Financial Management

Paper Code: 
COM 304
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to-

The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with fundamental principles and practices of Financial Management in business

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Learning outcome

 (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

Com 304

Financial Management

CLO79    Understand the concept of financial management and the parties involved in the business.

CLO80    Interpret the Financial statements according to Ratio analysis in business concerns.

CLO81    Evaluate the Capital Budgeting decisions and Dividend policy decisions.

CLO82    Understand different types of Financial decisions.

CLO83    Explore the various Capital structure concepts in Financial Management.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Case studies, Demonstration

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

10.00
Unit I: 
Financial Management & Financial Planning

Financial Management: Meaning, Scope, Importance and Limitations. Analysis of Financial Statements.
Financial Planning: Objectives, Significance & Factors affecting Financial Planning.

8.00
Unit II: 
Ratio Analysis, Operating and Financial Leverages

Ratio Analysis: Meaning and classification of ratio- Liquidity ratio, Activity ratios, Profitability ratios, Leverage ratios and Investment ratios.
Operating and Financial Leverages: Meaning and Types of leverages.

9.00
Unit III: 
Break Even Analysis & Inventory Management

Break Even Analysis: Meaning and Methods of Break Even Analysis. Inventory Management: Meaning, Importance, Techniques of Inventory control

8.00
Unit IV: 
Capital Budgeting & Dividend and Dividend policy

Capital Budgeting: Meaning, Process and Techniques of Capital Budgeting.
Dividend and Dividend policy: Meaning, Forms of dividend, Factors effecting dividend policies.

10.00
Unit V: 
Cost of capital & Capital Structure and Capitalization

Cost of capital: Concept, factors affecting cost of capital and computation of cost of capital.
Capital Structure and Capitalization : Meaning, concepts, difference between capital structure and capitalization, factors effecting capital structure

Essential Readings: 

• Agarwal MR- “Financial Management” Garima Publication, Jaipur
• Agarwal & Agarwal "Financial Management" RBD Publication. Jaipur

References: 

• Bhalla, V.K., “Financial Management & Policy,” (Anmol Publications, Delhi).. Chandra, P., “Financial Management- theory and practice”, (Tata Mc Graw Hill).
• Rustagi, “Fundamentals of Financial Management”,( Galgotia Publishing House,
• Delhi)
• Khan M.Y- Indian Financial Management, Tata Mc Graw Hill, India
• Maheshwari S.N –Financial Management, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi
• Horne, J.C. Van., “Fundamentals of Financial Management”, 9th ed. (New Delhi Prentice Hall of India 1995).
• Khan and Jain., “Financial Management text and problems”, 2nd ed. ( Tata Mc Graw
• Hill New Delhi 1992).
• Pandey, I.M., “Financial Management”, Vikas Publications.

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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