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Description of Cash Flow Forecasting

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; and recognize the limitations of accounting information in valuing companies.
The book is inspired by basic entry level training courses that have been developed by major international banks worldwide. It will enable students and those already in the finance profession to gain an understanding of the basic information and principles of cash flow forecasting. It includes questions with answers, study topics, practical 'real world' examples and extensive bibliography.

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Title Information

ISBN:

9780750661362

Pages:

256 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

20946

Publisher:

Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd

Published:

12/10/2005

Edition:

1st Edition

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About Andrew Fight

Andrew Fight is an international banking and training consultant with 20 years banking and finance experience and has trained in Banks and financial institutions throughout the world as well as in the U.K. His expertise is in all aspects of Corporate Credit, Analysing Banks and Financial Institutions Risk, Syndicated Lending, and Project Finance, and he has an ongoing research interest in Debt Recovery and the roles of Credit Rating Agencies in the investor creditor community. Andrew has written and developed course materials for both tailored and public courses for Euromoney Training, BPP Financial Training, Intellexis Training, the French Bankers Training Institute, Bankakademie in Germany, and aid programmes for the European Union, USAID Eurasia Foundation, and Asian Development Bank. He has also written a dozen books on Banking and Finance related subjects for Euromoney Publications, Wiley and Sons, Express Exec / Capstone Publishing. During the last year Andrew has led successful courses in Malaysia, India, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Algeria, France, Germany, and the UK

Contents of Cash Flow Forecasting

Introduction

Term Lending
Balance Sheet Analysis
Bankruptcy
Purpose Of Projections
Setting The Foundation
Information Sources
Projection Methodology
Profit And Loss Statement Projections
Balance Sheet Projections
Assets
Liabilities
New Money Need / Net Worth
Cash Flow Projections (Sources & Uses)
Cash Flow Ratio Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis
Protection And Control In Term Lending
Covenants And Events Of Default
Conclusion
Glossary