Objectives of Financial Management The objectives provide a framework for optimum financial decision making. The term objective is used in the sense of a goal or decision criterion for the three decisions involved in FM. It implies that what is relevant is not the overall objective of a business but an operationally useful criterion by which to judge a specific set of mutually interrelated business decisions namely investment‚ financing and dividend policy. The two main objectives of FM are:
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1. Framework A. Identification of the risk Financial Risk There are three kinds of financial risk: market risk‚ liquidity risk and credit risk. Market Risk Price Risk The risk of a decline in the value of a security or a portfolio. Interest Rate Risk The risk that the value of an investment will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates. Example Dexia had a great interest rate risk. They had a lot of mortgage loans (long term). They financed the long term liabilities
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a tight financial position will give more weight to financial consideration and devise its marketing and production strategies in the light of financial constrain. On the other hand management of the company‚ which has a regular supply of funds‚ will be more flexible in formulating its production and marketing policies. Hence financial management may be considered as one of the most important area in the field of management. Financial management is an integral part of general management rather
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Financial management decisions: 1. Capital budgeting (investment) – the whole process of analyzing projects and deciding whether they should be included in the capital budget. Spending capital on assets that will yield highest return for comp over desired time period What to buy so that comp will gain most value 2. Capital structure (financing) – the manner in which a firm’s assets are financed; that is‚ the right side of balance sheet. Capital structure is normally expressed as the percentage
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traditionally focused on the study of long-term financial decisions. Researchers have examined‚ in particular‚ the investment decisions‚ capital structure‚ dividends or company valuation decisions‚ among other topics. However‚ short-term assets and liabilities are important components of total assets and need to be carefully analyzed. Management of these short-term assets and liabilities warrants a careful investigation because working capital management plays an important role in a firm’s profitability
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF OSWAL WOOLEN MILLS LTD. A PROJECT REPORT Submitted by: Soni kalsi In partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SUMMER TRAINING) GURU NANAK DEV ENGINEERING COLLEGE (PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY‚ JALANDHAR) JUNE-JULY 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Behind this successful undertaking is the blessing and guidance of many. This formal piece of acknowledgement may not be sufficient to express my feelings
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Financial and Management Accounting-2 ASSIGNMENT Marks: 10 Question: Due to erratic sales of its sole product-a high-capacity battery for laptop computers-PEM‚ Inc.‚ has been experiencing difficulty for some time. The company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (19‚500 units*$30 per unit) $585‚000 Variable expenses 409‚500 Contribution margin 175‚500 Fixed expenses 180‚000 Net operating
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1.1.1 Financial Performance Analysis. The financial statement provides the basic data for financial performance analysis. Basic limitation of the traditional financial statement comprising the balance sheet and the profit and loss account is that they do not give all the information regarding the financial operations of a firm. Nevertheless‚ they provide some useful information to the extent the balance sheet mirrors the financial position on a particular date in terms of the structure
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Financial Management Thursday 9 June 2011 Time allowed Reading and planning: Writing: 15 minutes 3 hours ALL FOUR questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted. Formulae Sheet‚ Present Value and Annuity Tables are on pages 7‚ 8 and 9. Do NOT open this paper until instructed by the supervisor. During reading and planning time only the question paper may be annotated. You must NOT write in your answer booklet until instructed by the supervisor. This question paper must not be removed
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Answers to Text Discussion Questions 7-1. Cash and marketable securities are generally used to meet the transaction needs of the firm and for contingency purposes. Because the funds must be available when needed‚ the primary concern should be with safety and liquidity rather than the maximum profits. 7-2. Liquidity is the quality of converting an asset to cash quickly and at fair market value. 7-3. The treasury manager is most concerned with daily cash flows of a corporation as it is the
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