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1
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What is the planning horizon?

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Divide decisions into short-run decisions (usually next 12 months) and long-run decisions (usually 2-5 years)

2
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What is aggregation?

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Combine capital budgeting decisions into one big project.

3
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What will financial planning accomplish?

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  1. Examining interactions: helps management see the interactions between decisions
  2. Exploring options: gives management a systematic framework for exploring its opportunities
  3. Avoiding surprises: helps management identify possible outcomes and plan accordingly
  4. Ensuring Feasibility and Internal Consistency: helps management determine if goals can be accomplished and if the various stated (and unstated) goals of the firm are consistent with one another
4
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What are the ingredients for the financial planning model?

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  1. Sales Forecast
  2. Pro Forma Statements
  3. Asset Requirements
  4. Financial Requirements
  5. Plug Variable
  6. Economic Assumptions
5
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What happens at low growth levels for internal financing?

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internal financing (retained earnings) may exceed the required investment in assets

6
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What happens as the growth rate increases for internal financing?

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internal financing will not be enough and the firm will have to go to the capital markets for money

7
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What is the internal growth rate?

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  • It tells us how much the firm can grow assets using retained earnings as the only source of financing.
  • IGR = (ROA x b)/(1 - ROA x b)
8
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What is the sustainable growth rate?

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  • It tells us how much the firm can grow by using internally generated funds and issuing debt to maintain a constant debt ratio.
  • SGR = (ROE x b)/(1 - ROE x b)
9
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What are the elements of financial planning?

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  • Investment in new assets (capital budgeting decisions)
  • Degree of financial leverage (capital structure decisions)
  • Cash paid to shareholders (dividend policy decisions)
  • Liquidity requirements (NWC decisions)