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CHAPTER 1 AN OVERVIEW OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE. What is Finance? Finance is the Science and Art of Managing Money Finance Deals with Decisions about How to: Raise Money Invest Money Spend Money. Finance is important For every body (How): When you want to borrow to buy a car or a house
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CHAPTER 1 AN OVERVIEW OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
What is Finance? • Finance is the Science and Art of Managing Money • Finance Deals with Decisions about How to: Raise Money Invest Money Spend Money N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Finance is important For every body (How): When you want to • borrow to buy a car or a house • retire ( the amount of payment you receive) • start your own business • invest your money N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Finance and other disciplines: Finance is closely related to: • Management • Marketing: • Information Systems • Accounting • Economics N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Finance & Accounting Differences between Finance & Accounting: AccountingFinance Gathering & Presenting Decision Making Accounting Information Accrual Concept Cash Concept N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
On December 20, 2006, Gulf Co. generated sales of $1,000,000 on credit to be paid after 30 days ( Jan , 19, 2007). Dec,20,2006 Account Receivables $1,000,000 Sales $1,000,000 January 19,2007 Cash $1,000,000 Account Receivables $,1000,000 N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Finance consists of three interrelated areas • Financial Markets and Institutions • Investments • Managerial Finance) Role of Finance within a Business Organization ( N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Forms of Business Organizations (Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation) • Proprietorship A business owned by one Individual. • Partnership A business owned by two or more than two persons. N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Corporation • A corporation is a legal entity created By law. • it is separate and distinct from its owners and managers. • Money contributed to start a corporation is called capital stock and is divided into shares. • The owners of the corporation are called stockholders or shareholders. N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Corporation enjoys four major advantages: 1. Limited Liability 2. Permanency 3. Liquidity 4. Ability to Raise Capital N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Role of Finance in a typical Business Organization N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Stockholders BOD President (CEO) VP-Marketing VP- Finance VP-Production Treasurer Controller Accounting Functions N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Treasurer Capital Budgeting Managing Cash & Marketable Securities Managing Risk Capital Structure Managing Inventory N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Responsibilities & Functions of the Financial manager Forecasting & Planning Investment & Financing Decisions Coordination & Control Dealing with Financial Markets N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
The goals of the Corporation The management primary goal is: stockholder wealth maximization • This is translated into maximizing the value of the firm as measured by the price of the firm’s common stock. N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
The Goals of the Corporation Stockholder Wealth Maximization Stock Price Maximization N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Social Responsibility • The concept that businesses should be Actively concerned with the welfare of society at large. • Businesses are responsible for the welfare of their employees, customers, and the communities in which They operate? N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Stock Price Maximization and Social Welfare Actions that maximize stock prices are consistent with social welfare. STPM requires: • Company to produce high quality goods and services at the lowest possible cost. • The development of products that consumers want and need. • Requires efficient and courteous services, adequate stocks of merchandise and good location. N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Wealth maximization (Value) Management must consider the following factors in its attempt to maximize wealth: • Projected earnings per Share (EPS) rather than profit maximization, • Timing of the earnings stream, • Riskiness of the projected earnings, N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Management must consider the following factors in its attempt to maximize wealth • Projected earnings per Share (EPS) rather than profit maximization, b. Timing of the earnings stream, c. Riskiness of the projected earnings, N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Gulf Star reported net income of $200,000 for 2005. Gulf has 100,000 shares outstanding. You own 100 shares. So your share of the earnings is $200. During 2006, the company issued 25,000 more shares and reported net income of $220,000. The earnings per share is: $220,000/125,000 = $1.76/share. Your share of the earnings is $1.76x100= $176 N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Timing of the earnings stream ( increase in profits Million) YEAR1 YEAR2 TOTAL Project A 5 2 7 Project B 2 5 7 N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Riskiness of the projected earnings Project A-very safe project and is expected to raise earnings by $1.0 per share. Project B - very risky project and is expected to raise earnings by $2.00 per share. N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Agency Relationship Agency relationship exists when one or more people ( the principals) hire another person (the agent) to perform a service and then Delegate decision-making authority to that agent. Agency Relationships Exist between: • Stockholders and managers and • Stockholders and creditors N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Stockholders versus Managers • Agency relationship that exist between stockholders and mangers gives rise to what so called agency problem. • Agency problem: the likelihood that mangers place personal goals ahead of corporate goals. N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Mechanisms available to make mangers to act in the shareholders’ Best interest? 1. Structuring Managerial Incentives • . Performance shares • . Executive stock option 2. Shareholder intervention (The threat of firing) 3. The threat of takeover N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Stockholders versus Creditors Conflicts between stockholders and Creditors result from: • Actions taken by stockholders that jeopardize the interest of the creditors N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Creditors lend funds to the firm at rates that are based on the following factors: • The riskiness of the firm’s existing assets • The riskiness of future asset additions • Firm’s existing capital structure • Future capital structure N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
The goal of wealth maximization requires fair play with creditors • Stockholder wealth depends on continued access to capital market and abiding by both the letter and the sprit of credit agreements. • Managers as agents of both the creditors and the stockholders, must act in a manner that is fairly balanced between the interests of these two parties N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1
Stakeholders Individuals or entities that have an interest in the well-being of a firm, including: a. Stockholders, b. Creditors, c. Employees d. Customers and ,e. Suppliers • Maximizing shareholder wealth requires the fair treatment of all stakeholders N. ALSALEH: FIN220-CH1