THE GOALS AND FUNCTIONS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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THE GOALS AND FUNCTIONS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

THE FIELD OF
FINANCE

Economics

Structure for Decision Making

Risk Analysis

Pricing Theory

Demand Relationships

Comparative Return Analysis

Variables

Gross domestic product

Industrial
Production

Disposable Income

Unemployment

Inflation

Interest Rates

Taxes

Accounting

Language of Finance

Provides
Financial Data

Income Statements

Balance Sheets

Statement of Cash
Flows

RISK
MANAGEMENT
AND THE

FINANCIAL

CRISIS

Risk Management

Controls
at most Financial Institutions

New Unregulated Products

Credit Default
Swaps (CDS)

Subtopic

Great Depression

Pay more attention to their Risk Controls

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“New Economy''

Technological Transformation

CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE

Is governed by the board of
Directors

CEO

Agency theory

Relationship between the Owners and the Managers of the Firm

Institutional Investors

Pension Funds

Mutual Funds

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Congress passed in 2002

THE ROLE OF
THE FINANCIAL
MARKETS

Financial Markets

Meeting place

People

Corporations

Corporate Financial Markets

Institutions

Global network of individuals

Participants

National

State

Local Governments

Public Financial Markets

Divisions

Domestic

International Markets

IPO

Raise new funds

Initial Public Offering

Primary
Market

Sale of securities

Secondary Market

Securities are sold to the public

Money Markets

Short-term securities

Daily operations

Certificates of Deposit

Capital Markets

Securities have a
life of more than one year

Common stock

Preferred stock

Corporate and Government bonds

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Significant impact

Creating tremendous competitive

EVOLUTION OF
THE FIELD OF
FINANCE

1930

Depression ever

1950

Finance moved away

Financial Capital

Money

Real capital

Long-term Plant and Equipment

1990

Nobel Prize

Professors Harry Markowitz and William Sharpe

Financial Theories

Professor Merton Miller

Area of Capital Structure Theory

FUNCTIONS
OF FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT

Capital Markets

Performed on a day-to-day

Financial Management

Credit Management

Inventory Control

Receipt and Disbursement of Funds

Forms of Organization

Primary interest

Sole Proprietorship

Single-person Ownership

Offers the Advantages

Partnership

Two or more Owners

Corporation

Most important type of Economic Unit

Legal Entity
unto itself

GOALS OF
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT

“Earn the highest possible profit for the Firm”

''Maximize the Wealth of the Firm’s Shareholders''

FORMAT OF
THE TEXT

Parts

1. Introduction

Examines the goals and objectives

2. Financial Analysis and Planning

Study

Ratio Analysis

Budget
construction techniques

Development of comprehensive pro forma Statements

3. Working Capital Management

Risk-return Analysis

4. The Capital Budgeting Process

The decision on Capital outlays

Consideration of
Market Value Maximization

5. Long-Term Financing

Sources and uses
of funds in the Capital Markets

6. Expanding the Perspective of Corporate Finance

External growth strategy and serves

Integrative tool

Profit Management

Capital Budgeting

Portfolio Considerations

Valuation concepts