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Understanding the Dynamics of Business Finance

Duration: 1 Day

Designed for:

This module is suitable for client managers, auditors, surveyors, underwriters and new business/sales people.

Objectives

The objective is to provide an understanding of the dynamics surrounding the cashflow of a business, and so help participants develop a more thorough understanding of the financial conditions of their prospects and clients.

Content:

The learning methods will be: PowerPoint presentation, discussion and exercises. The content will be structured as follows:

How are businesses funded?

The equity:debt relationship
Sources of equity. Sources of debt (long term/short term)
The impact of: the current economic climate, interest rates and different industries
Servicing debt

Cashflow

The importance of cashflow and how cash is generated
The lifecycle of a business and its impact on cash generation
Owners and external investors draining cash
How to create a cashflow statement from a balance sheet and profit & loss account

Externally driven aspects of business finance

Interest rate risk, impact of taxation, payment terms (loans, HP – interest/ capital/ deferred)
Bank and other covenants

Internally driven aspects of business finance

Family businesses – generation changes
Stock management, subjective valuations and manipulation of the balance sheet
Opportunity/crisis planning e.g. sale and leaseback and exit planning

Use of Ratio Analysis

Purpose, limitations and key ratios

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