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Introduction to Corporate FinanceJames R. Garven, Ph.D.
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Chapter Outline
• Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager
• Forms of Business Organization
• The Goal of Financial Management
• The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation
• Financial Markets and the Corporation
Chapter Outline
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Corporate FinanceSome important questions that are answered using finance:
1. What long-term investments should the firm take on?
2. Where will the firm obtain the long-term financing needed pay for the investment?
3. How will the firm manage its everyday financial activities (e.g., payments to vendors, employees, extending credit customers to customers, etc.?
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Financial ManagersChief Financial Officer (CFO): The top financial manager within a firm
Treasurer: Oversees cash management, credit management, capital expenditures, and financial planning
Controller: Oversees taxes, cost accounting, financial accounting and data processing
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Chapter Outline
• Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager
• Forms of Business Organization
• The Goal of Financial Management
• The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation
• Financial Markets and the Corporation
Chapter Outline
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Forms of Business Organization in the U.S.
• Single OwnerSole
Proprietorship
• General• Limited
Partnership
• C-Corporation• S-Corporation• Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Corporation
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Sole Proprietorship
Advantages of Sole Proprietorship:
• Easiest to start
• Least regulated
• Single owner keeps all the profits
• Taxed once as personal income
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Sole ProprietorshipDisadvantages of Sole Proprietorship:
• Limited to life of owner
• Equity capital limited to owner’s personal wealth
• Unlimited liability
• Difficult to sell ownership interest
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Forms of Business Organization in the U.S.
• Single OwnerSole
Proprietorship
• General• Limited
Partnership
• C-Corporation• S-Corporation• Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Corporation
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Partnership
Advantages of Partnerships:
• Two or more owners
• More capital available; risks shared between owners
• Relatively easy to start
• Income taxed once as personal income
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Disadvantages of Partnerships:
• Unlimited liability General partnership Limited partnership
• Partnership dissolves when one partner dies or wishes to sell
• Difficult to transfer ownership
Partnership
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Forms of Business Organization in the U.S.
• Single OwnerSole
Proprietorship
• General• Limited
Partnership
• C-Corporation• S-Corporation• Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Corporation
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Corporation
Advantages of Corporation:
• Limited liability
• Unlimited life
• Separation of ownership and management
• Transfer of ownership is easy
• Easier to raise capital
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CorporationDisadvantages:
• Separation of ownership and management
• Double taxation (income taxed at the corporate rate and then dividends taxed at the personal rate)
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Chapter Outline
• Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager
• Forms of Business Organization
• The Goal of Financial Management
• The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation
• Financial Markets and the Corporation
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Goal of Financial
Management
What should be the goal of a corporation?
Maximize profits?Minimize costs?Maximize market share?Maximize the current value of the company’s stock?
Here, introduce the Fisher Separation Theorem proof.
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Chapter Outline
• Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager
• Forms of Business Organization
• The Goal of Financial Management
• The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation
• Financial Markets and the Corporation
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The Agency ProblemAgency relationship
• Principal hires an agent to represent his/her interests
• Stockholders (principals) hire managers (agents) to run the company
Agency problem
• Conflict of interest between principal and agent
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Ways to Mitigate Agency Problems
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 goal
Corporate control
• The threat of a takeover may result in better management
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Chapter Outline
• Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager
• Forms of Business Organization
• The Goal of Financial Management
• The Agency Problem and Control of the Corporation
• Financial Markets and the Corporation
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Financial Markets and the firm
• Key point here is financial markets provide signals for the most highly valued uses of capital – later in the course this will be where consideration of the cost of capital comes into play.