The document is a chapter from a corporate finance textbook. It introduces topics that will be covered in the chapter such as the corporation, the financial manager, and investment and financing decisions. It describes the roles and responsibilities of financial managers, which include making capital budgeting and financing decisions. It also discusses what a corporation is, different types of business organizations, and various careers in finance.

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Fundamentals of
Corporate
Finance
Fifth Edition
Slides by
Matthew Will
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The Corporation and The
Financial Manager

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Topics Covered
Investment and Financing Decisions
What is Corporation?
Who Is The Financial Manager?
Goals of the Corporation
Careers in Finance

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The Role of The Financial Manager
Capital Budgeting Decision
Decision to invest in tangible or intangible
assets.
…also called the Investment Decision

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The Role of The Financial Manager
“Capital Budgeting”
Tangible Assets
Toyota in Texas
@ $800 million
Nontangible Assets
Gillette’s Mach3 Razor
@ $300 million

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The Role of The Financial Manager
Financing Decision
Raising money that the firm needs for its
investments and operations.
Capital Structure
The mix of long term debt and equity financing.

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Financial
Manager
Firm's
operations Investors
(1) Cash raised from investors
(1)
(2) Cash invested in firm
(2)
(3) Cash generated by operations
(3)
(4a) Cash reinvested
(4a)
(4b) Cash returned to investors
(4b)
The Role of The Financial Manager
Real assets

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What is a Corporation?
Types of Corporations
Public Companies
Private Corporations
Limited Liability Corporations (LLC)

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Organizing a Business
Types of Business Organizations
Sole Proprietorships
Partnerships
Corporations
Limited Liability Partnerships

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Sole
Proprietorship
Partnership Corporation
Who owns the
business?
The manager Partners Shareholders
Are managers
and owners
separate?
No No Usually
What is the
owner’s
liability?
Unlimited Unlimited Limited
Are the owner
& business
taxed
separately?
No No Yes
Organizing a Business

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Corporate Structure
Sole Proprietorships
Corporations
Partnerships
Limited Liability
Corporate tax on profits +
Personal tax on dividends
Unlimited Liability
Personal tax on profits

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Who is The Financial Manager?
Chief Financial Officer
Treasurer Controller

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Goals of The Corporation
Shareholders desire wealth
maximization
Do managers maximize shareholder
wealth?
Mangers have many constituencies
“stakeholders”
“Agency Problems” represent the
conflict of interest between
management and owners

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Goals of The Corporation
Ethics & Management Objectives
 Does value maximization justify unethical behavior?
 Enron example
 WorldCom example
 AIG example

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Goals of The Corporation
Agency Problem Solutions
1 - Compensation plans
2 - Board of Directors
3 - Takeovers
4 - Specialist Monitoring
5 - Auditors

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Careers in Finance
Career Annual Salary
Commercial Banking
Loan Officer $ 60,000 +
Department Manager $ 100,000 +
Corporate Finance
Financial Analyst $ 38 - 47,000
Credit Manager $ 30 - 63,000
Chief Financial Officer $ 232 - 295,000
Investment Banking (bulge bracket)
First Year Analyst $ 60 - 110,000
First Year Associate $ 125 - 235,000
Assistant Vice President $ 200 - 600,000
Director/Principal $ 300k - 1.2 mil
Managing Director/Partner $ 400k - 20 mil
Department Head $ 750k - 70 mil
Money Management
Portfolio Manager $ 500,000 +
Bank Trust Department $ 100,000 +

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Careers in Finance