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CIEM5160 - Ch2 - Introduction To Financial Mangement
CIEM5160 - Ch2 - Introduction To Financial Mangement
Financial Management
Overview of Financial Management
Examples
Financial Statements
Standard documents for doing businesses;
Apply to all sizes of business.
(2) How much do we have and where does the money come from to get it?
The balance sheet
(3) Where did our money go?
Statement of cash flow
Overview of Financial Management
(1) Debt
(2) Equity
They are so different in values and rights that need to be tracked differently.
Bookkeeping
Business transactions:
Product or service sales for cash
Product or service sales to be invoiced and paid at a later date
Asset sales (e.g., used equipment that has been replaced)
Purchase of raw materials (for cash or future payment)
Purchase of services from third parties
Purchase of fixed assets
Payment of salaries
Payment of office expenses such as rent and utilities
Payment of taxes
Borrowing of money
Repayment of borrowed money
The investment of new funds (equity) into the business
A dividend to investors
Bookkeeping
Journals
Double Entry
Debit
Credit
2. A customer pays ABC Co. $10,000 for goods received 30 days ago.
Cash account goes up by $10,000.
Debit
Receivables account goes down by $10,000.
Credit
Bookkeeping
(1) Revenue
(2) Expense
(3) Assets
(4) Liabilities
Debits and credits are separated, each being put into appropriate account.
The sum of all accounts should balance. Why?
Such balance is checked periodically, usually monthly.
Bookkeeping
Trial Balance
Lana is the accountant of ABC Co. that commenced business a month ago.
She extracted her trial balance on the last day of the first month as shown
below. It failed to balance. What is the reason of this non-balance?
Bookkeeping
Trial Balance
Solutions
Progression of Financial Management
Sequential Activities:
Transaction
Journal
Ledger
Financial statements
Financial analysis
Decision making
Implementation
Material or Not?
Example
Problem
Lining up revenues and expenses into the same time period facilitates
the management in analyzing the performance of the business.
Financial statements give insights into the business and allow informed
management decisions.
Income Statement
Of the money made, how much has been kept in the business vs. being
paid out in dividends to the owners?
SRE is cumulative:
Showing how much earned value has stayed in the company since
the start of the business.
(1) Growth
(2) Short-term and long-term profitability
(3) Justification of business activities
Founding a company?
Need to develop Pro Forma Statements for
Example
Company A is better!
From what perspective?
Much more operationally efficient than Company B.
You may reward the management team on operating the physical assets
of the company so well to create value in the process.
Consequence to Company A
Consequence to Company B
Less dividend paid to owners over the years;
Has built up cash reserves;
A low debt level;
Ride out the bad financial year.
Operational vs Financial Management
Company A:
Financially reckless;
Better operational but poor financial management skills.
Company B:
Quite conservative;
Poor operational but better financial management skills.
Many companies get bankrupt when they can not service the interest and
principal payments on their debt.
Operational vs Financial Management
Operational Management
How efficient in using resources to deliver a product/service that
meets customer's needs.
Delivering more value while consuming fewer resources
Financial Management
To ensure a company stays healthy and if needed it can attract more debt
and equity in order to grow.