Financial Analysis of Investment Project
with Application of
COMFAR software
Course information
Based on the fact that high-quality pre-investment advice leads to better projects, thus contributes to increasing local and foreign investments, UNIDO has equipped public and private stakeholders with tools and methodologies for project appraisal and feasibility analysis – including UNIDO’s Computer Model for Feasibility Analysis and Reporting (COMFAR). COMFAR facilitates short and long term analysis of financial and economic consequences for industrial and non-industrial projects. COMFAR is accompanied by manuals, teaching materials and interlinked software for project identification and preparation. COMFAR also offers specialized modules, for example on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and on Environmental Management Accounting.
Course Methodology
The format of the Three-day workshop is a series of brief lectures followed by discussion and hands-on exercises. Case studies and real-life examples are used to illustrate success and failure
Course Objectives
Introduce concepts, methodologies and tools of financial analysis and appraisal
- Acquaint with backbone modules of financial part of COMFAR;
- Analyze selected cases and practice their modeling and design in COMFAR;
- Practice the use of various analytical tools and software features, i.e.: sensitivity and parametric analysis, break-even analysis, internal rate of return, net present value, incremental analysis etc.;
- Discuss practical application of UNIDO methodologies and tools and exchange experience with course colleagues and UNIDO experts
- Full detailed case study and exercise on cost estimation, financial projections, Breakeven/ sensitivity and IRR calculation
- Present UNIDO’s Technical Cooperation activities (individual meetings with UNIDO officers arranged on request).
