Financial management function PART A
Sections:
The nature and purpose of financial management
What is financial management?
Financial planning
Financial control
Financial management decisions
Financial management decisions (Q)
Management accounting, financial accounting and financial management
Management accounting, financial accounting
Management accounting, financial accounting and financial management
Financial objectives and the relationship with corporate strategy
Strategy
Corporate objectives
Objectives should relate to the key factors for business success, which are typically as follows.
Financial objectives: Shareholder wealth maximisation
Three possible methods for the valuation of a company
Shareholder wealth maximisation
Total shareholder return (Q)
Profit maximisation
Although profits do matter, they are not the best measure of a company's achievements. (Q)
Earnings per share growth (Q)
Note that:
Other financial targets In addition to targets for earnings, EPS and dividend per share, a company might set other financial
Other financial targets (Q)
Non-financial objectives A company may have important non-financial objectives which must be satisfied in order to ensure the
Non-financial objectives
Non-financial objectives
Other non-financial objectives
Stakeholders and impact on corporate objectives
Stakeholders
The various stakeholder groups in a firm can be classified as follows
Objectives of stakeholder groups
Objectives of stakeholder groups
Objectives of stakeholder groups
Stakeholder groups, strategy and objectives
Shareholders and management
Shareholders and management
Shareholders and management
Shareholders, managers and the company's long-term creditors
Shareholders, managers and the company's long-term creditors
Shareholders, managers and government
Shareholders, managers and government
Shareholders, managers and government
Measuring the achievement of corporate objectives
Measuring financial performance
The broad categories of ratios
Ratio pyramids
Profitability
Profitability and return: the return on capital employed
Evaluating the ROCE
Secondary ratios
Return on equity
Gross profit margin, the net profit margin and profit analysis (Q)
Debt and gearing ratios
Shareholders' investment ratios
Shareholders' investment ratios
The dividend yield (Q)
Earnings per share (EPS)
The price earnings ratio (Q)
Changes in EPS: the P/E ratio and the share price
Encouraging the achievement of stakeholder objectives
Managerial reward schemes
Examples of such remuneration incentives are:
Beneficial consequences of linking reward schemes and performance
Problems associated with reward schemes
Problems associated with reward schemes
Regulatory requirements
Corporate governance
There are a number of key elements in corporate governance.
Corporate governance codes of good practice generally cover the following areas.
Corporate governance codes of good practice generally cover the following areas.
Stock exchange listing regulations
Financial and other objectives in not for profit organisations
Not for profit sectors
Objectives
Here are some possible objectives for a NFP organisation.
Here are some possible objectives for a NFP organisation.
Value for money
This is usually accepted as requiring the application of economy, effectiveness and efficiency (sometimes known as the 3Es).
More formally, these criteria can be defined as follows.
Example: Economy, efficiency, effectiveness
Performance measures
Here are a number of possible solutions to these problems.
Example: Performance measures
Example: Inputs and outputs
Example: Inputs and outputs
Example: Inputs and outputs
Chapter Roundup
Chapter Roundup
Chapter Roundup
Chapter Roundup
Chapter Roundup
The end of part a
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Financial management function PART A

1. Financial management function PART A

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