Financial management deals with how a firm obtains funds and how it use them.
Financial management is the area of business management that is devoted to the judicious use of capital and a careful selection of sources of capital in order to geared toward attainment of goals
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What is Financial Management?
Financial management deals with
how a firm obtains funds and how
it use them
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What is Financial
Management?
It refers to the management activities of
efforts devoted to the proper
management of finance that includes
financial planning, financial
administration and financial control
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What is Financial
Management?
Financial management is the area of
business management that is devoted
to the judicious use of capital and a
careful selection of sources of capital
in order to geared toward attainment of
goals
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Importance of Financial
Management
Economic growth and development
Allows better financial decision
Improved standard of living
Promotes healthy environment
Creates jobs
Alleviation of poverty
Improved health
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Objectives of Financial
Management
1. To MAXIMIXE PROFIT
Increase sales
Reduce the cost of production
through efficient use of resources
Make judicious choice and use of
funds
Minimize risk and avoid potential
waste and loss of resources
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Objectives of Financial
Management
2. To MAXIMIXE WEALTH
Increase market value of shares of the
company over a period of time
Build up adequate reserves to ensure
financing for growth and expansion
Ensures operational stability and
positive cash flows
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Objectives of Financial
Management
3. To forecast the total
financial cash requirement
Its important to know how much finance
cash will be required to start and run the
business
Consider many factors, such as the type
of technology used by company, number
of employees employed, scale of
operations, legal requirements,
competition, external environment,
economy etc
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Objectives of Financial
Management
4. To decide proper fund
sourcing
Sourcing / collection of finance
Proper balance between owned
finance and borrowed finance.
Borrow money at a low rate of
interest as possible.
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Objectives of Financial
Management
5. To properly utilize
finances
Plan the optimum use of finance
Use the finance profitably delivering
best value for money.
Do not waste the money of the
organization
Maintain a good supply of short credit
Forecast efficient cash flow to enable
smooth stock control
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Objectives of Financial
Management
6. To maintain proper cash
flow
Proper cash flow is needed to pay the
day-to-day expenses such as
purchasing of raw materials, the
payment of wages and salaries, rent,
electricity bills.
It can take advantage of many
opportunities such as taking cash
discounts on purchases, large-scale
purchasing, giving credit to customers..
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Objectives of Financial
Management
7. To ensure survival of the
business
The company must survive in this
ever competitive business world.
The finance manager must be
very careful while making
financial decisions.
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Objectives of Financial
Management
8. To create reserves
The company should not distribute the
full profits as a dividend to the
shareholders. It should keep a part of its
profit in reserves.
Reserves can be used for future growth
and expansion. It can also be used to
face contingencies in the future if any
emergencies should arise, or give
strength for a possible merger or
acquisition.
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Objectives of Financial
Management
9. To create goodwill
Improve the image and reputation of
the company.
Goodwill helps the company to survive
in the short-term and succeed in the
long-term. It also helps the company
during bad times.
It also adds value to company’s net
worth in an event of a takeover or buy
out.
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Objectives of Financial
Management
10. To increase efficiency
Proper distribution of finance to
all the departments will increase
the efficiency of the entire
company.
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Objectives of Financial
Management
11. To reduce the cost of
capital
Borrow money at a low rate of
interest.
Plan the capital structure in such
a way that the cost of capital it
minimized, either through debt,
or equity finance.
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Objectives of Financial
Management
12. To reduce operating
risks
Avoid high-risk projects unless
it is the policy of the company
Take proper and adequate
insurance
24. 1.Business Goals
Some Important Aspects of Financial
Management
Financial Plan
Forecast Sales/Profit
Return on Investments
25. 2. Start-up Capital
Requirement (How much)
Source (Equity and/or loan)
Loan term (Interest rate,
payment period)
Some Important Aspects of Financial
Management
26. 3. Cash Flows
When to collect receivables
When to pay dues, and other
payables
When to buy goods, supplies and
materials
Amount of petty cash maintained
Some Important Aspects of Financial
Management
27. 4. Control of Finances
Some Important Aspects of Financial
Management
Authorize keeper of finances
Depository Bank
Check/ Voucher Signatories
Accounting procedures
Frequency of audit
28. 5. Credit Policy
Some Important Aspects of Financial
Management
Maximum allowable volume of
goods that can be loaned out
Eligibility criteria of borrowers
Eligibility criteria of borrowers
Credit (Loan) Evaluation and Approval Process
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TYPES OF MAJOR ACCOUNTS
Real Accounts /
Permanent Accounts /
Statement of Financial
Position Accounts
Nominal Accounts /
Temporary Accounts /
Income Statement
Accounts
Assets
Liabilities
Capital
Income
Expense
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KINDS OF ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
• Cash and Cash Equivalents
• Financial Assets
• Trade and Other Receivables
• Inventories
• Prepaid Expenses
NONCURRENT ASSETS
• Property, Plant and Equipment
• Long Term Investment
• Intangible Assets
• Other Noncurrent Accounts
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KINDS OF LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
• Trade and other payables
• Short-term borrowing
• Current portion of long-term
debt
• Current tax liability
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
• Noncurrent portion of long-
term debt
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OWNER’S EQUITY/CAPITAL
• Owner’s Equity in a sole proprietorship
• Partner’s Equity in a partnership
• Stockholder’s Equity or Shareholder’s
• Equity in a corporation
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SOURCES OF INCOME
• Sale of merchandise to customers
• Rendering of services
• Use of entity resources
• Disposal of resources other than
products
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COMPONENTS OF EXPENSE
• Cost of sales
• Distribution costs or selling expenses
• Administrative expenses
• Other expenses (not directly related to
selling and administrative)
• Income tax expense
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QUESTIONS:
• Does the business organization meet its
obligations as they fall due?
• How is the performance of business
organization compared to other entities of
the same industry?
• How stable and solvent is the business
organization?
• Is there any room for expansion?
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EMPLOYEES
To determine the stability
and profitability of
employers.
To determine the ability of
the employer to pay salaries
and fringe benefits.
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SUPPLIERS
To determine the ability of the
customers to pay debt as they
fall due.
To determine the ability of the
customer to remain as a
continuing customer.
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CUSTOMER
To determine the ability of the
enterprise to be a continuing
source of supply.
To assess the ability of the
company to exist over a long
period of time.
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PUBLIC
To determine the activities of the
enterprise.
To know the contribution of the
enterprise to the economy in the form
of: number of employees; ownership
of assets; prices of their products;
patronage of local suppliers; and
patronage by customers, among
others.