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Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityAF3303 Business Finance
Lecture 1
Introduction to Corporate Finance
Instructor: Dr. Jacqueline Wang
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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 forms of business organization
Know the goal of financial managementUnderstand the conflicts of interest that can arise
between owners and managersUnderstand the various types of financial
markets
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Chapter Outline
1.1 What is Corporate Finance?
1.2 The Corporate Firm
1.3 The Goal of Financial Management
1.4 The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation
1.5 Financial Markets
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1.1 What is Corporate Finance?
Corporate Finance addresses the following three questions:1. What long-term investments should the firm
choose?
2. How should the firm raise funds for the selected investments?
3. How should short-term assets be managed and financed?
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Balance Sheet Model of the Firm
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
1 Tangible
2 Intangible
Total Value of Assets:
Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
Total Firm Value to Investors:
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The Capital Budgeting Decision
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
1 Tangible
2 IntangibleShareholders’
Equity
Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
What long-term investments should the firm choose?
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The Capital Structure Decision
How should the firm raise funds for the selected investments?
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
1 Tangible
2 IntangibleShareholders’
Equity
Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
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Short-Term Asset Management
How should short-term assets be managed and financed?
Net Working Capital
Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
1 Tangible
2 Intangible
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Capital Structure
The value of the firm can be thought of as a pie.
The goal of the manager is to increase the size of the pie.
The Capital Structure decision can be viewed as how best to slice the pie.
If how you slice the pie affects the size of the pie, then the capital structure decision matters.
50% Debt
50% Equity
25% Debt
75% Equity
70% Debt
30% Equity
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The Financial Manager
The Financial Manager’s primary goal is to increase the value of the firm by:
1. Selecting value creating projects
2. Making smart financing decisions
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Hypothetical Organization Chart
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Treasurer Controller
Cash Manager
Capital Expenditures
Credit Manager
Financial Planning
Tax Manager
Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Data Processing
Board of Directors
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Cash flowfrom firm (C)
The Firm and the Financial Markets
Tax
es (D)
Government
Retained cash flows (F)
Investsin assets(B)
Dividends anddebt payments (E)
Current assetsFixed assets
Short-term debt
Long-term debt
Equity shares
Ultimately, the firm must be a cash generating activity.
The cash flows from the firm must exceed the cash flows from the financial markets.
Firm Firm issues securities (A) Financialmarkets
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1.2 The Corporate 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.
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Forms of Business Organization
The Sole Proprietorship
The Partnership General Partnership Limited Partnership
The Corporation
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A Comparison Corporation Partnership
Liquidity Shares can be easily exchanged
Subject to substantial restrictions
Voting Rights Usually each share gets one vote
General Partner is in charge; limited partners may have some voting rights
Taxation Double Partners pay taxes on distributions
Reinvestment and dividend payout
Broad latitude All net cash flow is distributed to partners
Liability Limited liability General partners may have unlimited liability; limited partners enjoy limited liability
Continuity Perpetual life Limited life
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1.3 The Goal of Financial Management
What is the correct goal? Maximize profit? Minimize costs? Maximize sales (to be the biggest)? Maximize employee welfare? Be socially responsible?
=> Maximize shareholders’ wealth
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1.4 The Agency Problem
Agency relationship Principal hires an agent to represent his/her interest Stockholders (principals) hire managers (agents) to
run the companyAgency problem
Conflict of interest between principal and agent
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Managerial Goals
Managerial goals may be different from shareholder goals Expensive perquisites Survival Independence
Increased growth and size are not necessarily equivalent to increased shareholder wealth
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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
Corporate control The threat of a takeover may result in better management
Other stakeholders
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1.5 Financial Markets
Primary Market Issuance of a security for the first time
Secondary Markets Buying and selling of previously issued securities Securities may be traded in either a dealer or
auction market NYSE NASDAQ
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Financial Markets
FirmsInvestors
Secondary Market
money
securitiesSueBob
Stocks and Bonds
Money
Primary Market
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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 is the difference between a primary market
and a secondary market?