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Fundamentals of Financial Management

10 units

1 Introduction to Financial Management
- Financial-management foundations
- Financial goals and stakeholders
2 Financial Statement Analysis
3 Time Value of Money
4 Fundamentals of Risk and Return
5 Financial Assets Valuation
6 Cost of Capital
7 Capital Structure and Leverage
8 Basics of Capital Budgeting
9 Working Capital Management
10 Distributions to Shareholders

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What the syllabus expects

Concept and types
Factors affecting policy
Payment procedures

Dividends

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Second Year

Subject: Fundamentals of Financial Management (MGT 215)

Unit 10: Distributions to Shareholders

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

Explain the scope and key elements of dividends.
Apply the relevant financial model, calculation or analytical approach and explain its assumptions and decision implications.

Curriculum Scope

Concept and types
Factors affecting policy
Payment procedures

Detailed Microsyllabus

Dividend foundations
1. Types of distributions and their financial effects.
2. Factors influencing dividend policy.
3. Profit, liquidity and financing constraints.
Payment procedure
1. Declaration and relevant shareholder dates.
2. Record and payment stages under supplied rules.
3. Distinguish a dividend announcement from cash settlement.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 41-43.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.