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WHAT’S FINANCE?

*. The Role of Finance and Financial Managers . *. LG1. Finance -- The function in a business that acquires funds for a firm and manages them within the firm. Finance activities include: Preparing budgets Creating cash flow analyses Planning for expenditures. WHAT’S FINANCE?. 18- 1. *.

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WHAT’S FINANCE?

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  1. * The Role of Finance and Financial Managers * LG1 • Finance -- The function in a business that acquires funds for a firm and manages them within the firm. • Finance activities include: • Preparing budgets • Creating cash flow analyses • Planning for expenditures WHAT’S FINANCE? 18-1

  2. * The Role of Finance and Financial Managers * LG1 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT • Financial Management -- The job of managing a firm’s resources to meet its goals and objectives. 18-2

  3. * The Role of Finance and Financial Managers * LG1 • Financial Managers -- Examine financial data and recommend strategies for improving financial performance. Financial managers are responsible for: • Paying company bills • Collecting payments • Staying abreast of market changes • Assuring accounting accuracy FINANCIAL MANAGERS 18-3

  4. * The Role of Finance and Financial Managers * LG1 WHAT FINANCIAL MANAGERS DO 18-4

  5. * Financial Planning * LG2 • Financial planning involves analyzing short-term and long-term money flows to and from the company. • Three key steps of financial planning: • Forecasting the firm’s short-term and long-term financial needs. • Developing budgets to meet those needs. • Establishing financial controls to see if the company is achieving its goals. FINANCIAL PLANNING 18-5

  6. * Forecasting Financial Needs * LG2 • Short-Term Forecast -- Predicts revenues, costs and expenses for a period of one year or less. • Cash-Flow Forecast -- Predicts the cash inflows and outflows in future periods, usually months or quarters. • Long-Term Forecast -- Predicts revenues, costs, and expenses for a period longer than one year and sometimes as long as five or ten years. FINANCIAL FORECASTING 18-6

  7. * Working with the Budget Process * LG2 • Budget -- Sets forth management’s expectations for revenues and allocates the use of specific resources throughout the firm. • Budgets depend heavily on the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and short-term and long-term financial forecasts. • The budget is the guide for financial operations and expected financial needs. BUDGETING in the FIRM 18-7

  8. * Working with the Budget Process * LG2 • Capital Budget -- Highlights a firm’s spending plans for major asset purchases that often require large sums of money. • Cash Budget -- Estimates cash inflows and outflows during a particular period like a month or quarter. • Operating (Master) Budget -- Ties together all the firm’s other budgets and summarizes its proposed financial activities. TYPES of BUDGETS 18-8

  9. * Working with the Budget Process * LG2 FINANICAL PLANNING 18-9

  10. * Establishing Financial Control * LG2 ESTABLISHING FINANCIAL CONTROL • Financial Control -- A process in which a firm periodically compares its actual revenues, costs and expenses with its budget. 18-10

  11. * Alternative Sources of Funds * LG3 • Debt Financing -- The funds raised through various forms of borrowing that must be repaid. • Equity Financing -- The funds raised from within the firm from operations or through the sale of ownership in the firm (such as stock). USING ALTERNATIVE SOURCES of FUNDS 18-11

  12. * Alternative Sources of Funds * LG3 SHORT and LONG-TERM FINANCING • Short-Term Financing -- Funds needed for a year or less. • Long-Term Financing -- Funds needed for more than a year. 18-12

  13. * Alternative Sources of Funds * LG3 WHY FIRMS NEED FINANCING 18-13

  14. * Obtaining Short-Term Financing * LG4 • Trade Credit -- The practice of buying goods or services now and paying for them later. • Businesses often get terms 2/10 net 30 when receiving trade credit. • Promissory Note -- A written contract agreeing to pay a supplier a specific sum of money at a definite time. TYPES of SHORT-TERM FINANCING 18-14

  15. * Different Forms of Short-Term Loans * LG4 • Commercial banks offer short-term loans like: • Secured Loans -- Backed by collateral. • Unsecured Loans -- Don’t require collateral from the borrower. • Line of Credit -- A given amount of money the bank will provide so long as the funds are available. • Revolving Credit Agreement -- A line of credit that’s guaranteed but comes with a fee. DIFFERENT FORMS of SHORT-TERM LOANS 18-15

  16. * Commercial Paper * LG4 COMMERCIAL PAPER • Commercial Paper -- Unsecured promissory notes in amounts of $100,000+ that come due in 270 days or less. • Since commercial paper is unsecured, only financially stable firms are able to sell it. 18-16

  17. * Obtaining Long-Term Financing * LG5 • Three questions of financial managers in setting long-term financing objectives: • What are the organization’s long-term goals and objectives? • What funds do we need to achieve the firm’s long-term goals and objectives? • What sources of long-term funding (capital) are available, and which will best fit our needs? SETTING LONG-TERM FINANCING OBJECTIVES 18-17

  18. * Debt Financing * LG5 • Long-term financing loans generally come due within 3 -7 years but may extend to 15 or 20 years. • Term-Loan Agreement -- A promissory note that requires the borrower to repay the loan with interest in specified monthly or annual installments. • A major advantage of debt financing is the interest the firm pays is tax deductible. USING LONG-TERM DEBT FINANCING 18-18

  19. * Debt Financing by Issuing Bonds * LG5 • Indenture Terms -- The terms of agreement in a bond issue. • Secured Bond -- A bond issued with some form of collateral (i.e. real estate). • Unsecured (Debenture) Bond -- A bond backed only by the reputation of the issuing company. USING DEBT FINANCING by ISSUING BONDS 18-19

  20. * Equity Financing * LG5 • A company can secure equity financing by: • Selling shares of stock in the company. • Earning profits and using the retained earnings as reinvestments in the firm. • Attracting Venture Capital -- Money that is invested in new or emerging companies that some investors believe have great profit potential. SECURING EQUITY FINANCING 18-20

  21. * Comparing Debt and Equity Financing * LG5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEBT and EQUITY FINANCING 18-21

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