No financial task can be performed
without at least a basic understanding of the principles of financial
management. By applying these principles to the reading of financial
statements, it is possible to observe how an organisation has earned and spent
income, and what its current financial position is. Basic
principles of financial management is designed as a guide to the world of
finance.
Basic principles of financial
management provides an opportunity to learn the language of the
financial world. It sets out the concepts and conventions of managerial finance
and the main topographical features of the new territory of the statement of
financial position (balance sheet), income statement and cash flow statement.
The information is offered in as simple a manner as the subject matter allows.
Even a layperson will glean valuable tips on how to
manage finance in terms of systems and
units of administration, and thus be better equipped to understand financing
and investment decisions.
Contents include the following:
• Definitions
of terms
• Fundamentals
of mathematical calculations
• The
various types of financial statement and how to analyse them
• Working
capital and cash management
• Time
value of money
• Capital
investment
• Risk
and leverage, and breakeven analysis
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Definitions of terms
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of mathematical calculations
Chapter 4 The financial statements of an
organisation
Chapter 5 The cash flow statement
Chapter 6 The analysis of financial statements
Chapter 7 Working capital and cash management
Chapter 8 Financial planning: the cash budget
Chapter 9 The time value of money
Chapter 10 The capital investment decision
Chapter 11 Valuation and the required rate of
return
Chapter 12 Capital structure and financial
leverage: the financing decision
Chapter 13 Risk and leverage, and break-even
analysis
Chapter 14 Dividend policy
Chapter 15 The leasing of non-current assets
Chapter 16 Finale
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