Workshop on |
Financial Management Training |
| Held on : 17 - 18 February 2012 |
| Venue : BDBL Building, 14th Level, 12 Kawran Bazar C/A, Dhaka-1215. |
| No. of Participants : 25 |
| No photos found |
Course Description |
| DAY- 1
Study Session 1: Corporate and Investment Finance Fundamentals The importance and benefits of Corporate Finance Examples of where and how Corporate Finance is used Linkage between investment decisions and financing decisions Overview of topics to be covered Study Session 2 Essence and aims of company financial statements analysis Structure and content of financial statements: Balance Sheet Income Statement Cash Flow Statement Statement of Owners' Equity Accounting policies and financial statements review Cash flow concepts: Review - What is cash flow? NOPAT and free cash flows Main Focus: Provide participants tools and understanding of financial statements from a finance managers point of view Study Session 3 Using accounting information in Financial Statements Analysis Extracting and using information from the balance sheet: Analysis of company assets, liabilities, and owners' equity Extracting and use of information from the income statement: Analysis of revenues and expenses and company results from operations Extracting and use of information from the statement of cash flows: Analysis of operations, investment and finance activities cash flows Definition and interpretation of: Liquidity ratios Financial solvency ratios Debt ratios Profitability ratios Efficiency ratios and Multiple ratio model DuPont Group Exercise on Ratio Analysis Main Focus: Use case studies and real-world financial statements of various companies for understanding, interpreting and forecasting financial health of an organization Study Session 4: Miscellaneous topics DAY - 2 Study Session 5 Concept of Time Value of Money Understand the importance of the time value of money Understand difference between simple interest and compound interest Understand the concept of annuities and perpetuities Brief overview of how to build a loan amortization table Study Session 6 Project Analysis / Capital Budgeting The Nature of Capital Expenditure Decisions The Appropriate Discount Rate Evaluation of Investment Alternatives using NPV, IRR, PI and Payback Approaches Capital Rationing Independent and Interdependent Projects Strategic considerations for Project selection Group Exercise on Capital Budgeting Main Focus: Use financial statements and excel templates to analyze different selection criteria in major projects or capital budgeting decisions Study Session 7 Cost of Capital AND Long-term Financial Policy Capital Structure I - Financial Leverage Financing Options - external debt and equity financing; internal operating cash flow Sources (Forms) of Equity Financing and Debt Financing The Effect of Operating and Financial Leverage Capital Structure II - Cost of Capital WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) The cost of debt Credit ratings What is the Optimal Capital Structure and How to Optimize the Capital Structure Main Focus: Provide understanding on the key concepts and considerations for selecting financing options available to an organization. |
Resource Person |
| Saif Rahman Mr. Saif Rahman is an Independent Consultant in Business Case Development and Financial Management with rich experience of corporate sectors of both North America and South-East Asia. Saif holds a bachelors degree from the prestigious Concordia University and MBA degree from Wilfrid Laurier in Canada, graduating top of his class. As an independent consultant, Saif has almost five years experience in developing numerous business plans, strategic documents and financial analysis for corporate giants of North America such as Blackberry Manufacturer RIM, Hyundai Motors, Waterloo Manufacturing and also telecommunication service provider Bharti Airtel Limited. As a corporate trainer, Saif has successfully conducted various workshops at Bdjobs Training and different financial institutions on various topics such as business case development, Risk Management (Derivatives), Financial and Investment Management. Saif has worked as a National Professional Consultant with International Labour Organization (ILO) and also worked as the principal researcher on Prospects of Derivative Securities in Bangladesh research paper, funded by International Finance Corporation (IFC). He also occasionally contributes investment write-ups at LankaBangla Securities Limiteds monthly market review Market Pulse. While working at New Business Department of Grameenphone Ltd, Saif led numerous new business projects and was one of the key players in developing the GPS Based Fleet Management and Broadband business cases. During his tenure as an Investment Analyst at Fidelity Investments in Canada, Saif procured more than two years in the financial and investment sector of North America; administrating various retirement benefits of corporate giants such as GM, Bank of America, Verizon and AT&T Wireless. At present along with his consultancy commitments, Saif is a full-time faculty member at North South University, primarily teaching courses in Finance and Entrepreneurship. |