Financial Management Goals Cleveland Sharpe FIN 200 May 17‚ 2013 Shek Kablan Financial Management Goals 1. Describe the goals of financial management. “The goal of a financial manager is to earn the highest possible profit for the firm or company. When using this criterion‚ each decision would be evaluated on the basis of its overall contribution to the firm or company’s earning. This approach could lead to some serious drawbacks to the profit maximization as
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CHAPTER 2 A Further Look at Financial Statements Study Objectives 1. Identify sections of a classified balance sheet. 2. Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company’s profitability. 3. Explain the relationship between a retained earnings statement and a statement of stockholders’ equity. 4. Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company’s liquidity and solvency using a balance sheet. 5. Use the statement of cash flows to evaluate solvency. 6. Explain the meaning of
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Activity 2 for FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS Make a research on governance and accountability in handling the finances of the school. Then assume you are the principal or school head and answer the following questions below. 1. What is the role of governance and accountability in the general expenditures of the school? As stated in Sec. 5 of Republic Act 9155‚ shared governance is a principle which recognizes that every unit in the education bureaucracy has a particular role‚ task
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16 SBUs operating over 4 major geographical market segments:- 2.0 Internal Analysis 2.1 Financial Analysis (Appendix A‚ B‚ C) 1. Profitability Net profit margin is keep going up from year 2007 until 2010. Unstable return on equity and return on capital from year 2007 until 2010. 2. Efficiency Debtor turnover increase from 24 days to 30 days. Unstable creditor turnover day due to financial crisis at the year 2008 and 2009. Inventory turnover increase from 7.69days until 9.7 days. 3
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investment? • How will we manage the everyday financial activities of the firm? Financial Manager Financial managers try to answer some or all of these questions The top financial manager within a firm is usually the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) • Treasurer – oversees cash management‚ capital expenditures and financial planning • Controller – oversees taxes‚ cost accounting‚ financial accounting and data processing Financial Management Decisions Capital budgeting • Should you
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Chapter 14 Questions 1. A principal-agent relationship is a relationship where an agent makes decisions that affect the principal. Examples of explicit principal-agent relationships are the relationships between a client and a lawyer and between an investor and a money manager. Examples of implicit principal-agent relationships are an employee acting on behalf of its employer and a consumer making decisions‚ such as copying and selling a product‚ that can affect a manufacturer. 2. The
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rate is g = 4.0%. What is the current stock price?a. $23.11b. $23.70c. $24.31d. $24.93e. $25.57e 8- Ratio analysis involves analyzing financial statements in order to appraise a firm’s financial position and strength. | | | a. | True | b. | FalseA | 9- Profitability ratios show the combined effects of liquidity‚ asset management‚ and debt management on operating results. | | | a. | True | b. | False | A 10 - One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated
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Management of Financial Institution 1 . Define money market. What are its broad objectives and functions? How is money market different from capital markets? 2 . What is a derivative contract? Explain forward‚ future and options contracts. 3 . In every lending decision‚ credit officers refer to a principle of lending known as the 5 Cs of credit.< !--[if !support Lists]--> (a) <!--[end if]-->What is the relevance of this principle in a loan evaluation process?< !--[if !support Lists]--> (b)
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Financial Accounting Final Study Guide Liabilities – Probable debts or obligations that result from past transactions Current Liabilities – Are due within one year of the balance sheet date Liquidity – The ability to pay current obligations Working capital – Current assets minus current liabilities Accrued Liabilities – Expenses that have been incurred but have not been paid at the end of the accounting period Deferred Revenues – Revenues that have been collected but not yet earned‚ they are
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Banks and Banking lecture notes A bank is a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities‚ either directly by loaning or indirectly through capital markets. A bank links together customers that have capital deficits and customers with capital surpluses. Due to their importance in the financial system and influence on national economies‚ banks are highly regulated in most countries. Most nations have institutionalised a system known as fractional
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