Cashflow Forecasting And Liquidity

Topics include: � Planning and preparation for forecasting cash flow � The importance of liquidity in financial management � Establishing baseline forecasting models � Sample exercises

Topics include: venture capital and its role in financing and risk management; industry overview; buyouts through venture capital; the investment process; role of the business plan in securing financing; sources and structures of financing; leveraged buyout financing; venture capital portfolios.

Budgets are like road maps -- they provide a direction for a corporates financial management. Balance sheets and statements of revenues also provide insights into how well a company is following that direction. But cash flow and cash flow forecasts are what guide the day-to-day itinerary for an organization. Budgets and cash flow are dynamic -- adjustments and changes can and should occur. If you understand what you are looking at, you can use cash flow to create better budgets and thus more accurate cash flow forecasting. Cash Flow Forecasting outlines the techniques required to undertake a detailed analysis of the cash flow dynamics of the business from both a historical and forward looking perspective. Cash Flow Forecasting explains how to: * Determine appropriate cash flow figures from pro forma financial statements * Interpret detailed cash flow forecasts and understand the difference between profit and cash flow * Conserve or generate cash in the short term * Evaluate different methods of project evaluation * Recognize the limitations of accounting information in valuing companies *Inspired by basic entry level training courses that have been developed by major international banks worldwide * Will enable students and those already in the finance profession to gain an understanding of the basic information and principles of cash flow forecasting * Includes questions with answers, study topics, practical "real world" examples and extensive bibliography

This book is the definitive guide to cash flow statement analysis and forecasting. It takes the reader from an introduction about how cash flows move within a business, through to a detailed review of the contents of a cash flow statement. This is followed by detailed guidance on how to restate cash flows into a template format. The book shows how to use the template to analyse the data from start up, growth, mature and declining companies, and those using US GAAP and IAS reporting. The book includes real world examples from such companies as Black and Decker (US), Fiat (Italy) and Tesco (UK). A section on cash flow forecasting includes full coverage of spreadsheet risk and good practice. Complete with chapters of particular interest to those involved in credit markets as lenders or counter-parties, those running businesses and those in equity investing, this book is the definitive guide to understanding and interpreting cash flow data.

Cash, as every manager knows, is the life-blood of a business. Managing cash flow, interest rates, and banking relations are some of the most important functions of treasury management. Managing Corporate Liquidity is a practical and concise guide designed specifically to offer advice and insight into the fundamental decisions of liquidity management. This book also takes into account the increased use of liquidity instruments, looking in detail at interest-rate hedging and the various control mechanisms that have been developed in recent years. An essential guide for treasury managers, financial managers at all levels, and entrepreneurs, business owners, and their advisers.

Managing cash flow, interest rates and relations with the bank are fundamentally issues for every business. This clear and concise guide is specifically designed to describe the fundamental decisions in liquidity management and set them in an overall business context.