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Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE
Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE
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CHAPTER 2
Learning Objectives:
Remember the meaning of Business Finance
Understand the importance of Business Finance
Enumerate functions of Business Finance
Identify the Roles of Financial Manages
Enumerate the types of business organizations
Illustrate payment of dividends
A business is an entity where the skills, energy and enterprise of owners and
partners are linked with money, its sources and investment, and its success is measured by
is the basic of business. It is required to purchase assets, goods, raw materials and for the
other flow of economic activities. Business finance can be defined as “The provision
ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS
To be successful, a business, Ernest Jones (1994), must have the following elements:
First, the business entity must obtain money from the right sources and invest it in the
right places.
Third, cash must be available when it is needed, and its availability can be crucial in
The role of finance in business is also to make sure there are enough funds to
operate and that you're spending and investing wisely. The importance of business
finance lies in its capacity to keep a business operating smoothly without running out of
like banks. In corporations, these sources of capital are called shared capital in corporations,
those invested by stockholders, and loan capital those provided by creditors or lenders.
When money is invested in a business it will go to: first, things that are not intended to
be sold- the fixed assets, or capital expenditure, and second, things specifically intended
AREAS OF FINANCE
business finance.
a. Financial institutions covers the creation of financial assets, the markets for
commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and life insurance companies.
ability to meet obligations as they come due, identifying the best sources of funds,
In line with these areas of business finance, the manager has to make major financial
decisions for the business. These are financing decisions and investment decisions.
Investment decisions determine the real assets of a business. These assets generate
the cash flows needed to meet operating expenses, pay interest to creditors, pay taxes to
government and dividends to stockholders. Managers must also ensure that investments
sheet, income statement, and cash flow statements, whereas managerial accounting help
Business finance is both an art and science. It is concerned with allocating the financial
resources of the company; procurement of funds needed; and the efficient and effective
Business finance, also known as corporate finance in the business world, is responsible
for allocating resources, creating economic forecasts, reviewing opportunities for equity
and debt financing, and other functions within your organization. In general, some small
businesses may not have a large business finance department, but nonetheless will have
these functions operating throughout the company. Where the function does not exist in-
house, you might rely on advice from outside sources to make financial decisions about
your business.
organization operates on a daily basis, it is connected to three essential benefits: low costs,
business support and control the environment effectively. It is said that cash is king and money
When there are procedures and principles to follow in an organization the success
and growth of that organization is greatest. Business finance represents the backbone of an
organization. The entire operation may fail if information is untimely and inaccurate.
essentially the same in all companies that is, to acquire the necessary funds and to ensure that
they are used effectively. In some companies, the financial manager may not be an independent
employee, particularly for small companies where financial management may be done by the
secretary or accountant. In larger companies, this function may be done by executives described
as the financial managers. These are people directly involved in making financial decisions.
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Capital budgeting. This concerns the planning and managing of the firm’s long- term
investments.
Capital structuring. This evaluates ways in which the firms obtain and manages the
Working capital management. This refers to the administration of the firm’s short-
suppliers.
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
When a business is being organized, one of the first decisions to be made concerns the
form of business ownership. The forms can be a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation.
businesses, retail stores, professional practices. This is the simplest type of entity to start
businesses’ debts. Partners share in gains or losses, and all have unlimited
liability for all partnership debts. How a partnership gains(and losses) are
Corporation is a legal entity whose assets and liabilities are separate from those of its
owners. Its personality is distinct from its owners. Forming a corporation involves
corporation’s name, its intended life, its business purpose, the number of shares that can be
issued.
The by-laws are rules describing how the corporation regulates its existence; how
directors are selected, and what are the functions of each officer.
Register the business name with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) the books of accounts
(journals and ledgers), and the business forms to be used (official receipts,
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sales invoices).
Organizing a Partnership.
Article 1771. A partnership may be constituted in any form except where immovable
property or real rights are contributed there to, in which case a public instrument shall
be necessary.
Article 1772. Every contract of partnership having a capital of three thousand pesos or
Article 1786. Every partner is a debtor of the partnership for whatever he may have
Article 1826. A person admitted as a partner into an existing partnership is liable for all
the obligations of the partnership arising before his admission as though he had been a
partner when such obligation were incurred, except that this liability shall be satisfied
Classification of Partnerships
property or all profits. Universal partnership of all profits refer to all the
profits that the partners may acquire by their industry or work during the
A general partnership is where partners are liable for the businesses’ debts
extending to their personal property after all the partnerships assets have been
exhausted. Partners share in gains or losses, and all have unlimited liability for
all partnership debts. How a partnership gains(and losses) are divided are
partnership.
Classification of Corporation
dividends.
similar purposes.
than Philippines.
family.
DIVIDENDS
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Dividends this is the amount of money or items of value received by stockholders from
his investment in a corporation. All assets and earnings of a corporation are owned by the
company and not by its stockholders which can be transferred upon declaration by the board of
accounts’ retained earnings may decrease and the cash entry may also
decrease in retained earnings and an increase in the current liability for dividends
payable.
Stock dividend is in the form of stocks of the issuing corporation, such that a
corporation distributes 15% stock dividend from its 10,000 shares of capital stock
outstanding. In this case, 1,500 shares of its capital stock is the dividend, totaling to
Scrip dividend is in the form of promissory notes indicating the kind of benefits
The cash dividend, most common type of dividend, is in the form of cash payment
made by a firm to its owners in normal course of business, usually made four times a year.
Sometimes a firm may pay an extra cash dividend, indicating that part may or may not be
repeated in the future. Special dividend, but the name usually indicates that this dividend is
viewed as a truly unusual or one-time event and won’t be repeated. Liquidating dividend is paid
when business is to be liquidated, or will be sold off. Cash dividend reduces cash and retaining
earning, except in case of liquidating dividend which may reduce paid-in capital.
be declared because of no dividends. Its amount and payment are decisions based on the
2. The payment of dividends by the corporations is not business expense. Dividends are
not deductible for corporate tax purposes, since they are paid out of the company’s
a. Declaration date. Date on which the board of directors passes a resolution to pay a
dividends.
b. Ex-dividend date. A date (officially set at two business days before the date of
record) to establish those individuals entitled to a dividend. To make sure that checks
go to the right people, brokerage firms and stock exchange establish this date. If a
holder buys the stock before the declaration date, he is entitled to the dividend.
However, if a holder bought it on the declaration date or after, then the previous owner
d. Date of payment. The date that the dividend checks are mailed.
For further discussion, please refer to the link provided: Business finance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLPmjO4K3Vk
For further discussion, please refer to the link provided: Dividends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTCJfPtFvNM
Reference:
Basic Business Finance: Management Approach, 2nd ed., Ruby F. Alminar-Mutya, DBA