The first and foremost purpose of this book is to show the firm characteristics that affect financial structure. This clarifies the extent of debt and equity used in financing the firms activity and the sources available. Thus, it detailed and shed light on the private limited manufacturing companies financial structure,which is an ambiguous area. So far, various empirical studies show that, there are differences on financial structure of a firm as a result of industry, financial system, financial development and macroeconomic conditions. Many theories and empirical evidence on...

Financial management is a managerial activity which is concerned with planning and controlling of the firms resources, performing tasks such as Budgeting, financial forecasting, cash management, credit administration, investment analysis and funds procurement. Financial performance is an important aspect which influences the long term stability, profitability and liquidity of the organization. Financial statements are an input for financial analysis to examine the firms performance. Different information users require a financial analysis report to make a financial decision. As a ...