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Financial Planning and Management

NIOS · Class 12 · Business Studies

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10.1 Meaning and Types of Financial Management

  • Financial management concerns the procurement of funds in an economic manner and deploying them profitably
  • It involves three main decisions: investment, financing, and dividend decisions
  • Investment decisions involve capital budgeting (long-term) and working capital decisions (short-term)
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10.2 Objectives of Financial Management

  • Traditional objective: Profit Maximization - rejected due to vagueness and ignoring time and risk
  • Modern objective: Wealth Maximization and Value Maximization - superior approach
  • Wealth maximization depends on earnings per share (EPS) and capitalization rate
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10.3 Financial Planning

  • Financial planning involves investment and financing choices to achieve business objectives
  • Encompasses estimating current financial condition, analyzing growth prospects, appraising investment options
  • Includes projecting future growth, estimating fund requirements, comparing financing alternatives
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10.4 Capital Structure Concept and Determinants

  • Capital structure = combination of equity capital and debt capital used for financing
  • Equity capital: contributed capital + retained earnings; ownership-based, costly, no repayment obligation
  • Debt capital: borrowings, debentures, loans; fixed obligations, cheaper due to tax-shield, legally enforceable

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Financial management is concerned with procurementThis involves careful selection of viableFinancing decisions concern how to raiseDividend decisions determine how much profitProfit maximization focuses solely on earning

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