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​Corporate Finance​

​ H1 ROLE AND OBJECTIVE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT​
C
​C F goal= create more value within the company​

​ Frims Cash Flow Generation Process​
A
​In accounting, revenue and costs are used, in CF cashflows are used​




​ hareholder wealth maximizing​
S
​Maximizing PV of expected future cash flows based on its:​
​- ​ ​Amount​
​- ​ ​T iming​
​- ​ ​R isk​
​- >Measured by Market Value the firm’s common stock​

​ ffective decision making requires an understanding of the goals of the firm= shareholder Wealth​
E
​Maximizitation, NOT Profit Maximization​

​ gency relationship​
A
​C orporate governance:​
​Principal​



​Elected by the meeting of SH​



​Agent​​: SH orders BOD to elect them​

,​ roblem created by separation of owners vs management:​
P
​Management may maximize its own welfare instead of the shareholders’ wealth (ex. Agent wants​
​private jet, but too expensive for owner)​
​Agency costs (solution):​
​- ​ ​Management incentives: stock options(part of their loan) , so that they share the same​
​interest​
​- ​ ​Monitor performance (audits)​
​- ​ ​C omplex organization structures : multiple managers who monitor eachother​
​- ​ ​Protective covenants: restrictions written in the loan contract, ex. capital rationing: limiting​
​the amount of funds available for investment projects​

​Sample Organization Chart​




​Accounting related​ ​C F related​

​5 THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY​

​Simple and compound interest​
​- ​ ​Simple Interest: Interest paid on the principal sum only​
​- ​ ​C ompound Interest: Interest paid on the principal and on prior interest that has not been​
​paid or withdrawn: after one year, interest gets added to your account, that interest also​
​e arns interest -> total I earned goes up exponentially​

,​F uture Value interest Rate Factor:​

​ >future value of 1 dollar invested for n years at an interest​
=
​rate i​




​ resent Value of a Cash Flow​
P
​“ I want to earn x dollars in the future, how much do I invest rn?”​




​Interest Compounded More Frequently Than Once Per Year​

​F VIF : table 1​




​ nnuity​
A
​= A series of equal cashflows (PMT) for a specified number of periods ( putting aside a sum​
​of money each year)​
​- ​ ​Ordinary annuity is where the PMT occur at the end of each period.​
​- ​ ​Annuity due is where the PMT occur at the beginning of each period​

, ​For ordinary annuity….​




​ >“If I had $4,212 today and​
=
​invested it at 6% per year, it​
​would grow exactly to $1,000 each​
​year for 5 years.”​

​For annuity due…​

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