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What is the primary objective of financial managers in a firm?
What is the primary objective of financial managers in a firm?
- Minimize costs and reduce expenses
- Maximize sales and market share
- Increase the firm's asset base
- Maximize shareholder wealth (correct)
What is the primary focus of capital budgeting decisions?
What is the primary focus of capital budgeting decisions?
- Evaluating short-term investments
- Determining the firm's capital structure
- Selecting long-term projects that create value (correct)
- Managing day-to-day financial matters
Which of the following is a key financial decision?
Which of the following is a key financial decision?
- Dividend payout ratio
- Financial ratio analysis
- Capital budgeting and financing decisions (correct)
- Current asset management
What is the primary consideration in working capital management decisions?
What is the primary consideration in working capital management decisions?
What is the primary goal of financial managers in relation to profit maximization?
What is the primary goal of financial managers in relation to profit maximization?
Which of the following is a key aspect of time value of money?
Which of the following is a key aspect of time value of money?
What is the primary focus of financing decisions?
What is the primary focus of financing decisions?
What is the primary consideration in dividend decisions?
What is the primary consideration in dividend decisions?
What is the primary goal of capital budgeting in a company?
What is the primary goal of capital budgeting in a company?
What is the primary metric used to analyze the profitability of a projected investment?
What is the primary metric used to analyze the profitability of a projected investment?
What is the primary goal of maximizing shareholder wealth?
What is the primary goal of maximizing shareholder wealth?
What is the implication of maximizing market value for shareholders?
What is the implication of maximizing market value for shareholders?
What is the primary consideration for a company's managers when evaluating risky projects?
What is the primary consideration for a company's managers when evaluating risky projects?
What is the primary objective of a company's financial management?
What is the primary objective of a company's financial management?
What is the implication of a project yielding a positive NPV?
What is the implication of a project yielding a positive NPV?
What is the primary benefit of maximizing market value for a company?
What is the primary benefit of maximizing market value for a company?
What is the primary goal of a firm's financial decisions?
What is the primary goal of a firm's financial decisions?
What is the main difference between profit maximization and shareholder wealth maximization?
What is the main difference between profit maximization and shareholder wealth maximization?
What is the primary concern of a firm's capital budgeting decisions?
What is the primary concern of a firm's capital budgeting decisions?
What is the main advantage of using Net Present Value (NPV) over Present Value (PV) in capital budgeting decisions?
What is the main advantage of using Net Present Value (NPV) over Present Value (PV) in capital budgeting decisions?
Why is profit maximization a short-term oriented strategy?
Why is profit maximization a short-term oriented strategy?
What is the primary difference between internal financing and external financing?
What is the primary difference between internal financing and external financing?
What is the main advantage of using shareholder wealth maximization as a firm's financial objective?
What is the main advantage of using shareholder wealth maximization as a firm's financial objective?
Why do firms use capital budgeting techniques to evaluate investment opportunities?
Why do firms use capital budgeting techniques to evaluate investment opportunities?
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Study Notes
Financial Management Decisions
- Financial managers make four key decisions: investment, financing, cash management, and dividend decisions
- Investment decisions involve selecting value-creating long-term projects
- Financing decisions involve deciding how to pay for investments, including capital structure and short-term and long-term financing options
Types of Decisions
- Cash management decisions: ensuring sufficient working capital to meet short-term obligations and goals
- Dividend decisions: balancing dividend payout and retained earnings
Impact on Balance Sheet
- Working capital management decisions affect current assets, current liabilities, and net working capital
- Capital budgeting decisions determine long-term productive assets purchased
- Financing decisions determine the firm's capital structure, including long-term debt and equity
Risk Management
- Emphasizes taking calculated risks to protect and grow shareholders' capital
- Uses capital budgeting to evaluate and select investments in long-term assets
Firm Goals
- Maximizing market value: focuses on increasing the company's stock price and market capitalization
- Maximizing shareholder wealth: focuses on increasing the company's long-term value and profitability
Key Metrics
- Price-to-earning ratio, dividend yield, earning yield, and other metrics to measure market value and shareholder wealth
Examples of Investment and Financing Decisions
- McDonald's: expanding restaurants in China and issuing Canadian dollar bonds
- Tesla Motors: starting battery cell production and raising capital by selling new shares
- Lenovo: building a new manufacturing facility in India and issuing 5-year dollar bonds
- GlaxoSmithKline: spending on research and development and issuing short-term euro debt
Profit Maximization vs. Shareholder Wealth Maximization
- Profit maximization focuses on short-term profit, while shareholder wealth maximization focuses on long-term value creation
- Profit maximization ignores the timing of future cash flows, while shareholder wealth maximization considers it
Present Value (PV) and Net Present Value (NPV)
- PV: the current value of future cash flows discounted by the cost of capital
- NPV: the difference between the PV of cash inflows and outflows of a project, used to determine its profitability
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