In business, financial management is the practice of handling a company’s finances in a way that allows it to be successful and compliant with regulations. That takes both a high-level plan and boots-on-the-ground execution. In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of financial management that will allow you to understand the fundamental concepts behind this subject. In the end of this course, you will be able to understand: Finance Versus Economics and Accounting Finance within an Organization Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, and Investments Forms of Business Organization Stock Prices and Shareholder Value Conflicts Between Managers, Stockholders, and Bondholders Managers versus Stockholders Financial Statements and Reports The Balance Sheet Allieds Balance Sheet The Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows Massaging the Cash Flow Statement Statement of Stockholders Equity Financial Analysis on the Internet Free Cash & its importance for Small business Income Taxes Individual Taxes Corporate Taxes Ratio Analysis Liquidity Ratios Current Ratio Quick, or Acid Test, Ratio Asset Management Ratios Inventory Turnover Ratio Days Sales Outstanding Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio Total Assets Turnover Ratio Debt Management Ratios Total Debt to Total Assets Times-Interest-Earned Ratio Profitability Ratios Operating Margin Profit Margin Global Perspectives: Global Accounting Standards: Return on Total Assets Time Lines Future Values Step-by-Step Approach Simple versus Compound Interest Present Values Finding the Interest Rate, I Finding the Number of Years, N Annuities Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity Future Value of an Annuity Due Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity Finding Annuity Payments, Periods, and Interest Rates Finding Annuity Payments, PMT Finding the Number of Periods, N Finding the Interest Rate, I Uneven Cash Flows Future Value of an Uneven Cash Flow Stream Comparing Interest Rates Fractional Time Periods Amortized Loans
