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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. Lecture 1: An Overview of Financial Management. Forms of Business Organization. Proprietorship Unincorporated business owned by one individual Partnership An unincorporated business owned by two or more persons Corporation

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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  1. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Lecture 1: An Overview of Financial Management

  2. Forms of Business Organization • Proprietorship • Unincorporated business owned by one individual • Partnership • An unincorporated business owned by two or more persons • Corporation • A legal entity created by a state, having unlimited life, and limited liability

  3. Forms of Business Organization (Cont’) • S Corporation • A special designation that allows small businesses that meet qualifications to be taxed as if they were proprietorships or partnerships and thus exempt from the corporate income tax

  4. Forms of Business Organization (Cont’) • Value of business through corporation can be maximized through three reasons: • The lower the firm’s risk, the higher its value • A firm’s value is dependent on its growth opportunities and its ability to attract capital • The value of an assets also depends on it liquidity

  5. Stock price and shareholder value • Stockholder Wealth Maximization • The primary goal for managerial decisions, considers the risk and timing associated with expected earnings per share in order to maximize the firm’s common stock (value)

  6. Business Ethics • Business Ethics • A company’s attitude and conduct toward its employees, customers, community, and stockholders • What companies are doing • Training program • Profit and ethics • Responsibility

  7. Business Ethics (Cont’) • Consequences of Unethical Behavior • Enron case • WorldCom case • Oracle corporation case • How should employees deal with unethical behavior? (Assignment) • Conflict between Managers and Stockholders (Assignment)

  8. The Role of Finance in the Organization • Chairman of the board • The person most responsible for the firm’s strategic policies • Compensation committee • A committee that consist of the outside (nonemployee) directors who set the compensation package for senior officers

  9. The Role of Finance in the Organization (Cont’) • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) • Head of the management team, and ideally is separate from chairman of the board • Chief operating officer (COO) • In charge of the firm’s actual operations • Chief Financial Officer (CFO) • Responsible for accounting system, raising capital, and evaluating major investment decisions and the effectiveness of operations

  10. Many Thanks…..

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