’s Corporate Finance course. It centers on corporate financial decision-making: the goal of the firm and agency problems, financial statement analysis, time value of money, bond and stock valuation, the weighted average cost of capital, capital budgeting with NPV, IRR and payback, capital structure and payout policy. Every module below opens a full sample paper or takes a free request for one; searches like "fin 330 module 3", "FIN330 sample paper" and "FIN 330 milestone example" land on this page.
What FIN 330 is really about
FIN 330 is SNHU's corporate finance course, and it rewards work that runs the numbers for a specific company and then uses judgment about what the numbers leave out. Strong submissions show every calculation, state the assumptions behind discount rates and forecasts, test how sensitive the answer is and finish with a recommendation a chief financial officer could take to a board.
The samples on this shelf share one composite company: a Nasdaq-listed maker of commercial ice machines and beverage dispensers based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with about 2,400 employees, revenue near $780 million, 24 million shares trading around $40 and $210 million of debt, which is deciding whether to build a line of compact propane-cooled ice machines. The company and its figures are illustrative.
What FIN 330’s modules ask for
Across eight modules, FIN 330 typically asks for discussions on the goal of the firm, capital structure and payout policy, assignments on financial statement analysis, valuation and capital budgeting, and two projects estimating the cost of capital and evaluating a major investment.
Where students lose points in FIN 330
The most common FIN 330 deduction comes from calculations shown without interpretation, such as an NPV reported with no comment on what drives it or how sensitive it is. Close behind are discount rates chosen without explanation, cash flows that include financing costs or sunk costs, and recommendations that ignore strategy and risk. Explaining each input, using incremental cash flows and testing scenarios fixes most of these.
The FIN 330 drawers
FIN 330 Module 1 Discussion example
An opening post on the goal of the firm, set inside a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker where an activist fund holding 6 percent of the shares wants a $100 million buyback while the chief executive wants to spend $73 million on a propane-cooled product line and keep the local plant busy; the post argues that long-run shareholder value, properly measured, usually points toward the investment, explains the agency problems on both sides and draws on Jensen and Meckling, the Business Roundtable and Edmans. Full sample paper, read it free.
FIN 330 Module 2 Financial Statement Analysis Assignment example
A Module Two assignment that reads a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker's income statement and balance sheet through five groups of ratios, compares them with three peers, takes return on equity apart with the DuPont identity, and finds a sound company with moderate debt whose weak spot is working capital, with 51 days of receivables and 93 days of inventory against peer figures of 42 and 75, tying up about $46 million that could fund part of the propane line, with Penman, Koller and colleagues and Altman. Full sample paper, read it free.
FIN 330 Module 3 Valuation Assignment example
A Module Three assignment that prices a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker's 5.25 percent notes due 2032 at a 6.1 percent yield, $957.82 per $1,000, shows how the price moves if yields go to 5 or 7 percent, then values the stock with the constant-growth and two-stage dividend models at roughly $22 to $26 against a market price of $40, checks the result with peer multiples and explains what the gap says about the growth investors expect, with Gordon, Fama and French and Damodaran. Full sample paper, read it free.
FIN 330 Module 4 Project One example
Project One works out the WACC of a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker in a memo to its chief financial officer: a 10.79 percent cost of equity from the CAPM checked against a dividend-growth estimate, a 4.58 percent after-tax cost of debt from the notes' market yield rather than their coupon, market-value weights of about 83 percent equity and 17 percent debt, a result of 9.7 percent, and a recommendation to test the riskier propane line at 11 percent as well, with Graham and Harvey, Fama and French and Koller and colleagues. Full sample paper, read it free.
FIN 330 Module 5 Capital Budgeting Assignment example
A Module Five assignment that builds ten years of incremental cash flows for a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker's $73 million propane-refrigerant line, $64 million of equipment and $9 million of working capital, leaves out $1.6 million of sunk prototype and survey costs and the interest on any borrowing, charges the $500,000 a year the idle plant bay could earn by lease, and finds an NPV of $6.3 million at 9.7 percent, an IRR of 11.3 percent, a payback of 6.4 years and a project that barely clears 11 percent, with Graham and Harvey, Koller and colleagues and Brealey, Myers and Allen. Full sample paper, read it free.
FIN 330 Module 6 Discussion example
A Module Six post on how a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker should pay for a $73 million product line: all new debt would push borrowing to 2.8 times EBITDA against a 3.0 covenant, new shares would dilute owners by about 8 percent and signal that management thinks the stock is rich, and the recommended mix, $46 million released from slow receivables and inventory plus a $27 million draw on the revolving line, keeps the ratio near 2.3, drawing on Modigliani and Miller, Myers, Myers and Majluf and Graham and Harvey. Full sample paper, read it free.
FIN 330 Module 7 Project Two example
Project Two takes a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker's propane-refrigerant line to its board as a full proposal: tax depreciation lifts the base-case NPV from $6.3 million to $8.0 million, but weighted scenarios give the one-step $73 million build an expected NPV of only $6.1 million and a worst case of minus $20.7 million, while a phased build, $46 million now and $24 million in year two only if demand shows up, raises the expected NPV to $14.6 million and caps the worst case near minus $3.5 million, funded from working capital and the revolving line, with Dixit and Pindyck, Graham and Harvey and Koller and colleagues. Full sample paper, read it free.
FIN 330 Module 8 Discussion example
A closing post on payout policy at a composite Fort Wayne ice machine maker after its board approved a phased propane line: the activist fund still wants a $100 million buyback, but with phase one funded from working capital, the post recommends keeping the $1.20 dividend steady, adding a $30 million buyback over a year from free cash flow and holding the rest for phase two, explaining why companies treat dividends as sticky and buybacks as flexible, with Brav and colleagues, Brealey, Myers and Allen and Koller and colleagues. Full sample paper, read it free.
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Using a FIN 330 sample the right way
Read a FIN 330 sample by checking each number against its source and each assumption against the company's situation, then asking whether the recommendation would change if a key input moved. When the analysis survives that test, the conclusion is sound. For FIN 330, send your case, the guidelines and the rubric, and the first custom sample is written free within 24-48h.
FIN 330 questions, answered
What does FIN 330 cover?
Corporate finance: financial statement analysis, time value of money, valuation of bonds and stocks, cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure and dividend and buyback policy.
Do I need Excel for FIN 330?
Most students use a spreadsheet or financial calculator for valuation and capital budgeting, and showing the calculations clearly is a large part of the grade.
Is the ice machine company in the FIN 330 samples real?
No. The Fort Wayne manufacturer and its numbers were invented so all eight modules can build on one decision; your course may give you other companies or cases.