Financial Management

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

Course Objectives:

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

 

Course Outcome(COs):

Course

Learning Outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

COM 304

Financial Management
  1. Student will analyze the concept of financial management and interpret the role of financial planning in business decision making.
  2. Student will examine the financial statements according to Ratio analysis and leverages.
  3. Student will Evaluate the significance of break even and inventory control management in business.
  4. Student will compare different Capital Budgeting techniques and Dividend policy decisions in business.
  5. Student will analyze the various methods of calculation of  cost of capital and interpret the concept of Capital structure .

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: 
UNIT I

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

8.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

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: 
UNIT III

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

8.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

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: 
UNIT V

Cost of capital:
• Concept, factors affecting cost of capital
• 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
• 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: 
2021-2022
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