Financial Analysis Tools and Techniques: A Guide for Managers
Autor Erich Helferten Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 oct 2001
Subliniem o realitate pe care mulți manageri o ignoră: deciziile operaționale de zi cu zi au un impact mai mare asupra valorii pentru acționari decât manevrele contabile sofisticate de la final de an. În Financial Analysis Tools and Techniques: A Guide for Managers, Erich Helfert demonstrează că analiza financiară nu este un limbaj criptic rezervat contabililor, ci un sistem de navigație pentru orice lider. Remarcăm abordarea contraintuitivă a autorului care ne invită să privim întreaga afacere ca pe un sistem dinamic, integrat, de fluxuri de numerar, unde fiecare decizie de investiție sau finanțare activează mecanismele întregului organism economic.
Pe linia practică a volumului Financial Analysis and Decision Making de David E. Vance, dar cu un focus specific pe managementul bazat pe valoare, lucrarea lui Helfert elimină barierele terminologice. Structura cărții este riguros organizată pentru a facilita progresia: începe cu fundamentele decizionale în contextul economiei moderne (Capitolul 1) și avansează spre contextul sistemic al managementului financiar (Capitolul 2). Cititorul va învăța să interpreteze bilanțul, contul de profit și pierdere și situația fluxurilor de trezorerie nu ca pe niște cifre moarte, ci ca pe indicatori ai sănătății strategice. Merită menționat că autorul integrează concepte de 'Valuation' și comunicații cu investitorii, oferind un cadru solid pentru evaluarea performanței și stimulente economice.
Publicată de McGraw Hill Education, această ediție de 480 de pagini transformă analiza financiară într-un instrument de suport decizional imediat. Aceasta nu este doar o prezentare a teoriei, ci un ghid care a fost testat în programele de dezvoltare executivă la companii precum IBM sau Hewlett-Packard, confirmând validitatea modelelor simplificate de calcul propuse de Helfert.
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ISBN-13: 9780071378345
ISBN-10: 0071378340
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 158 x 226 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: McGraw Hill Education
Colecția McGraw-Hill
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0071378340
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 158 x 226 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: McGraw Hill Education
Colecția McGraw-Hill
Locul publicării:United States
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Dacă sunteți un manager fără pregătire contabilă, această carte vă oferă claritatea necesară pentru a înțelege cum deciziile dumneavoastră influențează valoarea companiei. Veți câștiga capacitatea de a citi dincolo de cifre, identificând factorii economici care conduc performanța reală. Este resursa ideală pentru a trece de la simpla gestionare a bugetelor la luarea de decizii strategice bazate pe fluxul de numerar și crearea de valoare pe termen lung.
Cuprins
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Challenge of Financial/Economic Decision-making
Lessons for the Millennium
The New Economy
Some Key Questions
The Basics Never Change
The Economic Manager
Understanding Business Economics
Appropriate Economic Tools
The Practice of Financial/Economic Analysis
Day to Day Decisions and Operational Planning
Supporting Strategy Development
Performance Assessment and Incentives
Valuation and Investor Communications
The Value Creating Company
Relevant Decision Information
Economic Incentives
Total Systems Management
Chapter 2 A Systems Context for Financial Management
A Dynamic Perspective of Business
Decision Context
The Business System
Investment Decisions
Operating Decisions
Financing Decisions
Interrelationship of Strategy and Value Creation
The Nature of Financial Statements
The Balance Sheet
The Income Statement
The Cash Flow Statement
The Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ (Owners’) Equity
The Context of Financial Analysis
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 3 Managing Operating Funds
Funds Flow Cycles
The Funds Cycle for Manufacturing
The Funds Cycle for Sales
The Funds Cycle for Services
Variability of Funds Flows
Growth/Decline Variations
Seasonal Variations
Cyclical Variations
Generalized Funds Flow Relationships
Interpreting Funds Flow Data
Funds Management and Shareholder Value
Cash Management
Working Capital Management
Investment Management
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 4 Assessment of Business Performance
Ratio Analysis and Performance
Management’s Point of View
Operational Analysis
Resource Management
Profitability
Owners’ Point of View
Investment Return
Disposition of Earnings
Market Indicators
Lenders’ Point of View
Liquidity
Financial Leverage
Debt Service
Ratios as a System
Elements of Return on Assets
Elements of Return on Equity
Integration of Financial Performance Analysis
Some Special Issues
Inventory Costing
Depreciation Methods
The Impact of Inflation
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 5 Projection of Financial Requirements
Pro Forma Financial Statements
Pro Forma Income Statement
Pro Forma Balance Sheet
Pro Forma Cash Flow Statement
Cash Budgets
Operating Budgets
Sales Budget
Production Budget
Interrelationship of Financial Projections
Financial Modeling
Sensitivity Analysis
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 6 Dynamics and Growth of the Business System
Leverage
Operating Leverage
Target Profit Analysis
Financial Leverage
Financial Growth Plans
Basic Financial Growth Model
Sustainable Growth and the Sustainable Growth Equation
Integrated Financial Plan
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 7 Cash Flows and the Time Value of Money
The Time Value of Money
Discounting, Compounding, and Equivalence
Components of Analysis
Net Investment
Net Operating Cash Inflows
Economic Life
Terminal (Residual) Value
Methods of Analysis
Simple Measures
Economic Investment Measures
Net Present Value
Present Value Payback
Profitability Index (BCR)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR, Yield)
Annualized Net Present Value
Applying Time-Adjusted Measures
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 8 Analysis of Investment Decisions
Strategic Perspective
Decisional Framework
Problem Definition
Nature of the Investment
Future Costs and Benefits
Incremental Cash Flows
Relevant Accounting Data
Sunk Costs
Refinements of Investment Analysis
A Machine Replacement
Net Investment Refined
Operating Cash Inflows Refined
Unequal Economic Lives
Capital Additions and Recoveries
Analytical Framework
A Business Expansion
Mutually Exclusive Alternatives
Maintain versus Replace
Full-Fledged versus Economy Solution
Comparing Different Scenarios
Dealing with Risk and Changing Circumstances
Specifying Risk
Ranges of Estimates
Business Investments as Options
Probabilistic Simulation
Risk-Adjusted Return Standards
When to Use Investment Measures
Some Further Considerations
Leasing—A Financing Choice
Accelerated Depreciation
Inflation and Investment Analysis
Accuracy
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 9 Cost of Capital and Business Decisions
Decisional Context
Investment Decisions
Operating Decisions
Financing Decisions
Cost of Operating Funds
Cost of Long-term Debt
Cost of Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
Common Equity
Weighted Cost of Capital
Cost Choices
Weighting the Proportions
Calculating the Weighted Cost of Capital
Cost of Capital and Return Standards
Cost of Capital as a Cutoff Rate
Risk Categories
Cost of Capital in Multibusiness Companies
Multiple Rate Analysis
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 10 Analysis of Financing Choices
Framework for Analysis
Cost of Incremental Funds
Risk Exposure
Flexibility
Timing
Control
The Choice
Techniques of Calculation
Current Performance
Long-Term Debt in the Capital Structure
Preferred Stock in the Capital Structure
Common Stock in the Capital Structure
Range of Earnings Chart
The Optimal Capital Structure
Some Special Forms of Financing
Leasing
Convertible Securities
Stock Rights
Warrants
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 11 Valuation and Business Performance
Definitions of Value
Economic Value
Market Value
Book Value
Liquidation Value
Breakup Value
Reproduction Value
Collateral Value
Assessed Value
Appraised Value
Going Concern Value
Shareholder Value
Value to the Investor
Bond Values
Preferred Stock Values
Common Stock Values
Specialized Valuation Issues
Rights and Warrants
Options
Business Valuation
Valuing the Equity
Valuing the Total Company
Using Shortcuts in Valuing an Ongoing Business
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 12 Managing for Shareholder Value
Shareholder Value Creation in Perspective
Evolution of Value-Based Methodologies
A Review of Key Measures
Economic Profit and CFROI
Creating Value in Restructuring and Combinations
Restructuring and Value
Combinations and Synergy
Combinations and Share Values
Integration of Value Analysis
Perspectives
Expectations
Time Period
Cash Flow Pattern
Ongoing Values
Comparables
Negotiations
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Appendix I Financial Analysis Using Financial Genome
Appendix II Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts
Appendix III Financial Information and On-Line Sources
Appendix IV Basic Inflation Concepts
Appendix V Some Issues in Multinational Financial Analysis
Index
Footnotes
Chapter 6
1
Chapter 12
1
Appendix 2
1
Chapter 1 The Challenge of Financial/Economic Decision-making
Lessons for the Millennium
The New Economy
Some Key Questions
The Basics Never Change
The Economic Manager
Understanding Business Economics
Appropriate Economic Tools
The Practice of Financial/Economic Analysis
Day to Day Decisions and Operational Planning
Supporting Strategy Development
Performance Assessment and Incentives
Valuation and Investor Communications
The Value Creating Company
Relevant Decision Information
Economic Incentives
Total Systems Management
Chapter 2 A Systems Context for Financial Management
A Dynamic Perspective of Business
Decision Context
The Business System
Investment Decisions
Operating Decisions
Financing Decisions
Interrelationship of Strategy and Value Creation
The Nature of Financial Statements
The Balance Sheet
The Income Statement
The Cash Flow Statement
The Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ (Owners’) Equity
The Context of Financial Analysis
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 3 Managing Operating Funds
Funds Flow Cycles
The Funds Cycle for Manufacturing
The Funds Cycle for Sales
The Funds Cycle for Services
Variability of Funds Flows
Growth/Decline Variations
Seasonal Variations
Cyclical Variations
Generalized Funds Flow Relationships
Interpreting Funds Flow Data
Funds Management and Shareholder Value
Cash Management
Working Capital Management
Investment Management
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 4 Assessment of Business Performance
Ratio Analysis and Performance
Management’s Point of View
Operational Analysis
Resource Management
Profitability
Owners’ Point of View
Investment Return
Disposition of Earnings
Market Indicators
Lenders’ Point of View
Liquidity
Financial Leverage
Debt Service
Ratios as a System
Elements of Return on Assets
Elements of Return on Equity
Integration of Financial Performance Analysis
Some Special Issues
Inventory Costing
Depreciation Methods
The Impact of Inflation
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 5 Projection of Financial Requirements
Pro Forma Financial Statements
Pro Forma Income Statement
Pro Forma Balance Sheet
Pro Forma Cash Flow Statement
Cash Budgets
Operating Budgets
Sales Budget
Production Budget
Interrelationship of Financial Projections
Financial Modeling
Sensitivity Analysis
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 6 Dynamics and Growth of the Business System
Leverage
Operating Leverage
Target Profit Analysis
Financial Leverage
Financial Growth Plans
Basic Financial Growth Model
Sustainable Growth and the Sustainable Growth Equation
Integrated Financial Plan
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 7 Cash Flows and the Time Value of Money
The Time Value of Money
Discounting, Compounding, and Equivalence
Components of Analysis
Net Investment
Net Operating Cash Inflows
Economic Life
Terminal (Residual) Value
Methods of Analysis
Simple Measures
Economic Investment Measures
Net Present Value
Present Value Payback
Profitability Index (BCR)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR, Yield)
Annualized Net Present Value
Applying Time-Adjusted Measures
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 8 Analysis of Investment Decisions
Strategic Perspective
Decisional Framework
Problem Definition
Nature of the Investment
Future Costs and Benefits
Incremental Cash Flows
Relevant Accounting Data
Sunk Costs
Refinements of Investment Analysis
A Machine Replacement
Net Investment Refined
Operating Cash Inflows Refined
Unequal Economic Lives
Capital Additions and Recoveries
Analytical Framework
A Business Expansion
Mutually Exclusive Alternatives
Maintain versus Replace
Full-Fledged versus Economy Solution
Comparing Different Scenarios
Dealing with Risk and Changing Circumstances
Specifying Risk
Ranges of Estimates
Business Investments as Options
Probabilistic Simulation
Risk-Adjusted Return Standards
When to Use Investment Measures
Some Further Considerations
Leasing—A Financing Choice
Accelerated Depreciation
Inflation and Investment Analysis
Accuracy
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 9 Cost of Capital and Business Decisions
Decisional Context
Investment Decisions
Operating Decisions
Financing Decisions
Cost of Operating Funds
Cost of Long-term Debt
Cost of Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
Common Equity
Weighted Cost of Capital
Cost Choices
Weighting the Proportions
Calculating the Weighted Cost of Capital
Cost of Capital and Return Standards
Cost of Capital as a Cutoff Rate
Risk Categories
Cost of Capital in Multibusiness Companies
Multiple Rate Analysis
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 10 Analysis of Financing Choices
Framework for Analysis
Cost of Incremental Funds
Risk Exposure
Flexibility
Timing
Control
The Choice
Techniques of Calculation
Current Performance
Long-Term Debt in the Capital Structure
Preferred Stock in the Capital Structure
Common Stock in the Capital Structure
Range of Earnings Chart
The Optimal Capital Structure
Some Special Forms of Financing
Leasing
Convertible Securities
Stock Rights
Warrants
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 11 Valuation and Business Performance
Definitions of Value
Economic Value
Market Value
Book Value
Liquidation Value
Breakup Value
Reproduction Value
Collateral Value
Assessed Value
Appraised Value
Going Concern Value
Shareholder Value
Value to the Investor
Bond Values
Preferred Stock Values
Common Stock Values
Specialized Valuation Issues
Rights and Warrants
Options
Business Valuation
Valuing the Equity
Valuing the Total Company
Using Shortcuts in Valuing an Ongoing Business
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Chapter 12 Managing for Shareholder Value
Shareholder Value Creation in Perspective
Evolution of Value-Based Methodologies
A Review of Key Measures
Economic Profit and CFROI
Creating Value in Restructuring and Combinations
Restructuring and Value
Combinations and Synergy
Combinations and Share Values
Integration of Value Analysis
Perspectives
Expectations
Time Period
Cash Flow Pattern
Ongoing Values
Comparables
Negotiations
Key Issues
Analytical Support
Appendix I Financial Analysis Using Financial Genome
Appendix II Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts
Appendix III Financial Information and On-Line Sources
Appendix IV Basic Inflation Concepts
Appendix V Some Issues in Multinational Financial Analysis
Index
Footnotes
Chapter 6
1
Chapter 12
1
Appendix 2
1
Descriere
Praise for Financial Analysis Tools and Techniques: 'Bona fide treasury for executives, managers, entrepreneurs. Have long used this great work in corporate & university programs. Uniquely makes the arcane clear.'Allen B. Barnes, Provost, IBM Advanced Business Institute 'A candidate for every consultant-to-management's bookshelf. Its beauty lies in the dynamic model of the business system and its management decision framework.'Stanley Press CMC, Book review in C2M Consulting to Management Journal 'Goes a long way to remove the mystery from business finance. Approach allows managers from all areas to understand how their decisions impact shareholder value.'Stephen E. Frank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Southern California Edison 'Helfert has rare ability to make financial concepts understandable to those lacking financial background. His finance seminars exceeded our high expectations.'L. Pendleton Siegel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Potlatch Corporation 'Commend the clarity, organization and currency of contents. There is no other book available that does the task in such an understandable and accessible way.'Dr. Thomas F. Hawk, Frostburg State University 'Helfert's excellent overviews and simplified models effectively broadened our managers' understanding of their fiscal responsibility to HP and our shareholders.'Robert P. Wayman, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Hewlett-Packard Company 'The book has become a classic, and Helfert has been of substantial help to my company in teaching our people how to think about the numbers which drive it.'Robert J. Saldich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Raychem Corporation 'Helfert has contributed to the development of financial skills of TRW managers through his book, case studies and presentations, and highly rated instruction.'Peter S. Hellman, President and Chief Operating Officer, TRW Inc. 'Helfert has the ability to make financial concepts understandable, and his credibility and content added significantly to the success of our educational effort.'Giulio Agostini, Senior Vice President Finance, and Office Administration, 3M Corporation 'Helfert's writing and teaching have become a mainstay for us, and his business and strategic sense have been recognized as valuable guides to our process.'William H. Clover, Ph.D., Manager of Training, and AMOCO Learning Center Concepts and tools for making sound business decisions Financial Analysis Tools and Techniques, a business-focused revision of Erich Helfert's perennial college bestseller Techniques of Financial Analysis, is a quick, easy read for nonfinancial managers and an excellent refresher and reference for finance professionals. This practical, hands-on guide provides a new introductory chapter that gives context to today's valuation turmoil and helps professionals understand the economic drivers of a business and the importance of cash flow. The book's overriding theme is that any business should be viewed as a dynamic, integrated system of cash flowsone that can be activated and managed by investment decisions. Topics, discussed in clear, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand detail, include: Increasing shareholder value through value-based management (VBM) Interpreting pro forma financial statements