Finance For Ceos Ppt1
Finance For Ceos Ppt1
Finance For Ceos Ppt1
Topics
• Finance Cycle of an organization
• Reading & Interpreting Financial Statements
• Investment Decisions & Capital Budgeting
• Cost Management & Break Even Analysis
• Valuation Metrics & Fund Raising
• Corporate Governance Fundamentals
THREE KEY AREAS
• PRODUCTION/OPERATION
• MARKETING
• FINANCE
Finance and Accounts
Finance in Nutshell
• “Turnover” is Vanity
• “Profit” is Sanity
• “Cash” is Reality
Poor Debtor ControlInadequate
Excess Stock
Creditor Terms
Excess Excess
Withdrawals Investment in
Under Fixed Assets
Capitalized
Bank
Cash Problems Problems
Profit Problems
Turnover Overheads
Margins Materials
Product LabourCosts
Costs
Costs Pricing
Steps to be + on Cash
• Invoice regularly – Timely with Accuracy
• Provide Maximum relevant information
• Insist on payment immediately
• For large bills let the customer pay by installment
• Do credit checks to avoid having customers who
don’t pay
• Predict Disputes in invoicing
• Sell for cash or credit card rather than on credit if
your industry practices permit
Steps to be + on Cash
• Add late payment charges, fees or interest for
late payments
• Pay bills only on their due date, unless there is
a discount for early payment
• Spread out payments to your suppliers over the
month
• Reduce stock on hand to only the most
necessary items
• Have a sale to move old stock
Steps to be + on Cash
• Lease instead of purchasing equipment
• Avoid over estimating provisional taxes
• Deposit cheques and cash daily
• Increase sales volumes
• Increase prices
• Identify new customers – small customers are
better pay masters
Days Sales Outstanding
Activity ratio
• Indicates the length of time a business must
wait after making a sale before receiving cash
• Days Sales Outstanding = Accounts
Receivable / Average Sales Per Day
• Average Sales Per Day = Annual Sales / 365
• Value should be low
“The only profit center is a customer
whose cheque hasn’t bounced,
everything else is a Cost” – Peter Drucker
How to Differentiate
• Price
• Features/Product
• Value
Yesterday - Today
• Yesterday • Today
– Cost is a Fact – Price is a Fact
– Price is a Policy – Cost is a Policy
Costing System
• Cost Estimation
• Cost Measurement
• Cost Analysis
Cost Measurement Systems
? EBIT
BOTTOM LINE
Few Costing terms
Break Even
Point Total Cost
S
Fixed Cost
VOLUME
BEP