Maximizing Wealth Concept Worksheet Maximizing shareholder wealth - MBA / 540r4 Bernard Lester is CEO and founder of Lester Electronics, Public Lester Electronics, Inc. I earn 500 million dollars a year. Bernard was listed in 1984 and is currently trading on the Nasdaq market and has been awarded Baa by rating agencies nationally recognized. The company is owned by a limited liability shareholder and its debt risk is not usually higher than its initial investment.
First of all, we need to understand what is the wealth of shareholders, why maximizing shareholder wealth is an excellent goal. According to Glen Arnold (Corporate Financial Management, No. 4, p. 13), maximizing shareholders' assets is defined as maximizing purchasing power and long-term dividend flow to shareholders, which is a long-term perspective. It is also very important to explain why it is the greatest goal of shareholders to increase shareholder's greatest asset value, but naturally it is expected that revenue will rise as much as possible by the operation of the company doing. Determination of investment and financing to achieve long-term revenue target. "This assumption is mainly based on practical reasons, but there is also a reasonable theoretical basis" (Corporate Financial Management, 4th edition, page 7)
Financial management means maximizing shareholder's economic prosperity. Maximizing economic welfare means maximizing shareholder wealth. Maximizing shareholder assets is reflected in the market value of the company's stock. Experts believe that the purpose of financial management is to achieve maximum share market value. There are two versions of the company's financial management goal: maximizing profits and maximizing assets. Profit maximization is based on basic rules of efficiency. The goal is to maximize revenue with optimal yields and price levels. Evaluate the company's performance based on profitability. Maximizing profits is a traditional narrow approach designed to maximize the focus of profit. Investor perception of resource allocation and company performance can be traced back to the goal of maximizing profit.