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1、Introduction to Corporate Finance,Chapter 1,Copyright 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.,McGraw-Hill/Irwin,Key Concepts and Skills,Know the basic types of financial management decisions and the role of the Financial Manager Know the financial implications of the various for
2、ms of business organization Know the goal of financial management Understand the conflicts of interest that can arise between owners and managers Understand the various regulations that firms face,Chapter Outline,1.1 What is Corporate Finance? 1.2 The Corporate Firm 1.3 The Importance of Cash Flows
3、1.4 The Goal of Financial Management 1.5 The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation 1.6 Regulation,1.1 What Is Corporate Finance?,Corporate Finance addresses the following three questions: What long-term investments should the firm choose? How should the firm raise funds for the selected inve
4、stments? How should short-term assets be managed and financed?,Balance Sheet Model of the Firm,The Capital Budgeting Decision,Current Assets,Fixed Assets 1 Tangible 2 Intangible,Shareholders Equity,Current Liabilities,Long-Term Debt,What long-term investments should the firm choose?,The Capital Stru
5、cture Decision,How should the firm raise funds for the selected investments?,Current Assets,Fixed Assets 1 Tangible 2 Intangible,Shareholders Equity,Current Liabilities,Long-Term Debt,Short-Term Asset Management,How should short-term assets be managed and financed?,Net Working Capital,Shareholders E
6、quity,Current Liabilities,Long-Term Debt,Current Assets,Fixed Assets 1 Tangible 2 Intangible,The Financial Manager,The Financial Managers primary goal is to increase the value of the firm by: Selecting value creating projects Making smart financing decisions,Hypothetical Organization Chart,1.2 The C
7、orporate Firm,The corporate form of business is the standard method for solving the problems encountered in raising large amounts of cash. However, businesses can take other forms.,Forms of Business Organization,The Sole Proprietorship The Partnership General Partnership Limited Partnership The Corp
8、oration,A Comparison,Cash flow from firm (C),1.3 The Importance of Cash Flow,Taxes (D),Retained cash flows (F),Invests in assets (B),Dividends and debt payments (E),Current assets Fixed assets,Short-term debt Long-term debt Equity shares,Ultimately, the firm must be a cash generating activity.,The c
9、ash flows from the firm must exceed the cash flows from the financial markets.,Firm issues securities (A),1.4 The Goal of Financial Management,What is the correct goal? Maximize profit? Minimize costs? Maximize market share? Maximize shareholder wealth?,1.5 The Agency Problem,Agency relationship Pri
10、ncipal hires an agent to represent his/her interest Stockholders (principals) hire managers (agents) to run the company Agency problem Conflict of interest between principal and agent,Managerial Goals,Managerial goals may be different from shareholder goals Expensive perquisites Survival Independenc
11、e Increased growth and size are not necessarily equivalent to increased shareholder wealth,Managing Managers,Managerial compensation Incentives can be used to align management and stockholder interests The incentives need to be structured carefully to make sure that they achieve their intended goal
12、Corporate control The threat of a takeover may result in better management Other stakeholders,1.6 Regulation,The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Issuance of Securities (1933) Creation of SEC and reporting requirements (1934) Sarbanes-Oxley (“Sarbox”) Increased reportin
13、g requirements and responsibility of corporate directors,Quick Quiz,What are the three basic questions Financial Managers must answer? What are the three major forms of business organization? What is the goal of financial management? What are agency problems, and why do they exist within a corporation? What major regulations impact public firms?,
