Project finance - An introduction to Debt sizing and Debt sculpting

Financing is the process of providing funds for business activities, investing etc. Financial institutions, such as banks, are in the business of providing capital to businesses and investors to help them achieve their goals. An entity can raise money through Corporate Finance or Project Finance depending upon the scope of work. If the new initiative is Financed based on the strength of the balance sheet, using the assets, cashflows and good will of company as collateral to guarantee the additional credit provided by lenders, it is called Corporate Finance.

Evaluating Investments - A brief on 'Return of Investment'

Product Costing and Pricing play a key role to successfully commercialize a product. Costing helps to meticulously attribute all the expenses incurred by the company to the product. Any omissions to attribute the cost to the product might give the company the illusion of a successful and profitable sale while impacting the profit in the balance sheet of the company. Over attributing costs to a product could price the product out of the market resulting in a loss of business. Such omissions or dis-proportionate attribution often occur because of shared infrastructure, resources that are being used to produce the product but unaccounted or over attributed.

Deconstructing costing and pricing of industrial products

Product Costing and Pricing play a key role to successfully commercialize a product. Costing helps to meticulously attribute all the expenses incurred by the company to the product. Any omissions to attribute the cost to the product might give the company the illusion of a successful and profitable sale while impacting the profit in the balance sheet of the company. Over attributing costs to a product could price the product out of the market resulting in a loss of business. Such omissions or dis-proportionate attribution often occur because of shared infrastructure, resources that are being used to produce the product but unaccounted or over attributed.