KMPS CH 01
KMPS CH 01
KMPS CH 01
1 - An Introduction to
Financial Management
1) Profit Maximization?
this goal ignores:
a) TIMING of Returns
(Time Value of Money - Ch. 5)
b) UNCERTAINTY of Returns
(Risk - Ch. 6)
Goal of the Firm
2) Shareholder Wealth
Maximization?
this is the same as:
a) Maximizing Firm Value
b) Maximizing Stock Price
GOALS OF THE CORPORATION
1. Maximize Shareholder’s Wealth
2. Optimum Cash Flow Management
3. Optimum Investment Management
4. Optimum Inventory Level Management
5. Optimum Debt-Equity Ratio
6. Optimum Risk-Return Trade-Off
7. Optimum Dividend Payout Ratio
8. Minimize Interest & Capital Cost
9. Minimize Tax Burden
10. Effective & Efficient Financial Control
11. Effective & Efficient Financing of Growth
12. Optimize Social & Societal Welfare
13. Avoiding Bankruptcy
14. Maximize Distribution of Wealth
15. Maximize Distribution of Ownership
Legal Forms of Business
1) Sole Proprietorship
• A business owned by a single individual.
• Owner maintains title to the firm’s assets.
• Owner has unlimited liability.
2) Partnership
• Similar to a sole proprietorship, except
that there are two or more owners.
Legal Forms of Business
2a) General Partnership
• All partners have unlimited liability.
Corporation
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Corporation Investors
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Corporation Investors
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Secondary
markets
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Secondary
markets
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Secondary
markets
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Secondary
markets
Cash flow
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Secondary
markets
Cash flow
tax
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
tax
Government
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
Corporation cash Investors
Debt & equity
securities
reinvest
Secondary
markets
Interest,
Cash flow dividends,
etc.
tax
Government
BUSINESS
INVESTMENT
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Primary Market
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Primary Market
– Market in which new issues of a
security are sold to initial buyers.
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Primary Market
– Market in which new issues of a
security are sold to initial buyers.
• Secondary Market
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Primary Market
– Market in which new issues of a
security are sold to initial buyers.
• Secondary Market
– Market in which previously issued
securities are traded.
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Initial Public Offering (IPO)
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Initial Public Offering (IPO)
– The first time the firm’s stock is
sold to the general public.
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Initial Public Offering (IPO)
– The first time the firm’s stock is
sold to the general public.
• Seasoned New Issue
The Corporation and Financial
Markets
• Initial Public Offering (IPO)
– The first time the firm’s stock is
sold to the general public.
• Seasoned New Issue
– A new stock offering by a firm that
already has stock that is traded in
the secondary market.
FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUITION & INSTRUMENTS
Primary Markets
Secondary Markets
Money Markets
o T-Bills
o Federal Agency Discount Notes
o Short Term Munis
o Federal Funds
o Negotiable Certificate of Deposits
o Commercial Paper
o Bankers Acceptance
o Repos
Mortgage Markets
FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUITION & INSTRUMENTS
Capital Markets
o Debt
o Equity
o Common Shares
o Preferred Shares
Bond Markets
o T-Bonds
o Agency Debt
o Munis Bonds
o Corporate Bonds
Futures Market, i.e., real or financial assets
o Options
o Forwards
o Derivatives
Financial Management Axioms
• 1) Risk - return trade-off
• 2) Time value of money
• 3) Cash - not profits - is king
• 4) Incremental cash flows count
• 5) The curse of competitive markets
• 6) Efficient capital markets
• 7) The agency problem
• 8) Taxes bias business decisions
• 9) All risk is not equal
• 10) Ethical dilemmas are everywhere in finance
BUSINESS
INVESTMENT
ASSETS Ξ FINANCE
S/T INV + L/T INV Ξ S/T FINANCE + L/T FINANCE
C A + F A = C L + LTD + EQUITY
Cash Plant & Equipment Short Term Loan Long Term Preferred
Marketable Securities Current Maturities Debt Share
Machinery Accounts Payable Bank Loans Ordinary Share
Accounts Receivables Capital WIP Notes Share Premium Notes Treasury Stock
Inventory Land Accrued Expenses Bonds Retained Earnings
Others Investments (Land) Proposed Dividend Reserves