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3 types of questions financial manager should be concerned with

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-Capital budgeting
-Capital structure
-Working capital management

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Capital Budgeting

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the process of planning and managing a firm’s long-term investments – evaluating the size, timing, and risk of future cash flows

-What long-term investments should you take on?

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Capital Structure

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the mixture of debt and equity maintained by a firm

-Where will you get the long-term financing to pay for your investment? Will you bring in other owners, or will you borrow the money?
-How much should the firm borrow (i.e., what mixture of debt and equity is best)?
-What are the least expensive sources of funds for the firm?

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Working Capital Management

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a firm’s short-term assets and liabilities

-How will you manage your everyday financial activities, such as collecting from customers and paying suppliers?

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Owners

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i.e. stockholders, usually not directly involved in making business decisions for large corporations, especially on a day-to-day basis

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Managers

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Employed by corporations to represent the owners’ interests and make decisions on their behalf

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Financial Management Function

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Usually associated with a top officer of the firm, such as a vice president of finance or the chief financial officer (CFO)

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The Vice President of Finance

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Coordinates the activities of the treasurer and the controller

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The Controller’s Office

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Handles cost and financial accounting, tax payments, and management information systems

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The Treasurer’s Office

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manages the firm’s cash and credit, financial planning, and capital expenditures

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Chief Financial Officer

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-Involved in the management and strategy of the organization from a financial perspective
-Part of the executive committee and sits on the board of directors
-The Treasurer and Controller report to the CFO
-Regarding financial matters, the buck stops here
-HR often reports to the CFO, and when that happens, they must speak the language (i.e., accounting and finance)

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Treasurer

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-Focuses on internal and external financial matters
-Building and maintaining banking relationships
-Managing cash flow and forecasting
-Making equity and capital structure decisions
-Responsible for investor relationships
-Handles stock-based equity decisions
-Ideally, a finance person with a personality

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Controller or Comptroller

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-Purely internal focus
-Provides reliable and accurate financial reporting
-Responsible for general accounting
-Handles reporting, financial analysis, and planning
-Ensures the day-to-day transactions are recorded accurately and correctly
-Without excellent and consistent data from the controller, the CFO and Treasurer can’t do their jobs.

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Factors to consider in starting a business

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-COST of creating the organization
-CONTINUITY or stability of the organization
-CONTROL of decision
-PERSONAL LIABILITY of the owners
-TAXATION of the organization’s earnings
-PROFIT distribution to the organization’s owners

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Sole Proprietorship

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A business owned by one person

Advantages: simplest type of business, least regulated, complete managerial control, owner keeps all profits, all income taxed as personal

Disadvantages: unlimited personal liability, limited lifespan, limited equity/capital, difficult to transfer ownership

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Partnership

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A business formed by 2 or more owners

Advantages: Simple and inexpensive to form, owners share profits, income taxed as personal

Disadvantages: unlimited liability in most cases, limited life of business, difficult to transfer ownership

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Corporation

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A business created as a distinct legal entity composed of one or more individuals or entities.

Advantages: public ownership, limited liability, ease of transferring ownership, unlimited life of the business, ease in raising cash/equity

Disadvantages: strict regulation, can be difficult/expensive to form, income subject to double taxation

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Articles of Incorporation

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A document that includes the corporation’s name, owners, intended life, business purpose, and the number of shares to be issued

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Corporate Bylaws

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Description of how the business will operate and how the corporation regulates its own existence

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Limited Liability Corporation

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Hybrid of partnership and corporation

Advantages: retains limited liability for owners

Disadvantages: operated and taxed like a partnership

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Other corporate names for organizations

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Joint stock companies, public limited companies, limited liability companies

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Benefit Corporation

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For profit
Legal attributes:
1. Accountability- must consider how an action will affect shareholders, employees, customers, the community, and the environment
2. Transparency- must provide an annual report detailing how the company pursued a public benefit during the year or any factors that inhibited the pursuit of this goal
3. Purpose- must provide a public benefit to society as a whole or the environment

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Primary Goal of Financial Management

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to maximize the current value per share of the existing stock

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Other Goals of Financial Management

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-survive
-avoid bankruptcy
-minimize cost
-maximize profit
-maintain steady growth

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

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A U.S. law passed in 2002 to protect investors from corporate accounting fraud by improving financial reporting and auditing standards

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Agency Relationship

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The relationship between stockholders and management
-exists when someone (the principal) hires another (the agent) to represent their interests

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The Agency Problem

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the possibility of a conflict of interest between the stockholders and the management of a firm

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Agency Costs

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the costs of the conflict of interest between stockholders and management

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Indirect Agency costs

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lost opportunities

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Direct Agency Costs

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-Corporate expenditures benefit management but cost the stockholder (e.g., luxurious and unneeded corporate jets).
-Expense arises from the need to monitor management actions.

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Two Incentives for Management to Increase Share Value

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-Managerial compensation is usually tied to financial performance and often to share value.
-Managers who are successful in pursuing stockholder goals will be in greater demand in the labor market and thus command higher salaries.

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Stockholders

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Ultimately control the firm, as they elect the board of directors, who hire and fire managers
-May replace existing management via proxy fights and takeovers

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Stakeholder

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Someone other than a stockholder or creditor who potentially has a claim on the firm’s cash flows.
-May attempt to exert control over the firm, perhaps to the detriment of the owners.

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Financial Market

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Brings buyers and sellers together to buy and sell debt and equity securities.

-The most important differences between financial markets concern the types of securities traded, how trading is conducted, and who the buyers and sellers are.

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Primary Markets

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the corporation is the seller, and the transaction raises money for the corporation

-Involves public and private offerings/placements

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Public Offerings

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Selling securities to the general public

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Private Placements

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Negotiated sales involving a specific buyer
-Key feature: avoids regulatory requirements and expenses associated with a public offering

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Secondary Market

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Transfers ownership of corporate securities via one owner or creditor selling to another

-Securities are bought and sold to public after the original sale

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Dealer market

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A type of secondary market in stock and long-term debt, aka over-the-counter (OTC) markets, meaning the dealers are connected electronically instead of transacting in a central location

ex) Nasdaq

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Auction market

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Has a physical location, primary purpose is to match those who wish to sell with those who want to buy (with dealers playing a limited role)

ex) NYSE

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Balance Sheet

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a financial statement showing a firm’s accounting value on a particular date, shows assets, liabilities, and the difference between the two (equity)

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Assets

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Can be current or fixed
-current: life of less than one year ex. cash, inventory, accounts receivable
-fixed: relatively long life ex. truck or trademark

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Liabilities

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on right side of the balance sheet, can be current or long-term
-current: life of less than one year ex. accounts payable
-long-term: debts not due in the coming year ex. a loan that will be paid in 5 years

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Shareholders Equity

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the difference between the total value of the assets (current and fixed) and the total value of the liabilities (current and long-term).

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Net Working Capital

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the difference between a firm’s current assets and its current liabilities

-usually positive in healthy firm
-positive when cash that will become available over the next 12 months (i.e., current assets) exceeds cash that must be paid over the same period (i.e., current liabilities)

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3 Things to Consider when Examining Balance Sheet

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-liquidity
-debt vs equity
-market value vs book value

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Liquidity

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the speed and ease with which an asset can be converted to cash

-Consider ease of conversion vs the loss of value

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Financial Leverage

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the use of debt in a firm’s capital structure

-If a firm borrows money, it usually gives the first claim to the firm’s cash flow to creditors, with equity holders entitled to only the residual value.

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Book Value

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-The real worth of assets
-The historical transactions and cost of assets
-Fluctuations are periodic & infrequent
-Asset value reported on the balance sheet

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Market Value

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-Financial market asset worth
-Based on supply and demand
-Frequent fluctuations. Market dependent
-Max. price of assets as traded in the markets

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The Income Statement

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a financial statement summarizing a firm’s performance over a period of time, usually a quarter or a year.

Equation:
Revenues - Expenses = Income

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3 thing financial manager should keep in mind when looking at income statement

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-GAAP
-Cash vs noncash items
-time and costs

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Taxes

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Can be one of the largest cash outflows of a firm

-the size of a company’s tax bill is determined by the tax code, an often amended set of rules.

54
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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Made federal corporate tax rates a flat 21%

-Tax rates on other business forms did not become flat

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Average tax rate

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total taxes paid divided by total taxable income

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Marginal tax rate

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the amount of tax payable on the next dollar earned

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Cash flow

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the difference between the number of dollars that came in and the number of dollars that went out

-No standard financial statement for this, statement of cash flows is a different issue

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Cash Flow Identity

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says the cash flow from the firm’s assets is equal to the cash flow paid to suppliers of capital to the firm

cash flow from assets = cash flow to creditors + cash flow to stockholders

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Operating Cash Flows

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the cash generated from a firm’s normal business activities

revenues - cost, tells us whether a firm’s cash inflows from its business operations are sufficient to cover its everyday cash outflows.

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Capital Spending

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the net spending on fixed assets (purchases of fixed assets less sales of fixed assets)

ie. CAPEX
-can be negative if firm sells more assets than it purchases

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Change in Net Working Capital

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measured as the net change in current assets relative to current liabilities for the period being examined and represents the amount spent on net working capital

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Cash Flow from Assets

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aka free cash flow, the total cash flow to creditors and cash flow to stockholders

Consists of operating cash flow, capital spending, and change in net working capital

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Sources of Cash

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activities that bring in cash
-Increase in accounts payable
-Increase in common stock
-Increase in retained earnings

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Uses of cash

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activities that involve spending cash
-Increases in accounts receivable
-Increase in inventory
-Decrease in long-term debt
-Decrease in notes payable
-Purchase of net fixed assets (PPE)

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Statement of Cash Flows

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a firm’s financial statement that summarizes its sources and uses of cash over a specified period
Groups into 3 categories:
-Operating activities.
-Investment activities.
-Financing activities.

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Common-size statements

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Financial statements presenting all items in percentage terms in order to compare statements from different sized companies
(can be common-size balance sheet, income statement, or statement of cash flows)

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Common-base year statements

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Present all items relative to a certain base year amount, i.e. trend analysis
-often used to investigate trends in the firm’s pattern of operations

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Financial Ratios

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relationships determined from a firm’s financial information and used for comparison purposes

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Liquidity Ratios

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Assess the company’s ability to pay out short-term debt

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Leverage Ratios

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Evaluate the company debt level in the capital structure

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Efficiency Ratios

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Investigate the company’s efficiency in utilizing its resources

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Profitability Ratios

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Assess the company’s ability to generate income from revenue

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Valuation Ratios

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Examines the company’s share price

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The DuPont Identity

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shows a company’s return on equity

ROE = Income/Equity

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Internal Uses of Financial Statements

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Performance evaluation and planning purposes

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External Party Using Financial Statements

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-Short-term and long-term creditors
-Potential investors
-Suppliers and large customers
-Credit rating agencies
-Competitors
-Potential targets for acquisition

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Internal Uses of Ratio Analysis

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-Future Planning
-Performance Evaluations
-Performance Comparison (e.g., Divisions, Managers & Employees)
-Salary Decisions

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External Uses of Ratio Analysis

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-Evaluation of Suppliers
-Evaluation of Competitors
-Evaluation of Outside Parties (e.g., creditors & Investors)
-Acquisitions & Mergers

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Time Trend Analysis

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uses a firm’s historical data as the standard for evaluation

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Peer Group Analysis

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compares firms to their peer group– firms similar in the sense that they compete in the same markets, have similar assets, and operate in similar ways

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Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes

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four-digit codes established by the U.S. government to classify a firm by its type of business operations, can be used to identify potential peers

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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

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a new industry classification system initiated in 1997, will eventually replace the older SIC codes

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Problem with Financial Statement Analysis of Conglomerates

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consolidated financial statements for these firms do not fit any neat industry category due to owning unrelated lines of business

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Problems with Financial Statement Analysis

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-No underlying theory exists to help us identify quantities to look at and establish benchmarks
-Financial statements outside the U.S. do not necessarily conform to all GAAP principles, making comparison difficult
-Even companies that are clearly in the same line of business may not be comparable
-Different firms use different accounting procedures
-Different firms end their fiscal years at different times.
-Unusual events may affect financial performance

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Financial Planning

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Establishes guidelines for change and growth in a firm

Concerned with the major (macro) elements of a firm’s financial and investment policies without examining the individual (micro) components of those policies in detail

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4 Basic Elements of Financial Policy Needed for Financial Planning

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  1. Capital Budgeting- What investments to take on (i.e., Assets)?
  2. Capital Structures- Where to get financing to pay for these investments (i.e., leverage)?
  3. Working Capital Management- How to manage these financial activities (i.e., liquidity & Working Capital)?
  4. Profit Sharing- What is the appropriate amount to pay shareholders?
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An appropriate goal of financial planning

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NOT growth on its own
-increasing the market value of the owner’s equity; if a firm is successful, growth will usually result.

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Planning Horizon

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the long-range time period on which the financial planning process focuses (usually the next two to five years)

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Aggregation

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a process by which small investment proposals of each of a firm’s operational units are added up and treated as one big project

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Budget

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A one year financial plan

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Strategic Plan

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A five year financial plan

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What can financial planning accomplish?

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-Examining interactions: must make explicit links between investment proposals for the different operating activities of the firm and available financing choices
-Exploring options: Allows firm to develop, analyze, and compare many different scenarios in a consistent way
-Avoiding surprises: Should identify what may happen to the firm if different events take place
-Ensuring feasibility and internal consistency: Verifies that the goals and plans made for specific areas of a firm’s operations are feasible and internally consistent
-Conclusion: Most important result of the planning process is that it forces managers to think about goals and establish priorities.

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Sales Forecast

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Required by nearly all financial plans and often given as the growth rate in sales

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Pro Forma Statements

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The forecast balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows on a financial plan

Pro formas are projections, not guarantees.

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Asset Requirements

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Financial plan will describe projected capital spending, the projected balance sheet will contain changes in total fixed assets and net working capital

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Financial Requirements

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Financial plan will include a section about the necessary financing arrangements (e.g., dividend and debt policy)

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The Plug

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the designated source(s) of external financing needed to deal with any shortfall (or surplus) in financing and thereby bring the balance sheet into balance

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Economic Assumptions

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Financial plan will explicitly state the economic environment in which the firm expects to reside over plan’s life

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Simple Model Financial Planning

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A financial planning model in which every item increased at the same rate as sales

-SALES IS THE DRIVER

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The Percentage of Sales Approach

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a financial planning method in which accounts are varied depending on a firm’s predicted sales levels

-separate the income statement and balance sheet accounts into two groups, those that vary directly with sales and those that do not

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External Financing Needed (EFN)

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The amount of financing the business requires from outside sources to remain profitable

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Sources of EFN

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-short-term borrowing,
-long-term borrowing
-new equity

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Internal Growth Rate

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the maximum growth rate a firm can achieve without external financing of any kind

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Sustainable Growth Rate

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the maximum growth rate a firm can achieve without external equity financing while maintaining a constant debt-equity ratio

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Determinants of Growth

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-Profit margin
-Dividend policy
-Financial policy
-Total asset turnover

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Caveats of Financial Planning

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-do not always ask the right questions
-tend to rely on accounting relationships, not financial relationships
-leaves out the 3 basic elements of firm value (cash flow size, risk, timing)
-it is an iterative process
-implicitly contains different goals in different areas and satisfies many constraints

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