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Profit Maximisation versus Shareholder Wealth Maximization - Financial Goals
Financial Management - Finance – An Introduction
Profit Maximisation versus Shareholder Wealth Maximization - Financial Goals
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Profit maximization is basically a single-period or, at the most, a short-term goal.
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Maximisation versus Shareholder Wealth Maximization
Profit maximization is basically a single-period or, at the most, a short-term goal. It is usually interpreted to mean the maximization of profits within a given period of time. A firm may maximize its short-term profits at the expense of its long-term profitability and still realize this goal. In contrast, shareholder wealth maximization is a long-term goal shareholders are interested in future as well as present profits. Wealth maximization is generally preferred because it considers (1) wealth for the long term, (2) risk or uncertainty. (3) the timing of returns, and (4) the “shareholders’ return. The following table provides a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of these two often conflicting goals
Profit maximization is basically a single-period or, at the most, a short-term goal. It is usually interpreted to mean the maximization of profits within a given period of time. A firm may maximize its short-term profits at the expense of its long-term profitability and still realize this goal. In contrast, shareholder wealth maximization is a long-term goal shareholders are interested in future as well as present profits. Wealth maximization is generally preferred because it considers (1) wealth for the long term, (2) risk or uncertainty. (3) the timing of returns, and (4) the “shareholders’ return. The following table provides a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of these two often conflicting goals
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