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Finance : is the art and science of managing money. Finance affects all individuals, businesses,
and governments in the process of the transfer of money through institutions, markets, and
instruments
اي ِٓ خاليًِٛ األ٠ٛخ رس١ٍّ ػِٟبد فٛاٌسىٚ اٌششوبدٚ غ األفشاد١ّ خًٍٝ ػ٠ّٛإثش اٌز٠ .ايِٛػٍُ ئداسح األٚ ٓ فٛ٘ :ً٠ّٛاٌز
.ادٚاألدٚ اقٛاألعٚ اٌّإعغبد
Financial services : is the area of finance concerned with the design and delivery of advice and
financial products to individuals, businesses, and government .
.ِخٛاٌسىٚ اٌششوبدٚ خ ٌألفشاد١ٌإٌّزدبد اٌّبٚ سحُٛ اٌّش٠رمذٚ ُ١ّ ثزظًٟٕ اٌّؼ٠ّٛ ِدبي اٌزٟ٘ :خ١ٌاٌخذِبد اٌّب
.اي ٌٍششوخِٛبد األ٠ِشزشٚ ً االعزثّبس١ٍرسٚ ْئداسح االئزّبٚ ٌٟاٌزٕجإ اٌّبٚ خ١ٔضا١ٌّظبئف اٚ ًٞ اإلداس٠ّٛشًّ اٌز٠
Managerial finance: is the management of the firm's funds within the firm. This field offers
many career opportunities, including financial analyst, capital budgeting analyst, and cash
manager
خ١ٔضا١ٌِّسًٍ اٚ ٌٟ رٌه اٌّسًٍ اٌّبٟ ثّب ف، خ١ف١ظٌٛذ ِٓ اٌفشص ا٠مذَ ٘زا اٌّدبي اٌؼذ٠ .اي اٌششوخ داخً اٌششوخِٛ ئداسح أٛ٘ ًٞ اإلداس٠ّٛاٌز
ش إٌمذ٠ِذٚ خ١ٌاٌشأعّب
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Careers in finance typically fall into one of two broad categories :
financial services and managerial finance. Workers in both areas rely on a common analytical
“tool kit,” but the types of problems to which that tool kit is applied vary a great deal from one
career path to the other .
ٍٝٓ ػ١ٌ وال اٌّدبْٟ فٍِٛؼزّذ اٌؼب٠ .ًٞ اإلداس٠ّٛاٌزٚ خ١ٌ اٌخذِبد اٌّب:ٓ١ز١غ١ٓ سئ١ازذح ِٓ فئزٚ ًٟ ػبدحً ف٠ّٛ ِدبي اٌزٟٓ فٌّٙرٕذسج ا
. آخشٌٝ ئٟف١ظٚ ًشا ِٓ ِغبس١ب رخزٍف وثٙ١ٍاد ػٚػخ األدّٛك ِد١زُ رطج٠ ٟاع اٌّشىالد اٌزٛٔ ٌىٓ أ، خ ِشزشوخ١ٍ١ٍاد" رسٚػخ أدّٛ"ِد
1) Financial services : is the area of finance concerned with the design and delivery of
advice and financial products to individuals, businesses, and governments. It involves a variety
of interesting career opportunities within the areas of banking, personal financial planning,
investments, real estate, and insurance .
ّٓزؼ٠ .ِبدٛاٌسىٚ اٌششوبدٚ خ ٌألفشاد١ٌإٌّزدبد اٌّبٚ سحُٛ اٌّش٠رمذٚ ُ١ّ ثزظًٟٕ اٌّؼ٠ّٛ ِدبي اٌزٟ٘ :خ١ٌاٌخذِبد اٌّب
االعزثّبسادٚ ٟ اٌشخظٌٟؾ اٌّب١اٌزخطٚ خ١ ِدبالد األػّبي اٌّظشفٟشح ٌال٘زّبَ ف١خ اٌّث١ف١ظٌٛػخ ِٓ اٌفشص إٛػخ ِزِّٛد
.ٓ١ِاٌزأٚ اٌؼمبسادٚ
2)Managerial finance : is concerned with the duties of the financial manager working in a
business
.خ٠ األػّبي اٌزدبسٟ اٌؼبًِ فٌٟش اٌّب٠اخجبد اٌّذٛخزض ث٠ :ًٞ اإلداس٠ّٛاٌز
Financial managers :administer the financial affairs of all types of businesses—private and
public, large and small, profit seeking and not for profit. They perform such varied tasks as
developing a financial plan or budget, extending credit to customers, evaluating proposed large
expenditures, and raising money to fund the firm’s operations. In recent years, a number of factors
have increased the importance and complexity of the financial manager’s duties. These factors
include the recent global financial crisis and subsequent responses by regulators, increased
competition, and technological change. For example, globalization has led U.S. corporations to
increase their transactions in other countries, and foreign corporations have done likewise in the
United States. These changes increase demand for financial experts who can manage cash flows in
different currencies and protect against the risks that arise from international transactions. These
changes increase the finance function’s complexity, but they also create opportunities for a more
rewarding career. The increasing complexity of the financial manager’s duties has increased the
popularity of a variety of professional certification programs outlined in the Focus on Practice box
below. Financial managers today actively develop and implement corporate strategies aimed at
helping the firm grow and improving its competitive position. As a result, many corporate
presidents and chief executive officers (CEOs) rose to the top of their organizations by first
demonstrating excellence in the finance function .
.ظ ٌٍشثر١ٌٚ خ ٌٍشثر١ اٌغبػ، شح١اٌظغٚ شح١ اٌىج، اٌؼبِخٚ اٌخبطخ- اع األػّبيٛٔغ أ١ّخ ٌد١ٌْ اٌّبٚ ئداسح اٌشإ:ٓ١١ٌٓ اٌّب٠ش٠اٌّذ
ايِٛخّغ األٚ ، شح اٌّمزشزخ١ُ إٌفمبد اٌىج١١رمٚ ، ُ االئزّبْ ٌٍؼّالء٠رمذٚ ، خ١ٔضا١ِ ٚخ أ١ٌػغ خطخ ِبٚ ًػخ ِثٕٛبَ ِزِٙ ْٚإد٠ ُٙٔئ
اًِ األصِخٛرشًّ ٘زٖ اٌؼٚ .ٌٟش اٌّب٠اخجبد اٌّذٚ ذ١رؼمٚ خ١ّ٘اًِ ِٓ أٛ صاد ػذد ِٓ اٌؼ، شح١اد األخٕٛ اٌغٟ ف.بد اٌششوخ١ًٍّ ػ٠ٌّٛز
لبدد، ً اٌّثبي١ عجٍٝ ػ.ٟخٌٕٛٛش اٌزى١اٌزغٚ بدح إٌّبفغخ٠صٚ ٓ١ّد فؼً ِٓ لجً إٌّظِٚب رال٘ب ِٓ سدٚ شح١خ األخ١ٌّخ اٌؼب١ٌاٌّب
.بد اٌّزسذح٠الٌٛ اٟء ٔفغٗ فٟخ اٌش١ وّب فؼٍذ اٌششوبد األخٕج، ٜ اٌجٍذاْ األخشٟب فٙبدح ِؼبِالر٠ صٌٝخ ئ١ى٠ٌّخ اٌششوبد األِشٛاٌؼ
ِٓ رٕشأٟخ ِٓ اٌّخبؽش اٌز٠اٌسّبٚ خ ثؼّالد ِخزٍفخ٠ُ ئداسح اٌزذفمبد إٌمذّٕٙى٠ ٓ٠ٓ اٌز١١ٌ اٌخجشاء اٌّبٍٝشاد اٌطٍت ػ١١ذ ٘زٖ اٌزغ٠رض
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ذ٠ذ اٌّزضا١ اٌزؼمٜ أد.ٕخ أوثش ِىبفأحٌّٙ طب
ً ؼب رخٍك فش٠أ
ً بٌٕٙىٚ ، خ١ٌفخ اٌّب١ظٌٛذ ا١شاد ِٓ رؼم١١ذ ٘زٖ اٌزغ٠ رض.خ١ٌٚاٌّؼبِالد اٌذ
.ٖ اٌّّبسعخ أدٔبٍٝض ػ١ ِشثغ اٌزشوٟػسخ فٌّٛخ ا١ٌّٕٙبداد اٙػخ ِٓ ثشاِح اٌشٕٛػخ ِزّٛخ ِد١بدح شؼج٠ صٌٝ ئٌٟش اٌّب٠اخجبد اٌّذٌٛ
.ٟٓ ِشوض٘ب اٌزٕبفغ١رسغٚ ٌّٕٛ اٍٝذف ِغبػذح اٌششوخ ػٙبد اٌششوخ ثٕشبؽ ث١د١ز اعزشار١رٕفٚ ش٠َٛ ثزطٛ١ٌْ اٛ١ٌْ اٌّبٚش٠َ اٌّذٛم٠
.ًالٚخ أ١ٌفخ اٌّب١ظٌٛ اٟض ف١ّبس اٌزُٙ ِٓ خالي ئظٙ لّخ ِإعغبرٌٝٓ ئ١٠ز١اٌشؤعبء اٌزٕفٚ ذ ِٓ سؤعبء اٌششوبد٠ اٌؼذٝ اسرم، دخ ٌزٌه١ٔز
1) A sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person who operates it for his or her own
profit. About 73 percent of all businesses are sole proprietorships. The typical sole proprietorship is
small, such as a bike shop, personal trainer, or plumber. The majority of sole proprietorships
operate in the wholesale, retail, service, and construction industries. Typically, the owner
(proprietor), along with a few employees, operates the proprietorship. The proprietor raises capital
from personal resources or by borrowing, and he or she is responsible for all business decisions. As
a result, this form of organization appeals to entrepreneurs who enjoy working independently. A
major drawback to the sole proprietorship is unlimited liability, which means that liabilities of
the business are the entrepreneur’s responsibility, and creditors can make claims against the
entrepreneur’s personal assets if the business fails to pay its debts.
خ١ ٍِىٟ٘ غ اٌششوبد١ّ اٌّبئخ ِٓ خٟ ف37 ٌٟاٛ ز.ك سثسٗ اٌخبص١ش٘ب ٌزسم٠ذ٠ ازذٚ وخ ٌشخضٍِّٛ ششوخٟ٘ خ٠خ اٌفشد١ اٌٍّى-1
طٕبػبدٟخ ف٠خ اٌششوبد اٌفشد١ رؼًّ غبٌج. عجبنٚ أٟ ِذسة شخظٚ ِثً ِزدش دساخبد أ، شح١خ طغ١رخٌّٕٛخ ا٠خ اٌفشد١ اٌٍّى.خ٠فشد
َ اٌّبٌه ثشفغٛم٠ .خ١ اٌٍّى، ٓ١ظفًٌّٛ ِٓ ا١ٍ خبٔت ػذد لٌٝ ئ، )ش اٌّبٌه (اٌّبٌه٠ذ٠ ػبدحً ِب.اٌجٕبءٚ اٌخذِبدٚ اٌزدضئخٚ غ ثبٌدٍّخ١اٌج
فاْ ٘زا، دخ ٌزٌه١ ٔز.ًّغ لشاساد اٌؼ١ّالً ػٓ خٚ ِغإٟ٘ ٚ أٛ٘ ْٛى٠ٚ ، ك االلزشاع٠ ػٓ ؽشٚخ أ١اسد اٌشخظٌّٛسأط اٌّبي ِٓ ا
ش١خ غ١ٌٚ اٌّغإٛ٘ خ٠خ اٌفشد١ ٌٍٍّىٟغ١ت اٌشئ١ اٌؼ.ًْ ثبٌؼًّ ثشىً ِغزمٛغزّزؼ٠ ٓ٠اد األػّبي اٌزٕٚبشذ س٠ ُ١اٌشىً ِٓ اٌزٕظ
خ١ي اٌشخظُٛ ِطبٌجبد ػذ األط٠ٓ رمذ١ّٕىٓ ٌٍذائ٠ٚ ، عٚخ طبزت اٌّشش١ٌٚ ِغإٟ٘ بد اٌششوخ١ٌٚ أْ ِغإٟٕؼ٠ ِّب، دحٚاٌّسذ
.بٙٔٛ٠ عذاد دٌٟشائذ األػّبي ئرا فشٍذ اٌششوخ ف
2) A partnership : consists of two or more owners doing business together for profit.
Partnerships account for about 7 percent of all businesses, and they are typically larger than sole
proprietorships. Partnerships are common in the finance, insurance, and real estate industries.
Public accounting and law partnerships often have large numbers of partners. Most partnerships
are established by a written contract known as articles of partnership. In a general (or regular)
partnership, all partners have unlimited liability, and each partner is legally liable for all of the
debts of the partnership
غ األػّبي١ّ اٌّبئخ ِٓ خٟ ف3 ٌٟاٛ رّثً اٌششاوبد ز.خ ِ ًؼب ِٓ أخً اٌشثر٠ْ ثأػّبي ردبسِٛٛم٠ أوثشٚٓ أ١ْ اٌششاوخ ِٓ ِبٌىٛرزى
ْ ٌششاوبدٛى٠ غبٌجًب ِب.اٌؼمبسادٚ ٓ١ِاٌزأٚ ً٠ّٛ ِدبالد اٌزٟ اٌششاوبد شبئؼخ ف.خ٠ْ أوجش ِٓ اٌششوبد اٌفشدٛػبدح ِب رىٚ ، خ٠اٌزدبس
ششاوخٟ ف.د اٌششاوخٕٛؼشف ثبعُ ث٠ ةٛزُ ئٔشبء ِؼظُ اٌششاوبد ِٓ خالي ػمذ ِىز٠ .ش ِٓ اٌششوبء١ْ ػذد وجٛٔاٌمبٚ اٌّسبعجخ اٌؼبِخ
.ْ اٌششاوخٛ٠غ د١ًّب ػٓ خ١ٔٛٔي لبٚه ِغإ٠وً ششٚ ، دحٚش ِسذ١خ غ١ٌٚغ اٌششوبء ِغإ١ّزسًّ خ٠ ، )خ٠ ػبدٚػبِخ (أ
ُٙ١ُ ٘بِخ اخذٔب٘ب لجً وذٖ ٘فىشوُ ث١٘خ ِفب٠ٛٗ ٕ٘ب ش١فٚ
1- stockholders : The owners of a corporation, whose ownership, or equity, takes the form of
either common stock or preferred stock
ُ اٌّّزبصحٙ األعٚخ أ٠ُ اٌؼبدُٙ شىً األعٙ زظظُٚ أٙز١ٓ رأخز ٍِى٠ اٌز، أطسبة اٌششوخ:ُٙأطسبة األع
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2- limited liability : A legal provision that limits stockholders’ liability for a corporation’s debt
to the amount they initially invested in the firm by purchasing stock
ٓ اٌششوخ ػٟخ ف٠ اٌجذاٟٖ فٚ اعزثّشٞ اٌّجٍغ اٌزٌْٝ اٌششوخ ئٛ٠ٓ ػٓ د١ّ٘خ اٌّغب١ٌٚسذ ِٓ ِغإ٠ ٟٔٛٔ زىُ لب:دحٚخ اٌّسذ١ٌٚاٌّغإ
.ُٙك ششاء األع٠ؽش
3- common stock The purest and most basic form of corporate ownership
.خ اٌششوبد١خ ٌٍّى١األوثش أعبعٚ ٝخ اٌشىً األٔم٠ُ اٌؼبدٙاألع
5- Board of directors : Group elected by the firm’s stockholders and typically responsible for
approving strategic goals and plans, setting general policy, guiding corporate affairs, and
approving major expenditures
خ١د١اٌخطؾ االعزشارٚ األ٘ذافٍٝافمخ ػٌٌّٛخ ػبدح ػٓ اْٚ ِغإٛرىٚ اٌششوخٟٓ ف١ّ٘ػخ ِٕزخجخ ِٓ لجً اٌّغبّٛ ِد:ِدٍظ اإلداسح
خ١غ١ إٌفمبد اٌشئٍٝافمخ ػٌّٛاٚ ، ْ اٌششوخٚٗ شإ١خٛرٚ ، بعخ اٌؼبِخ١ػغ اٌغٚٚ ،
Virtually every function within a firm is in some way connected with the receipt or
disbursement of cash. The cash relationship may be associated with the generation of sales
through the marketing department, the incurring of raw material costs through
purchasing, or the earnings of production workers. Since finance deals primarily with
management of cash for operation of the firm every person within the firm needs to be
knowledgeable of finance to effectively work with employees of the financial departments
ُؼبد ِٓ خالي لغ١ذ اٌّج١ٌٛخ ثز٠ لذ رشرجؾ اٌؼاللخ إٌمذ. طشف إٌمذٚمخ ِب ثبعزالَ أ٠فخ داخً اٌششوخ ثطش١ظٚ ً رشرجؾ و، الغٌٛ اٟف
ِغ ئداسح إٌمذٟزؼبًِ ثشىً أعبع٠ ً٠ّٛ ٔظ ًشا ألْ اٌز. أسثبذ ػّبي اإلٔزبجٚ أ، اد اٌخبَ ِٓ خالي اٌششاءٌّٛف ا١ٌ رىجذ رىبٚ أ، ك٠ٛاٌزغ
.خ١ٌ اإلداساد اٌّبٟظفِٛ خ ِغ١ًٌ ٌٍؼًّ ثفؼب٠ّٛخ ثبٌز٠ دساٍْٝ ػٛى٠ ْ أٌٝسزبج وً شخض داخً اٌششوخ ئ٠ ، ً اٌششوخ١ٌزشغ
president or chief : executive officer (CEO) Corporate official responsible for managing
the firm’s day-to day operations and carrying out the policies established by the board of
directors
خ ٌٍششوخ١ِٛ١ٌبد ا١ٍّي ػٓ ئداسح اٌؼٚي اٌششوخ اٌّغإٚ) ِغإCEO( ٞز١ي اٌزٕفٚ اٌّغإ:ظ١ اٌشئٚظ أ١اٌشئ
.ب ِدٍظ اإلداسحٙػؼٚ ٟبعبد اٌز١ز اٌغ١رٕفٚ
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ٟ٘ ػًبٛ١ األوثش ش.دحٚخ ِسذ١ٌٚٓ ِغإ١ ٌٍّبٌىٜخ األخش١ّ١فش ػذد ِٓ األشىبي اٌزٕظٛ٠ :دحٚخ اٌّسذ١ٌٚ راد اٌّغإٜإٌّظّبد األخش
خ١ٌٚاٌششاوخ راد اٌّغإٚ )LLC( دحٚخ اٌّسذ١ٌٚاٌششوخ راد اٌّغإٚ )S Corporation (S corp ٚ )LP( دحٚاٌششاوخ اٌّسذ
ْ أٛ٘ ُٕٙ١ اٌمبعُ اٌّشزشن ث.فخ عبثمًبٛطٌّٛخ ا١ّ١ِضخب ٌخظبئض األشىبي اٌزٕظ
ً ً ب شىالً ِزخظِٕٙ ًّثً و٠ .)LLP( دحٚاٌّسذ
ٚظب أ
ِبٌه111 ِٓ ًُ ألٙ٠ْ ٌذٛى٠ ػبدح ِبٚ ، دحٚخ ِسذ١ٌْٚ ثّغإٛزّزؼ٠ بٙأطسبث
Financial analyst : Prepares the firm’s ًّ رش.بد١ٔضا١ٌّاٚ خ ٌٍششوخ١ٌ ئػذاد اٌخطؾ اٌّب:ٌٟاٌّسًٍ اٌّب
financial plans and budgets. Other duties ًّاٌؼٚ خ١ٌئخشاء اٌّمبسٔبد اٌّبٚ ٌٟ اٌزٕجإ اٌّبٜاخجبد األخشٌٛا
include financial forecasting, performing .ك ِغ اٌّسبعجخ١ثٚ ًثشى
financial comparisons, and working closely with
accounting
Capital expenditures manager : Evaluates ًٍخ األخ٠ٛ ثبالعزثّبساد ؽٟطٛ٠ٚ ُ١م٠ :خ١ٌش إٌفمبد اٌشأعّب٠ِذ
and recommends proposed long-term ز االعزثّبساد١خ ٌزٕف١ٌأت اٌّبٛ اٌدٟشبسن ف٠ لذ.اٌّمزشزخ
investments. May be involved in the financial .اٌّؼزّذح
aspects of implementing approved investments
Project finance manager : Arranges ًٍخ األخ٠ًٛ ٌالعزثّبساد ؽ٠ّٛشرت اٌز٠ :عًٚ اٌّشش٠ّٛش ر٠ِذ
financing for approved long-term investments. ٓ١٠ٓ االعزثّبس١١اٌّظشفٚ ٓ١٠ٕغك االعزشبس٠ .اٌّؼزّذح
Coordinates consultants, investment bankers, .ٓ١١ٔٛٔٓ اٌمب٠اٌّغزشبسٚ
and legal counsel
Cash manager : Maintains and controls the ُزسى٠ٚ خ ٌٍششوخ١ِٛ١ٌخ ا٠ األسطذح إٌمذٍٝسبفع ػ٠ :ش إٌمذ٠ِذ
firm’s daily cash balances. Frequently manages اٌظشف اٌخبطخٚ ًٞ إٌمذ١ش ثشىً ِزىشس أٔشطخ اٌزسظ٠ذ٠ .بٙ١ف
the firm’s cash collection and disbursement ش١ٕغك االلزشاع لظ٠ٚ ًشح األخ١االعزثّبساد لظٚ ثبٌششوخ
activities and short-term investments and .خ١اٌؼاللبد اٌّظشفٚ ًاألخ
coordinates short-term borrowing and banking
relationships
Credit analyst/manager : Administers the firm’s خ ٌٍششوخ ِٓ خالي١ٔبعخ االئزّب١ش اٌغ٠ذ٠ :ْش ائزّب٠ ِذ/ ًٍِس
credit policy by evaluating credit applications, ً١رسظٚ ِشالجخٚ ، ْذ االئزّب٠رّذٚ ، ُْ ؽٍجبد االئزّب١١رم
extending credit, and monitoring and collecting .زغبثبد اٌمجغ
accounts receivable
Pension fund manager :Oversees or manages the يٛش أط٠ذ٠ ٚ أٍٝششف ػ٠ :خ٠ق اٌّؼبشبد اٌزمبػذٚش طٕذ٠ِذ
assets and liabilities of the employees’ pension .ٓ١ظفٌّٛق ِؼبشبد اٚاٌزضاِبد طٕذٚ
fund
Foreign exchange manager : Manages specific رؼشعٚ خ ِسذدح١بد أخٕج١ٍّش ػ٠ذ٠ : ٟش اٌظشف األخٕج٠ِذ
foreign operations and the firm’s exposure to . أعؼبس اٌظشفٟاٌششوخ ٌٍزمٍجبد ف
fluctuations in exchange rates
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حٚبط ٌثش١أفؼً ِمٚ ئْ أثغؾ.ٓ١ّ٘ اٌّغب- اٌششوخٟح ِبٌىُٚ ثش١ْ رؼظٛى٠ ْدت أ٠ ٓ٠ش٠ ٌٍّذٟذف األعبعًٌٙ ا٠ّٛ اٌزٝف
ارخبر اإلخشاءادٌٝٓ ئ٠ش٠خٗ اٌّذٛ رٌه وزجٕب) رٟخ (ثّب ف١ ٌزا فاْ ِؼظُ اٌىزت اٌّذسع، ُ اٌششوخٙ عؼش عٛ٘ ُٙ األعٍِٟزب
ًب رفؼٙٔ فا، بٙ١ّ٘ ئعؼبد ِغبٌٝ اٌششوبد ئُٝ اٌخبؽئخ اٌشبئؼخ أٔٗ ػٕذِب رغؼ١٘ ِٓ اٌّفب.ُ اٌششوخٙذ ِٓ عؼش ع٠ رضٟاٌز
.ٓ٠سدٌّٛ اٚٓ أ١ظفٌّٛ اٚ ِثً اٌؼّالء أٜ زغبة فئبد أخشٍٝرٌه ػ
Earnings per share (EPS) : The amount earned during the period on behalf of each
outstanding share of common stock, calculated by dividing the period’s total earnings
available for the firm’s common stockholders by the number of shares of common stock
outstanding
أسثبذٌٟثًب ثمغّخ ئخّبٛ ِسغ، خ٠ُ اٌؼبدُٙ لبئُ ِٓ األعٙبثخ ػٓ وً ع١ٔ اٌّجٍغ اٌّىزغت خالي اٌفزشح:)EPS( ُٙخ اٌغ١سثس
.خ اٌمبئّخ٠ُ اٌؼبدٙ ػذد األعٍٝٓ ػ١٠ اٌششوخ اٌؼبدّٟ٘اٌفزشح اٌّزبزخ ٌّغب
But does profit maximization lead to the highest possible share price? NO . For at
least three reasons
First, timing is important. An investment that provides a lower profit in the short run
may be preferable to one that earns a higher profit in the long run
Second, profits and cash flows are not identical. The profit that a firm reports is simply
an estimate of how it is doing, an estimate that is influenced by many different
accounting choices that firms make when assembling their financial reports. Cash flow is
a more straightforward measure of the money flowing into and out of the company.
Companies have to pay their bills with cash, not earnings, so cash flow is what matters
most to financial managers
Third, risk matters a great deal. A firm that earns a low but reliable profit might be
more valuable than another firm with profits that fluctuate a great deal (and therefore
can be very high or very low at different times)
ً األلٍٝ ٌثالثخ أعجبة ػ. ُ؟ الٙ عؼش ِّىٓ ٌٍغٍٝ أػٌُٝ اٌشثر ئ١ رؼظٞإد٠ ً٘ ٌٓىٚ
ٍٝسثسب أػ
ً سمك٠ ٞش أفؼً ِٓ االعزثّبس اٌز١ اٌمظٜ اٌّذٍٝسثسب ألً ػ
ً فشٛ٠ ْٞ االعزثّبس اٌزٛى٠ لذ.ُِٙ ذ١لٛ اٌز، الٚأ
.ً٠ٛ اٌطٜ اٌّذٍٝػ
زأثش٠ ش٠ رمذٛ٘ٚ ، بٍّٙخ ػ١ف١ش ٌى٠ ِدشد رمذٛ٘ رمذِٗ اٌششوخٞ اٌشثر اٌز.غذ ِزطبثمخ١ٌ خ٠اٌزذفمبد إٌمذٚ األسثبذ، ًب١ٔثب
بط١ ِمٛ٘ ٞ اٌزذفك إٌمذ.خ١ٌش٘ب اٌّب٠غ رمبس١ّب اٌششوبد ػٕذ ردَٙ ثٛ رمٟخ اٌّخزٍفخ اٌز١بساد اٌّسبعج١ذ ِٓ اٌخ٠ثبٌؼذ
ٌزا فاْ اٌزذفك، ظ ثبألسثبذ١ٌٚ ، ش٘ب ٔمذًا١ارٛ اٌششوبد دفغ فٍٝٓ ػ١زؼ٠ .خبسج اٌششوخٚ ًاي اٌّزذفمخ داخِِٛجبشش أوثش ٌأل
.ٓ١١ٌٓ اٌّب٠ش٠ُ اٌّذٙ٠ أوثش ِبٛ٘ ٞإٌمذ
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Corporate Organization
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٘زا اٌدضءٍٝغذ ثبٔه ػ١اعئٍخ اٌز
TRUE OR FALSE
1) A financial analyst is responsible for maintaining and controlling a firm's daily cash balances.
(FALSE )
2) Finance is concerned with the process institutions, markets, and instruments involved in the
transfer of money among and between individuals, businesses, and government. ( TRUE)
3) Financial managers administer the financial affairs of all types of businesses such as private and
public, large and small, and profit seeking and not for profit. ( TRUE)
4) Financial managers perform different tasks developing a financial plan or budget, extending
credit to customers, evaluating proposed large expenditures, and raising money to fund a firm's
operations. ( TRUE)
5) A capital expenditures analyst/manager is responsible for the evaluation and recommendation of
proposed asset investments. ( TRUE)
6) A controller administers a firm's credit policy by analyzing or managing the evaluation of credit
applications, extending credit, and monitoring and collecting accounts receivable. ( FALSE)
7) In large companies, CEOs are legally responsible for coordinating the assets and liabilities of the
employees' pension fund. (FALSE)
8) A controller typically handles the accounting activities, such as tax management, data
processing, financial accounting, and cost accounting. ( TRUE)
9) Managerial finance is concerned with design and delivery of advice and financial products to
individuals, businesses, and governments. ( FALSE)
10) In partnerships, owners have unlimited liability and may have to cover debts of other less
financially sound partners. ( TRUE)
11) In partnerships, partners can readily transfer their wealth to other partners. ( FALSE)
12) A sole proprietor has unlimited liability; his or her total investment in the business, but not his
or her personal assets, can be taken to satisfy creditors. ( FALSE)
13) In a limited partnership, all partners' liabilities are limited to their investment in the
partnership . ( TRUE)
14) A treasurer is responsible for the firm's accounting activities, such as corporate accounting, tax
management, financial accounting, and cost accounting. ( FALSE)
Multiple choice
1) ________ is concerned with design and delivery of advice and financial products to
individuals, businesses, and governments.
A) Managerial finance
B) Auditing services
C) Financial services
D) Cost accounting
3) Finance is ________.
A) the system of verifying, analyzing, and recording business transactions
B) the science of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
C) the art and science of managing money
D) the art of merchandising products and services
9) Which of the following legal forms of organization has the ease of dissolution?
A) sole proprietorships
B) partnerships
C) limited partnerships
D) corporations
10) Under which of the following legal forms of organization is ownership readily transferable?
A) sole proprietorships
B) partnerships
C) limited partnerships
D) corporations
9) Which of the following forms of organizations is the easiest to form?
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A) sole proprietorships
B) limited liability corporation
C) limited partnership
D) S-corporations
13) Which of the following legal forms of organizations is characterized by unlimited liability?
A) sole proprietorship
B) limited partnership
C) corporation
D) C-corporation
14) Which of the following is the purest and most basic form of corporate ownership?
A) bond
B) notes
C) common stock
D) preferred stock
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