Finance for Managers

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Език:: Английски
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Издателство:: Harvard Business Press
Град на издаване:: Boston, MA
Година:: 2003 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 208
Корици:: Меки
Поредици и библиотеки:: Harvard Business Essentials
Категория:: Мениджмънт и човешки ресурси
Ширина (мм):: 155
Височина (мм):: 235

Finance Calculating and assessing the overall fïnancial health of the business is an important part of any managerial position. Easy to use and nontechnical, Finance for Managers provides the fundamentals of fïnancial literacy and offers managers the smart advice they need to increase their impact on fïnancial planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Contents include: • Reading and deciphering fïnancial statements • Applying valuation concepts • Financing operations and growth • Using time value of money tools • Making better decisions about internal and external investments Plus, readers can access free interactive tools on the Harvard Business Essentials companion Web site at: www.elearning.hbsp.org/businesstools. Series Adviser: Samuel L. Hayes Samuel L. Hayes holds the Jacob H. Schiff Chair in Investment Banking, Emeritus, Harvard Business School. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including Investment Banking: A Tale of Time Cities (HBS Press, 1990) and Financial Services: Perspectives and Challenges (HBS Press, 1995). Harvard Business Essentials The Reliable Sourcefor Busy Managers The Harvard Business Essentials series is designed to provide comprehensive advice, personal coaching, background information, and guidance on the most relevant topics in business. Drawing on rich content from Harvard Business School Publishing and other sources, these concise guides are carefully crafted to provide a highly practical resource for readers with all levels of experience. To assure quality and accuracy, each volume is closely reviewed by a spe-cialized content adviser from a world-class business school. Whether you are a new manager interested in expanding your skills or an experienced executive looking for a personal resource, these solution-oriented books offer reliable answers at your fmgertips. Harvard Business School Press 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 ISBN-13:978-1-57851-876-0 ISBN-10:1-57851-876- 8 9 0 0 0 0 9 781578 518760 Contents Introduction ix 1 Financial Statements 1 The Elements of Managerial Finance Why Financial Statements? 2 The Balance Sheet 3 The Income Statement 11 The Cash Flow Statement 14 Where to Find It 18 Summing Up 19 2 Finding Meaning in Financial Statements 21 A Look behind the Numbers Ratio Analysis 22 Percentage-Format Financial Statements 30 From Financial Measures to a Balanced Scorecard 31 Summing Up 34 3 Important Accounting Concepts 37 The Rules That Shape Financial Statements Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 38 Accrual versus Cash Accounting 39 Accounting for Inventory 40 Depreciation 46 Accounting for Leases 51 Historie Cost and lts Implications 54 Cost Accounting 55 Summing Up 59 4 Taxes Important Detaib You Should Know Taxes and the Legal Form of the Business Progressive Tax Rates Marginal Tax Rate Credits versus Deductions Tax Loss Carryback and Carryforward Summing Up 5 Financing Operations and Growth Funding the Different Stages of Growth Start-Up Financing Financing Growth Other Forms of External Financing The Matching of Assets and Financing A Life-CycleView of Financing Summing Up 6 Money and Capital Markets Another Optionfor Funding Growth Money Markets Capital Markets Capital Market Securities Summing Up 7 Budgeting Forecasting Your Company's Financial Future What Is Budgeting? Budget Functions Types of Budgets The Master Budget The Human Side of Budgeting Summing Up 8 Practical Tools for Management Decisions Making the Numbers Work for You Contents vii Cost/Benefit Analysis 138 Accounting Return on Investment 140 Payback Period 141 Breakeven Analysis 142 Estimating Nonquantifiable Benefits and Costs 146 Tracking Performance 146 Summing Up 147 9 The Time Value of Money 149 Calculating theReal Value of Your Investment What Is Time Value? 150 Net Present Value 153 Internal Rate of Return 162 Sensitivity Analysis 165 Economie Value Added 167 Summing Up 169 10 Valuation Concepts 171 Evaluating Opportunity Asset-BasedValuations 174 Earnings-BasedValuation 177 Discounted Cash Flow Method 181 Summing Up 184 Appendix: Activity-Based Budgeting 185 Notes 189 Glossary 191 For Further Reading 200 Index 203 About the Subject Adviser 209 About the Writer 210

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