204 - Financial Management: Ii Semester
204 - Financial Management: Ii Semester
II SEMESTER
DIRECTOR
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPATNAM - 3
h R. SRINIVASARAO
Asst. Professor
UNIT - II
Dept. of Mgt. Studies
CRR College, Eluru.
h R. RAGHU
Asst. Professor
UNIT - IV
Dept. of Commerce
CRR College, Eluru.
h Prof. P. VENI
Dept. of Commerce and Mgt. Studies UNIT - V
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
EDITOR
Unit-I
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SYLLABUS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Objective:
The objective of the course is to introduce the concepts, tools and techniques of financial
management and enable the students to understand the finance function.
Unit-I
Introduction to Financial Management : Meaning, Nature and Scope of Finance Function -
Objectives of Financial Management - Profit Maximisation Vs Wealth Maximisation - Role of
a Finance Manager - Methods and sources of Short-term and Long-term Finance.
Unit-II
Financial Statement Analysis : Understanding Basic Financial Statements - Ratio Analysis -
Funds Flow Analysis - Cash Flow Analysis - BEP.
Unit-III
Investment Decisions - Cost of Capital - Computation of WACC - Capital Budgeting Process
- Techniques of Capital Budgeting - Traditional and DCF Techniques of Investment Appraisal
- C/B under Risk and Uncertainty.
Unit-IV
Financing Decision - Financial leverage - Operating leverage - EBIT - EPS Analysis - Capital
Structure Planning - Theories of Capital Structure - Dividend policy - Models of Dividend
Policy - Practice - Bonus shares - Rights Issue.
Unit-V
Working Capital Management-Concepts and Approaches of Working Capital-Determinants of
Working Capital-Management of Current Assets-Cash-Receivables-Inventory.
Unit-VI
Case Studies
Suggested Readings :
1. Vyuptakesh Sharan, "Fundamentals of Financial Management", Pearson Education
(Singapore) Pte. Ltd., 2005.
2. M.Y.Khan and P.K. Jain, "Financial Management Text, Problems and Cases", Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing company Limited, New Delhi, 2004.
3. I.M. Pandey, "Financial Management", Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 9th ed., 2005
4. Prasanna Chandra, "Financial Management Theory and Practice", Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 6th ed., 2004.
5. James C. Van Horne, Financial Management and Policy
6. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management : Theory and Practices
7. Solomon, Ezra, The Theory of Financial Management
8. I.M. Pandey, Financial Management
9. M.Y. Khan & Jain, Cases in Financial Management
10. Gittmen, Managerial Finance
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