Corporate Finance and Financial Manager Role Over time, every business finds that while it has attempted to make the best decisions for its success, sometimes the right choices were made and sometimes the wrong decisions were made. Having said that business decisions are important and could succeed in the business world if they answer for themselves questions like: how can we define if we are doing well in our business? Or what are the best options and decisions? Are we generating profit or loss? Some of these questions acknowledge corporate finance notions guided by the financial manager. First of all, corporate finance is about the capital managing process in any business whether private or public, large or tiny, manufacturing …show more content…
d.). Financial corporate needs analyses patrons in the business them follow principles which lead a company to handle finances in the right way to develop a great business. The principles are involving in investment, financing, dividend (Damodarian, n. d.). Investing principles are about showing a returning stronger than the risk in investment projects. The financing principle has about chosen a balance between debt and equity, which increase the value of the investment; also it makes that the investment match with the asset financing. Dividend principle is the last principal; it teaches about the decision of the money earned and the amount that should be reinvesting in the business and left to the owner; the cash should return to investors and owners of the firm when the profit doesn 't cover the hurdle rate expectation. According to a professor from NYU, these three principles are the focus on one target, which is growing the business value, basing not only in some compilations of influential modern theories of corporate finance but also in common sense principles (Damodaran, n. …show more content…
Additionally, finding opportunities that bring a plus to the firm make the different between an excellent financial manager to an inefficient financial manager; It is no more than identify occasion which could add in investment to benefit the company. A business can use opportunities if the organization is efficient finding opportunities and pay for the desired acquisitions (Brian, n.d.). Finally, risks are unavoidable in business, but it most is carefully taking. That 's way financial manager try to reduce risk and take preventions; They should bring a ensures for building, equipment and essential workers. Controlling debt and credit arrangement with suppliers and financial institutions helps to reduce risks by allowing the firm operated freely in case that the business experiences cash flow problems(Brian,
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Identify the potential risks which affect the company and manage these risks within its risk appetite;
We probably all agree that the primary objective of any business is to achieve revenue and attain a certain profit. But then here is the question that we might ask, is profit the only element that should be considered when making business decisions? In my point of view the answer is no as I will try to demonstrate throughout this paper. One quick alternative of what should be the first top priority of a business is creating a customer as Dr.Peter Drucker said. According to him “The customer is the foundation of a business and keeps it in existence. He alone gives employment. To supply the wants and needs of a consumer, society entrusts wealth-producing resources to the business enterprise.” (Santayana, George. Is The Tyranny Of Shareholder Value Finally Ending? )
Every enterprise needs a strategy to operate, this includes making decisions either successful, risky, or with controversial results. To evaluate Alice’s goals and therefore her strategy, we must see her current financial situation.
Obviously, financial establishments can endure breathtaking misfortunes notwithstanding when their risk management is top notch. They are, all things considered, in the matter of going out on a limb. At the point when risk management fails, be that as it may, it is in one of the many fundamental ways, almost every one of them exemplified in the present emergency. In some cases, the issue lies with the information or measures that risk directors depend on. At times it identifies with how they recognize and impart the risks an organization is presented to. Financial risk management is difficult to get right in the best of times.
Thesis: Businesses deem financing necessary when they are just beginning, expanding, or recovering; Debt financing and equity financning have many advantages and disadvantages but also change the entire accounting method that is to be considered while running the business.
Important factors of a company’s outlook are its financial strength and weaknesses. These factors can be evaluated by reviewing the firm’s financial statements and using ratios to help measure a company’s liquidity, leverage, activity, profitability, and growth. Financial ratios are computed by using the information found in a company’s financial statements: primarily income statement and balance sheet. The calculations from the current year, previous years, and other companies in the industry are used as a basis to identify and ev...
Over the years corporations have aimed to gain huge profits by means of maximizing investments contributed by shareholders. In relation to shareholders value as it relates to corporate finance, the main idea is to maximize shareholders value. This is derived by implementing measures to get competitive advantages in industries of which companies operate. These measures and procedures include the raising of funds, investing, handling perceived risk and anticipating required return. Maximizing shareholders value make sense because this increase the value of a corporation, increases shareholder’s investments, and stabilizes the economy.
Some decisions prove to be vital and any miscalculation that may be involved may prove dire for the individual or the organization. In identifying the criterion to use while evaluating different decisions, many factors pertaining the structure should be considered. The pros and cons of every decision made should be evaluated to ensure that the option chosen has the most positive effect on the individual and the organization. Some of the activities that may require keen decision making include project development, finance and operations. With the knowledge attained it will be easier to cope with tough decisions that may come up in my career. Decision making models may be generated to give an in depth view to the problem and also provide critical analysis ability. It is also vital noting that for those in managerial positions, they face a bigger task in decision making. A good understanding of the business function and structure will provide an in depth knowhow to those that have studied the
Making business decisions involves choosing between alternative courses of action. Many factors affect business decisions, yet analysis typically focuses on finding the alternative that offers the highest return on investment or the greatest reduction in costs. Some decisions are based on little more than an intuitive understanding of the situation because available information is too limited to allow a more systematic analysis. In other cases, intangible factors such as convenience, prestige, and environmental considerations are more important than strictly quantitative factors. In all situations, managers can reach a sounder decision if they identify the consequences of alternative choices in financial terms. This unit
The capital structure of a firm is the way in which it decides to finance its operations from various funds, comprising debt, such as bonds and outstanding loans, and equity, including stock and retained earnings. In the long term, firms seek to find the optimal debt-equity ratio. This essay will explore the advantages and disadvantages of different capital structure mixes, and consider whether this has any relevance to firm value in theory and in reality.
Corporate finance is different than accounting in that corporate finance relates to valuation and financing decisions. The purpose of accounting is to create statements that lay out the historical financial health of a company for management and investors. The purpose of corporate finance is to apply the results of these statements (along with intangibles such as the strength of the industry and the management team) to a valuation model in order to arrive at a value for the company.
Therefore, to achieve this objective, managers have to make choices in decision-making, which is the process of selecting a course of action from two or more alternatives (Weihrich & Koontz; 1994, 199). A sound decision making requires extensive knowledge of economic theory and the tools of economic analysis, that are directly related in the process of decision-making. Since managerial economics is concerned with such economic theories and tools of analysis, it is very relevant to the managerial decision-making process.
Never have I ever climbed a mountain peak. As a child, I imagined myself conducting expeditions in deep-frozen pathways, leading amateur explorers to the top of the world, and instructing rookies in surviving harsh blizzards. Even though slightly altered, my childhood dream has been achieved. I led a team of fellow classmates, in my Strategic Management course, to the success summit of a financial competition. Over the course of a semester, I and my teammates were supposed to create and manage a company of the IT industry, in a computer-simulated environment, along with other four rival teams. I dealt with strategy and financial matters of our virtual enterprise, while my colleagues were working on marketing and manufacturing. During the four months of the exercise, I have experienced finance from various aspects: capital budgeting, through selecting favorable investment for upcoming quarters; debt management, by assessing the necessary amount and efficiency of loans; profitability analysis and dividend policy, which had been used to compile the company’s general performance index. Working in a multinational team, which included an American, a Norwegian and a Moldovan, strengthen my negotiations skills, as well as flexibility and cooperation. But above all, this experience intensified my passion for finance. Of course, a pleasant bonus was the fact that, in the end, our company’s financial performance was six times the performance of second-best team.
Making decisions is an important part of our everyday life. Decisions define actions and lead to the achievement of goals. However, these depend on the effectiveness of the decision-making process. An effective decision is free from biases, uncertainties, and is deeply dependent on information and critical thinking. Poor decisions lead to the inability to achieve set objectives and could lead to losses, if finance is a factor. Therefore, it is important to contemplate about quality and ways to achieve it in decision-making, which is the focus of this paper. The purpose is to look into the needs of decision-making, including what one should do and what one should not do.