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Chapter#1
An Overview of Financial Management
Meaning of Financial Management
Financial management is concerned with the acquisition, financing, and
management of assets with some overall goal in mind.
Financial Management means planning, organizing, directing and controlling the
financial activities such as procurement and utilization of funds of the enterprise. It
means applying general management principles to financial resources of the enterprise.
Functions of Financial Management
Based on the above definition functions of the financial management can be categorized
into three major categories, these are
What is the best type of financing? Means either to use debt or equity.
What is the best financing mix? A firm normally uses a mix of debt and equity,
financial manager decides the ratio of debt and equity which can increase the
profitability and reduce risk.
3 What is the best dividend policy (e.g., dividend-payout ratio)? Refers to the
percentage of profit to be distributed among the shareholders.
4 How will the funds be physically acquired? Means either to take loan, issue
shares debentures etc.
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Profit maximization
Goals reflect general statements about what the business wants to achieve.
Improving profitability is a common corporate goal. The goal statement usually includes
details about the business and aligns its actions with the company mission and values.
For example, actions might include developing new markets, products or services. Other
examples include reducing unnecessary costs, changing suppliers or raising prices.
Stated simply, the goal must be clearly understood by all employees. It must also be
flexible enough. If market conditions change, the goal can be adjusted.
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Efficiency
Corporate goals typically reflect a commitment to improve existing operations.
This includes striving for excellence. It also involves producing results through effective
teamwork and using technology to innovate. Successful corporate leaders realize that
they have to be vigilant about reducing product errors, waste and customer
dissatisfaction. Corporate goals may also specify planned methods or strategies. For
example, to reduce product errors, a business might set a goal of implementing a Six
Sigma initiative, a quality management technique.
Expansion
Increasing market share is common corporate goal. This often involves targeting
new audiences, such as younger customers. Reaching out to a new demographic may
also involve using new marketing techniques. For example, a small business can
promote its products and services using social media technology. A company can
expand its market presence by designing, developing and delivering new products.
Satisfaction
Corporate leaders recognize that employee satisfaction contributes to
productivity. Corporate goals related to employees typically demonstrate a commitment
to the workforce. Programs may include training courses, events and resources. These
allow employees to develop professional skills and enhance collaboration. For example,
a common goal strives to create a culture based trust and respect for all. This improves
employee retention rates, reduces absenteeism and increases employee morale.
Sustainability
Corporate goals usually demonstrate a commitment to the community. A
business has a responsibility to be an asset, not a liability. For example, a company may
aspire to improve the environmental performance of the tools and technology used in its
facilities, by its customers and by its suppliers. Short-term goals address todays
problems and long-term goals prepare for the future.
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Social Responsibility:
Social responsibility and business ethics are often regarding as the same
concepts. However, the social responsibility movement is but one aspect of the
overall discipline of business ethics. The social responsibility movement arose
particularly during the 1960s with increased public consciousness about the role
of business in helping to cultivate and maintain highly ethical practices in society
and particularly in the natural environment.
Social responsibility is an ethical theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual,
has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every
individual has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the
ecosystems.
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and compensation etc. Thus, managers may have the incentive to take actions that are
not in the best interest of the shareholders. Because managers usually own only a small
interest in most large corporations, potential agency conflicts are significant
Managerial compensation:
The compensation package should be designed to meet two objectives: one is to
attract and retain capable managers; two is to align managers' actions with the interest
of shareholders.
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Chapter#2
Financial Statements, Cash Flow and Taxes
Financial Statements Definition:
Summary report that shows how a firm has used the funds entrusted to it by
its stockholders (shareholders) and lenders, and what is its current financial position.
The three basic are the (1) balance sheet, which shows firm's assets, liabilities, and net
worth on a stated date; (2) income statement (also called profit & loss account), which
shows how the net income of the firm is arrived at over a stated period, and (3) cash flow
statement, which shows the inflows and outflows of cash caused by the
firm's activities during a stated period.
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Statement of Cash Flows
Each financial statement tells its own story. Together they form a comprehensive
financial picture of the company, the results of its operations, its financial condition, and
the sources and uses of its money. Evaluating past performance helps managers
identify successful strategies, eliminate wasteful spending and budget appropriately for
the future. Armed with this information they will be able to make necessary business
decisions in a timely manner
There are 5 types of Accounts.
Assets
Liabilities
Owners' Equity (Stockholders' Equity for a corporation)
Revenues
Expenses
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All the accounts in an accounting system are listed in a Chart of Accounts. They are
listed in the order shown above. This helps us prepare financial statements, by
conveniently organizing accounts in the same order they will be used in the financial
statements.
Financial Statements
The Balance Sheet lists the balances in all Assets, Liability and Owners' Equity
accounts.
The Income Statement lists the balances in all Revenue and Expense accounts.
The Balance Sheet and Income Statement must accompany each other in order
to comply with GAAP. Financial statements presented separately do not comply with
GAAP. This is necessary so financial statement users get a true and complete financial
picture of the company.
All accounts are used in one or the other statement, but not both. All accounts
are used once, and only once, in the financial statements. The Balance Sheet shows
account balances at a particular date. The Income Statement shows the accumulation in
the Revenue and Expense accounts, for a given period of time, generally one year. The
Income Statement can be prepared for any span of time, and companies often prepare
them monthly or quarterly.
It is common for companies to prepare a Statement of Retained Earnings or a
Statement of Owners' Equity, but one of these statements is not required by GAAP.
These statements provide a link between the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet.
They also reconcile the Owners' Equity or Retained Earnings account from the start to
the end of the year.
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Income Statement. In fact, account balances are not used in the Cash Flow statement.
The accounts are analyzed to determine the Sources (inflows) and Uses (outflows) of
cash over a period of time.
There are 3 types of cash flow (CF):
Operating - CF generated by normal business operations
Investing - CF from buying/selling assets: buildings, real estate, investment portfolios,
equipment.
Financing - CF from investors or long-term creditors
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) requires companies to follow
GAAP in their financial statements. That doesn't mean companies do what they are
supposed to do. Enron executives had millions of reasons ($$) to falsify financial
information for their own personal gain. Auditors are independent CPAs hired by
companies to determine whether the rules of GAAP and full disclosure are being
followed in their financial statements. In the case of Enron and Arthur Andersen, auditors
sometimes fail to find problems that exist, and in some cases might have also failed in
their responsibilities as accounting professionals.
Retained Earnings
The Retained Earnings (RE) account has a special purpose. It is used to
accumulate the company's earnings, and to pay out dividends to the company's
stockholders. Let's look at the first part of that for a moment.
At the end of the fiscal year, all Revenue and Expense accounts are closed to
Income Summary, and that account is closed to Retained Earnings. Profits increase RE;
losses will decrease RE. So the RE account might go up or down from year to year,
depending on whether the company had a profit or loss that year.
The changes in the RE accounts are called "Changes in Retained Earnings" and
are presented in the financial statements. This information can be included in the Income
Statement, in the Balance Sheet, or in a separate statement called the Statement of
Changes in Retained Earnings. Each company can decide how to present the
information, but it must be presented in one of those three places.
Most financial statements today include a Statement of Retained Earnings. Some
companies prepare a Statement of Stockholders' Equity to give a more comprehensive
picture of their financial events. This statement includes information about how many
shares of stock were outstanding over the year, and provides other valuable information
for large companies with a complex capital structure. The changes in RE are included in
the Stockholders' Equity statement.
Net Cash Flow:
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Net cash flow refers to the difference between a company's cash inflows and
outflows in a given period. In the strictest sense, net cash flow refers to the change in a
company's cash balance as detailed on its cash flow statement.
How it works/Example:
Net cash flow is also known as the "change in cash and cash equivalents." It is
very important to note that net cash flow is not the same as net income, free cash flow,
or EBITDA.
You can approximate a company's net cash flow by looking at the period-overperiod change in cash on the balance sheet. However, the statement of cash flows is a
more insightful place to look. Net cash flow is the sum of cash flow from operations
(CFO), cash flow from investing (CFI), and cash flow from financing (CFF).
Let's look at the 2010 cash flow statement for Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) as
presented by Yahoo! Finance. At the bottom of the cash flow statement, we see that the
change in cash and cash equivalents is calculated to be $632 million. This means that
when the cash flow from operations, cash flow from investing, and cash flow from
financing is added up, Wal-Mart added $632 million to its cash balance in 2010.
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Dividends
Dividends are payments companies make to their stockholders. These must be
made from earnings. Since we record accumulated earnings in the RE account, all
dividends must come out of that account. There are several types of dividends, but they
all must come from Retained Earnings. In order to pay dividends, the RE account MUST
have a positive, or Credit, balance.
If the RE account has a Debit balance, we would call that a Deficit, and the
company would not be able to pay dividends to its stockholders. Deficits arise from
successive years of posting losses in excess of profits.
Market Value Added (MVA)
Market value added represents the difference in the total value of the firm
and the total capital supplied by the investors.
MVA measures the performance of the managers from the creation of the
company till current year, because it compares the par value of share with
the current market value means the total increase in the firm share till
date.
Share holders wealth is maximized by maximizing the difference in market
value of the stock and the amount of wealth supplied by the shareholders.
MVA = Market value of stock Equity capital supplied by
shareholders.
Or
= (Shares outstanding) (Stock Price Total Common Equity
Or
Greater the market value more efficiency and more profitable the firm is
Economic value added is the difference between after tax profits of the
firm and the total dollar cost of capital. EVA is the value created by the
management due to profitable operations of the business.
Economic value added measures the firm efficiency in the current year
only that how much the firm earned more than its cost of capital
Positive EVA means firm is generating more profit than its cost and
additional investment will increase the value of the firm
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The EVA shows the true economic profit of the business greater the
value more profitable the firm is.
Free cash flow is the amount of cash remaining after the company makes
investment in assets that are necessary for the firms operations, or the
cash which is left over from the investment in assets.
In other words free cash flow is the amount of cash available for
distribution to all investors that is shareholders and debt holders.
So the value of the company is directly related to the amount of free cash
flow generated
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What Is Depreciation?
Depreciation is the process by which a company allocates an asset's cost over
the duration of its useful life. Each time a company prepares its financial statements, it
records a depreciation expense to allocate a portion of the cost of the buildings,
machines or equipment it has purchased to the current fiscal year. The purpose of
recording depreciation as an expense is to spread the initial price of the asset over its
useful life. For intangible assets - such as brands and intellectual property - this process
of allocating costs over time is called amortization. For natural resources - such as
minerals, timber and oil reserves - its called depletion.
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Chapter#3
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial statement analysis can be referred as a process of understanding the risk
and profitability of a company by analyzing reported financial info, especially annual and
quarterly reports.
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Above all, the company is able to analyze its own performance over a specific
time period.
Ratio Analysis
Quantitative analysis of information contained in a companys financial
statements. Ratio analysis is based on line items in financial statements like the
balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement; the ratios of one item or
a combination of items - to another item or combination are then calculated. Ratio
analysis is used to evaluate various aspects of a companys operating and financial
performance such as its efficiency, liquidity, profitability and solvency.
Ratio analysis can be made by
(A)
Liquidity Ratios.
Liquidity ratios measure the ability of the company that whether it can pay
its short term obligations or not.
This is done by comparing a company's most liquid assets (or, those that
can be easily converted to cash), its short-term liabilities.
In general, the greater the coverage of liquid assets to short-term liabilities
the better as it is a clear signal that a company can pay its debts that are
coming due in the near future and still fund its ongoing operations.
Short term creditors and suppliers are more interested in these ratios.
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Current ratio
Quick/ liquid. Acid test ratio
Current Ratio
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Formula
Shows that the company has 2.6 of current assets to pay off 1 re of current liability.
Quick ratio
Or
It shows that company have 1.3 of quick assets to pay current liabilities of Re 1
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Asset Management Ratios attempt to measure the firm's success in managing its assets
to generate sales. These ratios shows that how efficiently a company is using their
assets
Following are the asset management ratios.
The Inventory Turnover and Days' Inventory Ratios measure the firm's
management of its Inventory.
Inventory turnover means the speed through which old inventory is
replaced with new one.
In general, a higher Inventory Turnover Ratio is indicative of better
performance since this indicates that the firm's inventories are being sold
more quickly.
Formula
Sales/ inventory
300000/50000 = 6 times
Which shows that we the companys old inventory is replaced 6 times annually
Receivable management ratio- The days of sales outstanding Ratio
Days of sales outstanding also called the average collection period refers
to the days in which account receivables are collected.
This ratio measures the ability of an organization that how efficiently
company is their credit sales and receivables
it shows the days during which money is tied up due to credit sales
More quickly the debts are recovered more fund will be available for the
organization and hence will show efficiency
Formula
DSO (in times)
= Sales/receivables
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Shows that it takes 36.5 days for an average debtor to be collected
Fixed assets turnover Ratio
This ratio shows that how efficiently the firm uses their fixed assets.
Greater the fixed assets turnover greater is their efficiency.
Formula
Sales/Net fixed Assets
Total Assets Turnover ratio
Formula
Sales/ Total Assets
(C) Debt Management Ratio
Debt management ratios show how the firm is financed and how better the
firm van pay their long term debt and interest payment.
Investors, creditors and banks are often interested in calculating these
ratios
Three important debt management ratios are
This ratio compares total liabilities of the firm with total assets
Shows the percentage of assets purchased by taking liabilities
Higher the ratio greater will be the leverage, which shows that most of the
assets are financed through debt.
If most assets are financed through debt solvency risk will be high and will
be less attractive for investors and long term creditors.
Formula
Total liabilities/ Total assets
= 150,000/250,000
= 0.6 or 60%
Which means that 60% of the assets are financed through liabilities?
Times Interest earned Ratio
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Shows the firms ability that whether the firm can pay their fixed interest
charges or not? In other words it compares the firms profits with fixed
interest charges,
Banks and other financial institutes which grant loan to the organization
are interested in this ratio.
This ratio shows that what amount of profit is available for payment of one
dollar of interest, greater the ratio more profit is available, better is the
ability to service debt
Formula
200000/10000
=20
Interest coverage ratio does not fully explain the firms ability to service
debt because interest is not the only payment which a company makes
but it also has to pay some portion of its loan and also lease payment
Similarly EBIT is not the total cash available for all these payments
EBITDA is used to find the amount of free cash flow available for payment
of interest, repayment of principle amount and also lease installment.
Greater the ratio means more free cash is available for payment of the
above payments.
Formula
NPBITDA + Lease payments/Interest expense Principle Payment Lease payment
(D) Profitability ratios
These ratios, much like the operational performance ratios, give users a
good understanding of how well the company utilized its resources in
generating profit and shareholder value.
The long-term profitability of a company is vital for both the survivability of
the company as well as the benefit received by shareholders.
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This ratio shows the basic or raw earning capacity of the assets of the
business
This ratio is calculated by taking EBIT (earnings before interest and tax),
which shows that tax effects and interest is not taken into consideration.
Formula
Basic Earning power = EBIT/ Total Assets
Formula
Return on Total assets = Net profit available for shareholders/ Total asset
Return on Equity:
Formula:
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The Price-Earnings Ratio is calculated by dividing the current market price per
share of the stock by earnings per share (EPS). (Earnings per share are
calculated by dividing net income by the number of shares outstanding.)
The P/E Ratio indicates how much investors are willing to pay per dollar of
current earnings. As such, high P/E Ratios are associated with growth stocks.
(Investors who are willing to pay a high price for a dollar of current earnings
obviously expect high earnings in the future.)
In this manner, the P/E Ratio also indicates how expensive a particular stock is.
This ratio is not meaningful, however, if the firm has very little or negative
earnings.
Where
Market-to-Book Ratio
The Market-to-Book Ratio relates the firm's market value per share to its
book value per share.
This shows the amount of money an investor is willing to pay to get 1
rupee ownership in that company
Since a firm's book value reflects historical cost accounting, this ratio
indicates management's success in creating value for its stockholders.
Greater the ratio more interested the investors are in your company and
will show greater growth in the shares.
Where
Book value per share = Total equity/ total outstandding shares,
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Trend Analysis, Common Size Analysis and Percent Change Analysis
Trend Analysis
An aspect of technical analysis that tries to predict the future movement of a
stock based on past data. Trend analysis is based on the idea that what has happened
in the past gives traders an idea of what will happen in the future.
Trend analysis
Trend analysis Is one of the tools for the analysis of the companys monetary statements
for the investment purposes. Investors use this analysis tool a lot in order to determine
the financial position of the business. In a trend analysis, the financial statements of the
company are compared with each other for the several years after converting them in
the percentage. In the trend analysis, the sales of each year from the 2008 to 2011 will
be converted into percentage form in order to compare them with each other. In order to
convert the figures into percentages for the comparison purposes, the percentages are
calculated in the following way:
Trend analysis percentage = (figure of the previous period figure of the current
period)/total of both figures
The percentage can be found this way and if the current-year percentages were greater
than previous year percentage, this would mean that current-year result is better than
the previous year result.
CommonSize Analysis
Commonsize analysis (also called vertical analysis) expresses each line item on a
single year's financial statement as a percent of one line item, which is referred to as a
base amount. The base amount for the balance sheet is usually total assets (which is
the same number as total liabilities plus stockholders' equity), and for the income
statement it is usually net sales or revenues. By comparing two or more years of
commonsize statements, changes in the mixture of assets, liabilities, and equity
become evident. On the income statement, changes in the mix of revenues and in the
spending for different types of expenses can be identified.
Percentage Change Analysis
A percent change analysis shows how two items changed as a percentage from one
period to another period. Used on a balance sheet, a percent change analysis shows
how a balance sheet account changes from year to year, or quarter to quarter. The
balance sheet accounts are assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity. Percent change
analysis is important for managers and investors to see how a company is growing or
retracting from year-to-year.
*End of Chapter*
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Chapter#4
Financial Planning and Forecasting Financial Statements
Financial Planning - Definition, Objectives and
Importance
Definition of Financial Planning
Financial Planning is the process of estimating the capital required and determining its
competition. It is the process of framing financial policies in relation to procurement,
investment and administration of funds of an enterprise.
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5. Financial Planning reduces uncertainties with regards to changing market trends
which can be faced easily through enough funds.
6. Financial Planning helps in reducing the uncertainties which can be a hindrance
to growth of the company. This helps in ensuring stability and profitability in
concern.
Strategic Planning:
Strategic planning provides the vision, direction and goals for the business.
Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and
making decisions about allocating resources to pursue this strategy. In order to
determine the direction of the organization, it is necessary to understand its current
position and the possible avenues through which it can pursue a particular course of
action. A financial forecast is an estimate of future financial outcomes for a company.
Using historical internal accounting and sales data, in addition to external market and
economic indicators, a financial forecast is an economist's best guess of what will
happen to a company in financial terms over a given time periodwhich is usually one
year.
Operating Plans:
Operational planning is a subset of strategic work planning which describes
short-term ways of achieving milestones and explains how. The strategic plan will be put
into operation during a given operational period. An operational plan draws directly from
agency and program strategic plans to describe agency and program missions and
goals, program objectives, and program activities.
Like a strategic plan, an operational plan addresses four questions:
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Using these steps, you can determine where you are now and what you may need in the
future in order to reach your goals.
Financial planning is a systematic approach whereby the financial planner helps the
customer to maximize his existing financial resources by utilizing financial tools to
achieve his financial goals. Financial planning is simple mathematics. There are 3 major
components:
When you want to maximize your existing financial resources by using various financial
tools to achieve your financial goals, which is financial planning.
Financial Planning: FR + FT = FG
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hypothetical practice was summarized, and the financial model used to test out various
alternatives available to the practice was described
Sales Forecasts:
Sales forecasting is estimating what a company's future sales are likely to be
based on sales records as well as market research. The information used in them must
be well organized and may include information on the competition and statistics that
affect the businesses' customer base. Companies try to forecast sales in hopes of
identifying patterns so that revenue and cash flow can be maximized.
Before the forecasting process begins, marketing, sales, or other managers
should determine how far ahead the estimate should be done. Short-term forecasting is
a maximum of three months and is often effective for analyzing budgets and markets.
Intermediate forecasting is between a period of three months and two years and may be
used for schedules, inventory and production. Long-term forecasting is for a minimum of
two years and is good for dealing with growth into new markets or new products. Sales
forecasts should be conducted regularly and all results need to be measured so that
future methods can be adjusted if necessary.
Basically, sales forecasting is analyzing all parts of a business from total
inventory to the strengths and weaknesses of salespeople. Managers must think about
changes in customer sales or other changes that could affect the estimated figures.
They must be competitive when assessing the competition and how they can surpass
others in the marketplace to better meet the needs of the target market.
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return on equity, or ROE. A company may, for example, forecast income data for each of
the next five years by multiplying current-year sales by the current-year ROE. The firm
then may adjust the final number by including material cost and labor expense
projections.
Vertical Method
In horizontal analysis, the goal is to review financial data year over year, giving analytical
prominence to the study of historical information. For example, a business may analyze
its sales data over a five-year period and determine that the average revenue-growth
rate is 11 percent. The organization then may use the same number to forecast that
sales will grow 11 percent for each of the next five or 10 years.
*End of Chapter*
Chapter#5
Financial Environment
Introduction:
Financial environment is the outcome of a range of functions of the economy
on all financial outcomes of an area or a country. It includes forex markets, bond
markets, stock markets and commodity markets.
Financial Markets
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buildings, machines, and knowledge that can be used to produce goods and services.
Other common examples of investments in Real Assets are paintings, antiques, precious
metals and stones, classic cars etc.
While Financial Asset Market refers to that market where financial assets are
dealt. Financial Assets, (Assets in the form of paper) or more commonly known
as Securities, include stocks, bonds, unit trusts etc. In essence, financial assets or
securities represent legal claim on future financial benefits.
2-Spot Markets and Future Markets:
The spot market is where securities (e.g. shares, bonds, funds, warrants and
structured products) and goods (e.g. commodities) are traded. In spot market goods are
delivered on the same day or within a few days In other words, the transaction takes
place immediately or within a short period of time (T+3; transactions are usually settled
three working days after they take place).
Future market transactions are transactions in which the price, number and
delivery date of the traded securities are agreed when the transaction is concluded but
delivery and payment take place at a future time. Usually, the term "forward transaction"
is used if the time period is three days or more.
3-Money Market and Capital Market
The money market is a segment of the financial market in which financial
instruments with high liquidity and very short maturities are traded. The money market is
used by participants as a means for borrowing and lending in the short term, from
several days to just under a year.
A capital market is one in which individuals and institutions trade those securities and
instruments whose maturity is more than one year.
4-Primary Market and Secondary market
The primary market is where securities are created. It's in this market that firms
sell new stocks and bonds to the public for the first time. Or the market in which new
shares are issued
The secondary market is that market in which second hand shares and bonds
are traded. Stock exchange is the market in which one investor buys 3nd hand shares
from another investor
5-Private and Public Markets:
A private market, also known as the private market sector, is the part of a
nation's economy that is not controlled by the government. It is operated by individuals
and firms with the aim of making profits. It is the complete opposite of a public sector
which is operated by the government with the aim of providing goods and services.
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Financial institutions are the organizations that are involved in providing various
types of financial services to their customers. Examples of financial institutions include;
Banks, Credit Unions, Asset Management Firms, Insurance companies and pension
funds among others.
Following are some financial institutions:
1-Commercial Banks
This is a financial institution providing services for businesses, organizations and
individuals. Services include offering current, deposit and saving accounts as well as
giving out loans to businesses. Commercial banks are defined as a bank whose main
business is deposit-taking and making loans.
2-Savings and Loan Associations
A savings and loan association (S&L) is a financial institution that specializes
in savings deposits and mortgage loans, and has become one of the
primary sources of mortgage loans for homebuyers today.
It offers mortgage services to people from the savings and deposits received
from private investors.
3-Mutual Savings Bank:
A Mutual Savings Bank is a financial establishment which is licensed through a
centralized or state government and provides individuals with a secure place to invest in
mortgages, credit, stocks and other securities. It is owned and operated by the
depositors.
4-Credit union:
This is a mutual financial organization formed and managed by a group of people
with a common affiliation, such as employees of a company or a trade union. When you
deposit money into a credit union, you become a member and a partial owner.
5-Insurance Companies:
These are corporate entities that insure people against loss. The client pays a
fee, known as a premium, in exchange for the promise of the company to protect the
client financially in the event of certain potential misfortunes. The different t types of
insurance include life, Vehicle, health, liability and homeowners.
6-Investment Banks:
Unlike commercial banks, investment banks do not take deposits. Their focus is
assisting individuals, corporations, and governments in raising capital by underwriting
and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities. An investment bank may
also assist companies involved in mergers and acquisitions.
7-Mutual Fund Companies:
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Sometimes called investment companies, these are companies that pool money
from many investors to purchase securities. Each fund invests in a different group of
securities for the investors. They serve the general public.
The Stock Exchange or Stock Market
Stock exchanges are privately organized markets which are used to facilitate
trading in securities.
Stock Exchange (also called Stock Market or Share Market) is one important
constituent of capital market Stock Exchange is an organized market for the purchase
and sale of industrial and financial security. It is convenient place where trading in
securities is conducted in systematic manner i.e. as per certain rules and regulations.
It performs various functions and offers useful services to investors and
borrowing companies. It is an investment intermediary and facilitates economic and
industrial development of a country. Stock exchange is an organized market for buying
and selling corporate and other securities. Here, securities are purchased and sold out
as per certain well-defined rules and regulations. It provides a convenient and secured
mechanism or platform for transactions in different securities. Such securities include
shares and debentures issued by public companies which are duly listed at the stock
exchange and bonds and debentures issued by government, public corporations and
municipal and port trust bodies.
Over-the-counter (OTC)
A decentralized market, without a central physical location, where market
participants trade with one another through various communication modes such as the
telephone, email and proprietary electronic trading systems. An over-the-counter (OTC)
market and an exchange market are the two basic ways of organizing financial markets.
In an OTC market, dealers act as market makers by quoting prices at which they will buy
and sell a security or currency. A trade can be executed between two participants in an
OTC market without others being aware of the price at which the transaction was
effected. In general, OTC markets are therefore less transparent than exchanges and
are also subject to fewer regulations.
What are the Bid-ask spread?
The amount by which the ask price exceeds the bid. This is essentially the
difference in price between the highest price that a buyer is willing to pay for an asset
and the lowest price for which a seller is willing to sell it.
For example, if the bid price is $20 and the ask price is $21 then the "bid-ask spread" is
$1.
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3. Risk
Risk refers to the chance of loss. In the context of financial markets, risk means
the chance that investment would not produce promised return. The degree of risk
perceived by investors and the cost of money has positive relationship. If an investor
perceives high degree of risk from a given investment alternative, he or she will demand
higher rate of return, and hence the cost of money will increase.
4. Inflation
Inflation refers to the tendency of prices to increase over periods. The expected
future rate of inflation also affects the cost of money, because, it affects the purchasing
power of investors. Increase in rate of inflation results in decline in purchasing power of
investors. The investors will demand higher rate of return to commensurate against
decline in purchasing power because of inflation.
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helps consumer to save more, it is not good news for lenders and business as they lose
their revenue. Globally, this also adversely affects the world economy.
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The maturity risk premium is linked to the life of that security. For example, if you
purchase the long term Federal Investment Bonds issued by the government of
Pakistan, you are assuming certain risk, because changes in the rates of inflation or
interest rates would depreciate the value of your investment. These changes are more
likely in the long term and less likely in the short term. Maturity risk Premium is linked to
life of the investment. The longer the maturity period, the higher the maturity risk
premium.
Sovereign Risk Premium (SR):
Sovereign Risk refers to the risk of government default on debt because of
political or economic turmoil, war, prolonged budget and trade deficits. This risk is also
linked to foreign exchange (F/x), depreciation, and devaluation. Now-a-days the
individuals as well as institutions are investing billions of rupees globally. If a bank wants
to invest in Pakistan, it will have to take view of Pakistans political, economic, and
financial environment. If the bank sees some risk involved it would be willing to lend at a
higher interest rate. The interest rate would be high since the bank would add sovereign
risk premium to the interest rate. Here it may be clarified that Pakistan is not considered
as risky as many other countries of Africa and South America.
Liquidity Preference (LP):
Investor psychology is such that they prefer easily encashable securities.
Moreover, they charge the borrower for forgoing their liquidity. A higher liquidity
preference would always push the interest rates upwards.
So summing up Quoted interest rate=k=k*+IP+DRP+LP+MRP
The above relation includes all the above factors.
The Term Structure of Interest Rates
The relationship between interest rates or bond yields and different terms or
maturities. The term structure of interest rates is also known as a yield curve and it plays
a central role in an economy. The term structure reflects expectations of market
participants about
future
changes in interest
rates and
their assessment of
monetary
policy conditions.
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In general terms, yields increase in line with maturity, giving rise to an upward
sloping yield curve or a "normal yield curve." One basic explanation for this phenomenon
is that lenders demand higher interest rates for longer-term loans as compensation for
the greater risk associated with them, in comparison to short-term loans. Occasionally,
long-term yields may fall below short-term yields, creating an "inverted yield curve" that
is generally regarded as a harbinger of recession.
If short-term yields are higher than long-term yields (the line is sloping downwards), then
the curve is referred to as an inverted (or "negative") yield curve. Below you'll find an
example of an inverted yield curve:
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Finally, a flat yield curve exists when there is little or no difference between short- and
long-term yields. Below you'll find an example of a flat yield curve:
It is important that only bonds of similar risk are plotted on the same yield curve.
The most common type of yield curve plots Treasury securities because they are
considered risk-free and are thus a benchmark for determining the yield on other types
of debt.
The shape of the yield curve changes over time. Investors who are able to predict how
the yield curve will change can invest accordingly and take advantage of the
corresponding change in bond prices.
Yield curves are calculated and published by The Wall Street Journal, the Federal
Reserve, and a variety of other financial institutions.
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Chapter # 06
Risk and Return
What is Risk?
The probability or threat of quantifiable damage, injury, liability, loss, or
any other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal
vulnerabilities, and that may be avoided through preemptive action.
In Finance: The probability that an actual return on an investment will be
lower than the expected return. Financial risk can be divided into the following
categories: Basic risk, Capital risk, Country risk, Default risk, Delivery risk,
Economic risk, Exchange rate risk, Interest rate risk, Liquidity risk, Operations
risk, Payment system risk, Political risk, Refinancing risk, risk, Settlement,
Sovereign risk, and Underwriting risk.
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Investment Return:
A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment
or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments. To calculate
ROI, the benefit (return) of an investment is divided by the cost of the investment;
the result is expressed as a percentage or a ratio.
The
rate of return on
an investment
can be
calculated as
follows:
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Probability Distribution
A statistical function that describes all the possible values and likelihoods
that a random variable can take within a given range. This range will be between
the minimum and maximum statistically possible values, but where the possible
value is likely to be plotted on the probability distribution depends on a number of
factors, including the distributions mean, standard deviation, skewness and
kurtosis. Academics and fund managers alike may determine a particular stock's
probability distribution to determine the possible returns that the stock may yield
in the future. The stock's history of returns, which can be measured on any time
interval, will likely be comprised of only a fraction of the stock's returns, which will
subject the analysis to sampling error. By increasing the sample size, this error
can be dramatically reduced.
There are many different classifications of probability distributions, including the
chi square and normal and binomial distributions.
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Written another way, the same formula is as follows: E(R) = w1R1 + w2Rq + ...+
wnRn
Example: Expected Return
For a simple portfolio of two mutual funds, one investing in stocks and the other
in bonds, if we expect the stock fund to return 10% and the bond fund to return
6% and our allocation is 50% to each asset class, we have the following:
Expected return (portfolio) = (0.1)*(0.5) + (0.06)*(0.5) = 0.08, or 8%
Expected return is by no means a guaranteed rate of return. However, it can be
used to forecast the future value of a portfolio, and it also provides a guide from
which to measure actual returns.
Standard Deviation
Standard deviation can be defined in two ways:
1. A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread
apart the data, the higher the deviation. Standard deviation is calculated as the
square root of variance.
2. In finance, standard deviation is applied to the annual rate of return of an
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Risk aversion
Risk aversion is a concept in economics and finance, based on the
behavior of humans (especially consumers and investors) while exposed
to uncertainty to attempt to reduce that uncertainty.
Risk aversion is the reluctance of a person to accept a bargain with an
uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with more certain, but possibly
lower, expected payoff. For example, a risk-averse investor might choose to put
his or her money into a bank account with a low but guaranteed interest rate,
rather than into a stock that may have high expected returns, but also involves a
chance of losing value.
Example:
A person is given the choice between two scenarios, one with a
guaranteed payoff and one without. In the guaranteed scenario, the person
receives $50. In the uncertain scenario, a coin is flipped to decide whether the
person receives $100 or nothing. The expected payoff for both scenarios is $50,
meaning that an individual who was insensitive to risk would not care whether
they took the guaranteed payment or the gamble. However, individuals may have
different risk attitudes.
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Portfolio Return
The monetary return experienced by a holder of a portfolio. Portfolio
returns can be calculated on a daily or long-term basis to serve as a method of
assessing a particular investment strategy. Dividends and capital appreciation
are the main components of portfolio returns.
Portfolio returns can be calculated through various methodologies such as
a time-weighted and money-weighted return. However, the overall return must be
compared to the required benchmarks and risk of the portfolio as well.
Portfolio Risk
Portfolio risk is the possibility that an investment portfolio may not achieve
its objectives. There are a number of factors that contribute to portfolio risk, and
while you are able to minimize them, you will never be able to fully eliminate
them.
Portfolio risk refers to the combined risk attached to all of the securities
within the investment portfolio of an individual. This risk is generally unavoidable
because there is a modicum of risk involved in any type of investment, even if it
is extremely small. Investors often try to minimize portfolio risk through
diversification, which involves purchasing many securities with different
characteristics in terms of potential risk and reward. There are some risks which
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cannot be solved through diversification, and these risks, known as market risks,
can only be lessened by hedging with contrasting investments.
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A common misconception is that higher risk equals greater return. The risk/return
tradeoff tells us that the higher risk gives us the possibility of higher returns.
There are no guarantees. Just as risk means higher potential returns, it also
means higher potential losses.
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What is Beta?
In finance, the beta () of an investment is a measure of the risk arising
from exposure to general market movements as opposed to idiosyncratic factors.
The market portfolio of all investable assets has a beta of exactly 1. A beta below
1 can indicate either an investment with lower volatility than the market, or a
volatile investment whose price movements are not highly correlated with the
market. An example of the first is a treasury bill; the price does not go up or down
a lot, so it has a low beta. An example of the second is gold. The price of gold
does go up and down a lot, but not in the same direction or at the same time as
the market.
A measure of a security's or portfolio's volatility. A beta of 1 means that
the security or portfolio is neither more nor less volatile or risky than the wider
market. A beta of more than 1 indicates greater volatility and a beta of less than 1
indicates less. Beta is an important component of the Capital Asset Pricing
Model, which attempts to use volatility and risk to estimate expected returns
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Volatility:
Tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly.
-The volatility of a stock or bond does not necessarily have to equate with its risk.
-The more volatile stock goes up and down much more violently. But it makes
billions of dollars every year, and has billions of dollars of cash on hand to
weather hard economic times.
-If the less volatile stock has never made a profit, has declining sales and will be
forced to take on more debt to pay its short term liabilities, is it really Less risky
as the volatility implies?
-Volatility simply refers to the price action. Usually this is expressed in terms of a
stocks Beta
-A securitys volatility matters if the money is needed immediately because you
may be forced to sell and take a loss when the security has only temporarily
declined.
Conclusion
-There is an important difference between an investments volatility and its risk.
-An investments volatility should be a concern to investors if the money is
needed in the immediate future. But just because an investment is more volatile
does not necessarily mean it is more risky in the long term. As an investments
time horizon gets longer, the effect of volatility is reduced greatly.
-The stock market as a whole is much more volatile than a bank CD, but that
does not mean savers should bypass any investment in the stock market
altogether. Instead, it means that investors should know the potential for short
term volatility to affect the value of their investments and plan accordingly.
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Chapter #08
COST OF CAPITAL
Introduction
Assets of the firm re financed by three major fixed sources of funds, these fixed
sources of finance are called capital of the firm. These are
1. Debt
2. Preferred stock
3. Common stock
The investors who have provided these funds demand some return on these
funds. This required return is basically the cost of capital for that company. This return
depends on the riskiness of the security.
The cost of these different capitals and also the combine weighted average cost of
capital (WACC) are now discussed in detail.
Cost of Debt
Debt is the major source of finance for a company. Company normally acquires
debt by issuing bonds, and pay interest on bonds they issue. The first step for
calculating the cost of debt is to determine what rate of return bond holders demand (rd),
which is basically the interest rate on that bond. Here we will use the current market rate
of interest instead of coupon rate of interest. For example market rate of interest is 12%.
If there are no taxes on a company we can say that this rd is the cost of debt. But this
interest paid on debt is a deductable expense from profits so this interest reduces the
profits and hence reduces the tax liability as well. Hence the real cost of debt is not the
interest but it is lesser than the interest expense up to the saving in taxes. So the actual
cost of debt is the interest rate less tax savings.
Mathematically
After tax cost of debt = Interest Tax savings
= rd - rdT
(Where T is the corporate tax rate)
= rd (1-T)
For example if rd = 12% and Tax rate is 40% then
After tax cost of debt = 12 %( 1- .4)
= 7.2%
So after tax cost of capital is 7.2%
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The component cost of preferred stock rps is the cost used for calculating the weighted
average cost of capital. For proffered stock having stated maturity the method used is
same as used for bonds, but without considering the effect of taxes. For bonds having
no specific maturity eps so calculated as
rps = Dps/Pps(1-f)
Where D is the dividend per share, P is the price per share and f is the floatation cost.
Floatation cost is recorded in percentage of the amount realized on issue of preference
shares and it is basically the cost incurred on issuing these preference shares.
For example if dividend per share is 12, and price per share is 90 and floatation cost is
4%of the amount realized. By putting the values in the above equation we find that.
rps
=12/90(1-04)
=12/86.4
=13.89%
the first step for calculating cost of equity is to calculate the risk free rate. Risk
free rate is that rate of return which is earned on such type of securities which have
relatively zero risk. Practically there are no such securities which are completely free
from risk. But here we will take the rate of treasury securities s the risk free rate. We will
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take the rate of return on T-bonds instead of T-bills because T-bonds are long term
securities and have relatively no fluctuation in their interest rates. So the risk free rate
will be the rate of interest on T-bonds.
Third step for calculating return on equity is to calculate beta. Beta measures the
relevant risk of an individual security compared to the market portfolio. More risky a
business greater will be its beta and it will increase the market risk premium accordingly.
The above discussion can be summarized that the cost of equity (rs) under the CAPM
approach depends on three main factors, risk free rate, market risk premium and beta.
Greater these items are greater will be the cost of equity.
Using historical growth data. The future growth for an individual security can be
calculated by finding the growth pattern of the previous years. For this purpose an
average is calculated for all the growth rates of previous years with an expectation that
dividend will grow at the same rate for the coming year as well
2nd approaches for calculating growth are from the retention ratio. Normally if a
company retains their profits it increases the book value of the shares of the firm, which
causes the market value of shares to rise and hence a company earns capital. So we
can predict growth of the company using the retention ratio.
Mathematically
g = (Retention rate) (ROE)
g = (1 - payout rate) (ROE)
g = (1 0.65) (15%) = 5.25%.
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Chapter #09
Corporate Valuation and value based
Management
Corporate Valuation an Overview:
Valuation means the process of determining the value of
an asset or company. Corporate valuation is the process of determining the
worth of a firm. In order to evaluate new projects, consider mergers and
acquisitions, or make strategic decisions, the financial analyst must understand
the factors that drive corporate value. Since public companies are valued in the
context of the broader stock market, it will be necessary to examine both internal
and external factors that determine prices in the context of the global economy.
Business Valuation:
The process of determining the economic value of a business or company.
Business valuation can be used to determine the fair value of a business for a
variety of reasons, including sale value, establishing partner ownership and
divorce proceedings. Often times, owners will turn to professional business
valuators for an objective estimate of the business value.
In finance, valuation is the process of estimating what something is worth.
Items that are usually valued are a financial asset or liability. Valuations can be
done on assets (for example, investments in marketable securities such as
stocks, options, business enterprises, or intangible assets such as patents and
trademarks) or on liabilities (e.g., bonds issued by a company). Valuations are
needed for many reasons such as investment analysis, capital budgeting, merger
and acquisition transactions, financial reporting, taxable events to determine the
proper tax liability, and in litigation.
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Chapter #10
Capital Structure Decisions
Capital Structure
A mix of a company's long-term debt, specific short-term debt, common equity
and preferred equity. The capital structure is how a firm finances its overall
operations and growth by using different sources of funds.
Debt comes in the form of bond issues or long-term notes payable, while
equity is classified as common stock, preferred stock or retained earnings. Short-
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Input-cost risk - Input-cost risk is the volatility of the inputs into a company's
product as well as the company's ability to change pricing if input costs change .
As an example, let's compare a utility company with a retail apparel
company. A utility company generally has more stability in earnings. The
company has less risk in its business given its stable revenue stream. However,
a retail apparel company has the potential for a bit more variability in its earnings.
Since the sales of a retail apparel company are driven primarily by trends in the
fashion industry, the business risk of a retail apparel company is much higher.
Thus, a retail apparel company would have a lower optimal debt ratio so that
investors feel comfortable with the company's ability to meet its responsibilities
with the capital structure in both good times and bad.
2-Financial Risk:
A company's financial risk, however, takes into account a company's leverage. If
a company has a high amount of leverage, the financial risk to stockholders is
high - meaning if a company cannot cover its debt and enters bankruptcy, the
risk to stockholders not getting satisfied monetarily is high.
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Chapter #11
Distribution to Shareholders: Dividends and
Repurchase
Dividend vs. Capital Gain
Capital gains and dividends are both financial gains available to investors
of stock. Capital gains can be obtained, not just by selling shares, but also
through the sale of other capital assets such as property, plant, equipment,
machinery that is held for a longer period of time. Dividends, however, are only
obtained by investing in stock and are paid to shareholders at different intervals
depending on the amount of revenue generated and the types of shares held by
shareholders. The tax rate for capital gains will be higher than tax applied for
dividends.
Dividends Versus Capital Gains: What Do Investors Prefer?
When deciding how much cash to distribute to stockholders, financial
managers must keep in mind that the firms objective is to maximize shareholder
value. Consequently, the target payout ratio-defined as the percentage of net
income to be paid out as cash dividends should be based in large part on
investors, preferences for dividends versus capital gains: do investors prefer (1)
to have the firm distribute income as cash dividends or (2) to have it either
repurchase stock or else plow the earnings back into the business, both of which
should result in capital gains? This preference can be considered in terms of the
constant growth stock valuation model:
D1
P0 = ------------Ks - g
If the company increases the payout ratio, it raises D1. This increase in the
numerator, taken alone, would cause the stock price to rise. However, if D1 is
raised, then less money will be available for reinvestment, that will cause the
expected growth rate to decline, and that would tend to lower the stocks price.
Thus any change in payout policy will have two opposing effects. Therefore, the
firms optimal dividend policy must strike a balance between current dividends
and future growth so as to maximize the stock price.
Dividends are irrelevant
In Miller and Modiglianis (MM) world with no taxes, no transaction costs, and
homogeneous information, dividend policy does not affect the value of the
company.
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Dividend Stability:
According to this policy, the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends remain
constant irrespective of the level of earnings. Thus, as earnings of a company
fluctuate, dividends paid by it also fluctuate accordingly. The following figure
shows the behavior of dividends in case this policy is adopted
Most of the firms follow stable dividends or gradually increasing dividends due to
following reasons
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the cases involve transaction cost and inconvenience for investor. They
prefer regular dividends.
The dividend policy of firms conveys a lot to the investors. Increasing
dividends mean better prospects of the company. On the contrary,
decreasing dividends suggest bad earnings expectations. In addition,
stable dividends are signs of stable earnings of the company. On the other
hand, varying dividends lead to uncertainty in the mind of shareholders.
Certain investors mainly institutional consider the stability of dividends as
an important criterion before they decide on the investment in that
particular firm.
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smaller or no dividends to prepare a safety reserve for the company which can
help to deal with future negative economic conditions.
Internal factors which affect dividend policy
Financing needs of the firm Mature firms usually have better access to
external financing. Therefore, they are more likely to pay out a large portion of
earnings in dividends. If a company is young and rapidly growing than it will likely
be unable to pay a large portion of earnings in dividends as it will require retained
earnings to finance acceptable projects and its access to external financing is
likely to be limited.
Preference of the shareholders a firm should consider the needs and
interests of the majority of its shareholders when making dividend decisions. For
example, if shareholders will be able to earn higher returns by investing
individually then what firm can earn by reinvesting funds than a higher dividend
payment should be considered.
Stability of earnings If earnings of the company are not stable from period to
period than it is wise to follow conservative payments of dividends.
Earnings requirement this constraint is imposed by the firm. It consists of a
firm not being able to pay out in dividends more than the sum of the current and
the most recent past retained earnings. However, the firm still can pay out
dividends even if it incurred losses in the current financial period.
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a DRIP, the process becomes entirely automated and usually requires minimal
attention or monitoring.
Many dividend reinvestment plans are often part of a direct stock
purchase plan. If the investor holds at least one of his shares directly, he can
have his checking or savings account automatically debited on a regular basis to
purchase additional shares of stock, usually at no cost to the buyer.
The Fee to purchase through dividend reinvestment programs is normally
small, if any. Dividend reinvestment plans also allow the investor to purchase
fractional shares. Over decades, this can result in significantly more wealth in the
investor's hands.
Stock Repurchase:
A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the
marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. Share repurchase is
usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are
undervalued. The company can buy shares directly from the market or offer its
shareholder the option to tender their shares directly to the company at a fixed
price.
Because a share repurchase reduces the number of shares outstanding
(i.e. supply), it increases earnings per share and tends to elevate the market
value of the remaining shares. When a company does repurchase shares, it will
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usually say something along the lines of, "We find no better investment than our
own company."
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Chapter #12
Initial Public Offering, Investment
Banking and Financial Restructuring
What is Initial Public Offering IPO?
The first sale of stock by a private company to the public. IPOs are often
issued by smaller, younger companies seeking the capital to expand, but can
also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly
traded.
In an IPO, the issuer obtains the assistance of an underwriting firm, which
helps it determine what type of security to issue (common or preferred), the best
offering price and the time to bring it to market.
IPOs can be a risky investment. For the individual investor, it is tough to
predict what the stock will do on its initial day of trading and in the near future
because there is often little historical data with which to analyze the company.
Also, most IPOs are of companies going through a transitory growth period,
which are subject to additional uncertainty regarding their future values.
Financing Life Cycle of a Startup Company
Financial Life Cycle A life cycle is a series of stages in which an individual
passes during his or her lifetime.
In the first stage, a new company's external financing needs (EFN) are high,
since it needs money to develop its idea but lacks retained earnings. They are
usually financed through debt, but may find investors who are willing to take
on risk if projected growth is high.
In the growth stage, a firm's initial EFN is high relative to its current value; it
needs significant funds for growth. It can be financed through venture capital or
issuing equity.
Growth eventually slows and the firm enters the mature stage. These firms can
be financed by equity or debt. If they have no new projects, EFN is relatively
low.
The firm may go into decline as their product becomes obsolete or a
competitor outperforms them. In this case, they have very low external
financing needs.
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If the SEC determines that your registration materials are complete and
accurate, approval of your application will be provided in writing. The next
step is to begin selling your company's stock. If the SEC does not approve
your application, you will receive a letter with comments on the incomplete
or inaccurate information in your prospectus. Your company should
respond to the SEC's comments in writing with amendments to your
registration that explain or otherwise address these comments.
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Chapter #13
LEASE FINANCING
Definition of Lease:
A legal document outlining the terms under which one party agrees to rent
property from another party. A lease guarantees the lessee (the renter) use of an
asset and guarantees the lessor (the property owner) regular payments from the
lessee for a specified number of months or years. Both the lessee and the lessor
must uphold the terms of the contract for the lease to remain valid.
Leases are the contracts that lay out the details of rental agreements in
the real estate market. For example, if you want to rent an apartment, the lease
will describe how much the monthly rent is, when it is due, what will happen if
you don't pay, how much of a security deposit is required, the duration of the
lease, whether you are allowed to have pets, how many occupants may live in
the unit and any other essential information. The landlord will require you to sign
the lease before you can occupy the property as a tenant.
Types of Leases:
The most common types of leases are as Follows:
Operating Lease:
Operating leases, also called service leases, are agreements between two
parties in which one provides rent to the other for using an asset. In an operating
lease, the borrower uses an asset for only a fixed portion of the assets life. The
owner of the asset is responsible for all maintenance costs and other operating
costs associated with the leased asset.
Finance or Capital Lease:
Capital leases, also called finance leases, are those in which the borrower
has full control over the use of the asset(s) during its lease period, is responsible
for all maintenance and other associated costs and is directly affected by its
associated advantages and disadvantages.
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The costs of leases on the income statement depend on the duration and
type of lease. In the event of a purchase, the full value of the asset must be paid
to the seller. In the event of a lease, however, only a portion of the full value is
assessed, typically around 50%; the figure varies depending on the duration and
type of lease. As a consequence, a lessor can gain the use of a much needed
asset for a fraction of the full price of ownership. In many instances, this can
better serve the lessee that an outright purchase would. As a corollary, a lessor
could be granted the use of an asset that could otherwise be cost prohibitive.
EBITDA
Leases will also influence the ratios on income statement. For instance,
the EBITDA coverage ratio will improve if using operating leases. The EBITDA
coverage ratio shows if earnings are able to satisfy all financial obligations
including leases and principal payments. (EBITDA is short for earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.)
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