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The Nature and Scope Of Strategic
Financial Management
Strategic Financial Management
Strategic financial management refers to both,
financial implications of various business
strategies, and strategic management of finance.
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Concepts of Working Capital
Net working capital (NWC).
NWC refers to the difference between current
assets and current liabilities.
NWC focuses on
◦ Liquidity position of the firm
◦ Judicious mix of short-term and long-tern
financing
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Operating Cycle
Operating cycle is the time duration required to
convert sales, after the conversion of resources
into inventories, into cash. The operating cycle of
a manufacturing company involves three phases:
Investment in receivable
volume of credit sales
collection period
Credit policy
credit standards
credit terms
collection efforts
Cash Management
Functions of Financial Manager
Competitive Analysis
Your competition affects how you make money and how you
spend money. The products and marketing activities of your
competition should be included in your financial strategy. An
analysis of how the competition will affect revenue needs to
be included in your planning.
Components of Financial Strategy
Ongoing Costs
These include labor, materials, equipment maintenance,
shipping and facilities costs, such as lease and utilities.
Break down your ongoing cost projections into monthly
numbers to include as part of your financial strategy.
Revenue
In order to create an effective financial strategy, you
need to forecast revenue over the length of the project.
A comprehensive revenue forecast is necessary when
determining how much will be available to pay your
ongoing costs, and how much will remain as profit.