Book ValueIn finance, assets are considered at their historical cost rather than present value. Therefore, the price gets depreciated over the years. Sometimes, book value represents net cost minus the amortized value. The book value of debt is represented at its outstanding amount.The difference between book values of assets and ... Read More

Valuation is the process of finding the present value of a business. It can be done in many ways but some factors are needed for valuation, such as the probable future earnings, management structure of the business, the market capitalization of the company’s assets, and its capital budgeting structure composition.Valuation ... Read More

Calculation of the future value of a lump sum may be necessary for many reasons. The investors or lenders may want to know how much they will get for their lump-sum investment after a specific period of time. Knowing the future value is important for the borrower is important too ... Read More

The procedures and systems used by a firm can be cumulatively termed as financial business processes. These processes may include a simple task as entering a financial entry into the account statement on one hand while, on the other hand, it may also contain complex and hard work to predict ... Read More

We can start calculating multi-period compounding right from calculating effective interest rate (EIR).The effective interest rate is given by, EIR = {1+i/m}nxm - 1  ------------------ (1)Where, i is the nominal interest rate, n is the number of years, m is the number of compounding per year.Using equation 1, we get, ... Read More

For achieving success in cutthroat markets, efficient organizations streamline their finance functions in an organized manner. Since the financial objectives reflect in various reports that are handed over to stakeholders, a finance manager must be able to put forward financial information for the laymen as well.Companies need to organize their ... Read More

Although the finance managers found limited access to decision-making in the 1950s, the situation has changed drastically nowadays. Now, a finance manager is the person in the key role to raise and allocate funds according to the company's needs.Raising FundsThe traditional view of financial management has dominated the managers to ... Read More

Although both functions are related to finance, there are some distinctive differences between long and short-term financing decisions. Long-term decisions are made for more than a year while short-term decisions are yearly decisions. It is easier to understand when we compare some of the long and short-term decision examples.Note − ... Read More

It is the nature of financial functions that higher-risk investments offer more returns. Similarly, low-risk investments return less. For example, if you invest in shares, the risk is more there. However, the returns will be higher too in equities in comparison to a less risky investment such as government bonds. ... Read More

A company's objectives and mission affect all departments of a company, such as marketing, technology, and HR. Objectives and missions broadly state the aim of an organization and financial goals. Since the major aim of a company is to produce quality goods it is imperative that the finances provide the ... Read More