Foundations of Finance Arthur Keown John D. Martin J. William Petty An Introduction to the Foundations of Financial Management – The Ties that Bind Chapter 1 Learning Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Identify the goal of the firm. Compare the various legal forms of business organization and explain why the corporate form of business is the most logical choice for a firm that is large or growing. Describe the corporate tax features that affect business decisions. Describe the corporate tax features that affect decisions. Explain the 10 principles that form the foundations of financial management. Explain what has led to the era of the multinational corporation. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 3 Slide Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Goal of the Firm Legal Forms of Business Organization Role of Financial Manager in a Corporation Income Taxation Ten Principles of Finance Finance and Multinational Firm Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 4 1. The Goal of the Firm The Goal of the Firm The goal of the firm is to maximize shareholder wealth. Shareholder wealth is measured by share prices. Thus shareholder wealth maximization would imply maximizing the price of common stock. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 6 Part of Coca-Cola’s Vision “Maximizing return to shareowners while being mindful of our overall responsibilities.” — http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/ourcompany/mission_vision_values.html (retrieved March 13, 2007) Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 7 Benefits of Maximizing Shareholder Wealth Good corporate decisions are those that create wealth for the shareholder. Society benefits as scarce resources are directed to the most profitable use by businesses competing to create wealth. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 8 Share Price Changes (during last two years as of June 29, 2007) Google: Share price increased by nearly $200 or around 67% (from around $300 to $500) … wealth created. Yahoo: Share price decreased by nearly $8 or around 23% (from around $35 to $27) … wealth destroyed. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 9 Why is Profit Maximization not the appropriate goal? Profit maximization goal is unclear about the time frame over which profits are to be measured. It is easy to manipulate the profits through various accounting policies. Profit maximization goal ignores risk and timing of cash flows. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 10 2. Legal Forms of Business Organization Legal Forms of Business Organization Sole Proprietorship Partnership Corporation Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 12 Sole Proprietorship Business owned by an individual Owner maintains title to assets and profits Unlimited liability Termination occurs on owner’s death or by owner’s choice Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 13 Partnerships Partnership: Two or more persons come together as co-owners. Two types of partnership: General or Limited Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 14 Partnership - General All partners are fully responsible for liabilities incurred by the partnership. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 15 Partnerships - Limited One or more partners can have limited liability There must be at least one general partner with unlimited liability. Limited partners cannot participate in the management of the business and their names cannot appear in the name of the firm. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 16 Comparison of Organizational Forms Sole Proprietorship and General Partnership Unlimited liabilities Not as easy to raise capital Limited Partnership Limited liability for partners Practical number of partners restricted Restricted marketability of interest in partnership Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 17 Corporation Legally functions separate and apart from its owners Corporation can sue, be sued, purchase, sell, and own property Owners (shareholders) dictate direction and policies of the corporation. Shareholder’s liability is restricted to the amount of investment in company. Life of corporation does not depend on the status of its owners. Ownership can be easily transferred. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 18 The Trade-offs: Corporate Form Benefits: Limited liability Easy to transfer ownership Unlimited life (unless the firm goes through corporate restructuring such as mergers and bankruptcies) Drawbacks: No secrecy of information Maybe delays in decision making Greater regulation Double taxation Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 19 Double Taxation example Income Federal Tax @25% After tax Income = $1,000 = $250 = $750 What will be the total tax if the company chooses to distribute the after-tax profits to shareholders as dividends? Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 20 Double taxation If corporation distributes the profits as dividends to shareholders, shareholders will have to pay taxes on dividends. Assume shareholders are taxed @20% on dividend income or 20% of $750 = $150 Total tax = 250 + 150 = $400 or 40% Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 21 Organizational Form and Taxes S-Type Corporations Benefits Limited liability Taxed as partnership Limitations Owners must be people Can’t be used for joint ventures between two corporations Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 22 Organizational Form and Taxes Limited Liability Corporations Benefits Limited liability Taxed like a partnership Limitations Qualifications vary from state to state Can’t appear like corporation otherwise will be taxed like one Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 23 3. Role of Financial Manager in a Corporation The Role of the Financial Manager in a Corporation (figure 1.1) HOW THE FINANCE AREA FITS INTO A CORPORATION Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 25 The Role of the Financial Manager in a Corporation (figure 1.1) In this textbook, we focus on the duties generally associated with the treasurer and how investment decisions are made. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 26 4. Income Taxation Income Taxation Objectives: Raise revenues for government expenditures Achieve socially desirable goals Economic stabilization Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 28 Types of Taxpayers Individual Corporation Includes employees, self-employed persons, members of partnerships Reports income on personal tax return Reports its income and pays tax on profits Distributed dividends taxed to shareholders Fiduciaries Such as estates and trusts pay taxes on income generated by the estate or trust that is not distributed to a beneficiary Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 29 Computing Taxable Income for Corporation Taxable Income Gross Income Gross income less tax deductible expenses, plus interest income and dividend income Dollar sales from a product or service less cost of production or acquisition Tax Deductible Expenses Operating expenses (marketing, depreciation, administrative expenses) and interest expense Dividends paid are not deductible Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 30 Computing Taxable Income ($000’s) Sales Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit Operating Expenses Administrative Expenses Depreciation Expense Marketing Expenses Total Operating Expenses Operating Income Other Income Interest Expense Taxable Income $50,000 23,000 $27,000 $4,000 1,500 4,500 $10,000 $17,000 0 1,000 $16,000 Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 31 Corporate Tax Rates Income $ 0 - $50,000 $50,001 - $75,000 $75,001 - $10,000,000 Over $10,000,000 Rate 15% 25% 34% 35% Additional surtax: 5% on income between $100,000 and $335,000 3% on income between $15,000,000 and $18,333,333 Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 32 Example: Computing taxes on taxable income of $16m $50,000 $25,000 $9,925,000 $6,000,000 Surtax * * * * .15 .25 .34 .35 .05*($335K-$100K) .03*($16m - $15m) Total Tax = = = = 7,500 6,250 3,374,500 2,100,000 = 11,750 = 30,000 = $5,530,000 Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 33 Marginal Tax Rates Refers to the tax rate applicable to next dollar of income. In the previous example, the marginal tax rate is 38% since $16m falls into the 35% tax bracket with a 3% surtax. In financial decision-making, marginal tax rate is more relevant than average tax rate. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 34 Other Corporate Tax Considerations Dividend Exclusion Depreciation Expense A corporation may typically exclude 70% of any dividend received from another corporation. A corporation may expense an asset’s cost over its useful life Capital Gains and Losses Capital Gains taxed as ordinary income. Capital losses cannot be deducted from ordinary income. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 35 5. Ten Principles: The Foundations of Financial Management “…although it is not necessary to understand finance in order to understand these principles, it is necessary to understand these principles in order to understand finance.” Principle 1: The Risk-Return Trade-off Would you invest your savings in the stock market if it offered the same expected return as your bank? We won’t take on additional risk unless we expect to be compensated with additional return. Higher the risk of an investment, higher will be its expected return. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 37 The Risk-Return Trade-off Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 38 Principle 2: The Time Value of Money A dollar received today is worth more than a dollar to be received in the future. Because we can earn interest on money received today, it is better to receive money earlier rather than later. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 39 Principle 3: Cash—Not Profits—Is King In measuring wealth or value, we use cash Flow, not accounting profit, as our measurement tool. Cash flows are actually received by the firm and can be reinvested. On the other hand, profits are recorded when they are earned rather than when money is actually received. It is possible for a firm to show profits on the books but have no cash! Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 40 Principle 4: Incremental Cash Flows The incremental cash flow is the difference between the projected cash flows if the project is selected, versus what they will be, if the project is not selected. This difference reflects the true impact of a decision. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 41 Principle 5: The Curse of Competitive Markets It is hard to find exceptionally profitable projects. If an industry is generating large profits, new entrants are usually attracted. The additional competition and added capacity can result in profits being driven down to the required rate of return. Product Differentiation (through Service, Quality) and cost advantages (through economies of Scale) can insulate products from competition. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 42 Principle 6: Efficient Capital Markets The values of securities at any instant in time fully reflect all publicly available information. Prices reflect value and are right. Price changes reflect changes in expected cash flows (and not cosmetic changes such as accounting policy changes). Good decisions drive up the stock prices and vice versa. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 43 Principle 7: The Agency Problem The separation of management and the ownership of the firm creates an agency problem. Managers may make decisions that are not in line with the goal of maximization of shareholder wealth. Agency conflict reduced through monitoring (ex. Annual reports), compensation schemes (ex. stock options), and market mechanisms (ex. Takeovers). Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 44 Principle 8: Taxes Bias Business Decisions The cash flows we consider for decision making are the after-tax incremental cash flows to the firm as a whole. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 45 Principle 9: All Risk is Not Equal Some risk can be diversified away, and some cannot. The process of diversification can reduce risk, and as a result, measuring a project’s or an asset’s risk is very difficult. A project’s risk changes depending on whether you measure it standing alone or together with other projects the company may take on. Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 46 All Risk is Not Equal Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 47 Principle 10: Ethical Behavior Is Doing the Right Thing, and Ethical Dilemmas Are Everywhere in Finance Ethical dilemma — Each person has his or her own set of values, which forms the basis for personal judgments about what is the right thing. Ethics are relevant in business and unethical decisions can destroy shareholder wealth (ex. Enron Scandal). Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 48 6. Finance and Multinational Firm Finance and the Multinational Firm U.S. corporations are looking to international expansion to discover profits For example, Coca-Cola earns over 80% of its profits from overseas sales In addition to US firms going abroad, we have also witnessed many foreign firms making their mark in the United States (ex. the domination of the auto industry by Honda, Toyota, and Nissan) International movement has been spurred by: Collapse of communism Acceptance of free market system developing in Third World countries Technology and communication (PC’s and the internet) Improved transportation Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 50 Why do companies go abroad? To increase revenues To obtain cheaper resources (land, labor, capital, raw material) To reduce the burden of government regulation (ex. Environmental laws, taxes, labor laws) To increase global exposure Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 51 Risks/challenges Country risk (changes in government regulations, unstable government, economic changes) Currency risk (fluctuations in exchange rates) Cultural risk (differences in language, traditions, ethical standards etc.) Keown, Martin, Petty - Chapter 1 52