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TOPIC : TYPES OF RISKS
Thakur College Of Science &
Commerce
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WHAT IS RISK ?
Risk is defined as volatility of actual returns from an investment
with respect to expected returns.
Risk is the chance that an investments actual return will be
different than expected.
Risk includes the possibility of losing some or all of the original
investment.
Different versions of risk are usually measured by calculating the
standard deviation or the historical returnsor average returns of a
specific investment.
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A high standard deviation indicates a high degree of risk.
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Financial Risks
Financial risks is a common term for every risk associated with
all kinds of financial assets.
Financial risk refers to the risk of bankruptcy arising from the
possibility of a firm not being able to repay its debt on time.
Higher the debt-equity ratio of a firm higher the financial risk
faced by it .
Liquidity risk and wrong capital structure are the prime reasons
for financial risk.
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A company with low proportion of debt has lower level of
financial risk.
A company which is unlevered has no financial risk.
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How does financial risk arise ?
Financial risks arises through numerous transactions of a
financial nature , including sales and purchases investment and
loans and other business activities.
It can arise as a result of legal transactions, new projects, mergers
and acquisition, debt financing or through activities of
management , stakeholders, competitors, foreign governments or
weather.
Financial fluctuations may make it more difficult to plan and
budget , price goods and services and allocate capital.
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Main sources of financial risk
Financial risks arising from an organizations exposure tochanges in market places, such as interest rates, exchangerates and commodity prices.
Financial risks arising from the dealings of, andtransactions with each other organizations such as vendors,customers and counterparties in derivative transactions.
Financial risks resulting from internal actions or failures ofthe organizations , particularly people processes andsystems.
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Types of financial risks
INTEREST RATE RISK EXCHANGE RISK MARKETABILITY RISK
PERSONNEL RISK ENVIORNMENTAL RISK PRODUCTION RISK
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INTEREST RATE RISK : Interest rate risks is the risk of an adverse rate movements
on a firmsprofit or balance sheet .
It can also be defined as the risk arising due to sensitivityof the interest income/expenditure or values of assets/liabilities to the interest rate fluctuations.
EXCHANGE RISK : The volatility in the exchange rates will have a direct bearing on
the values of the assets and liabilities which are denominated inforeign currencies
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While appreciation of home currency , decreases the value of an
asset and liabilities in terms of home currency.
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While depreciation of home currency will increase the value ofassets and liabilities.
MARKETABILITY RISK:
This is the risk of the assets of a firm not being readilymarketable.
Marketing risk can also take place because of selling at lower
than expected prices due to existence of competition, change infashion or taste of consumers leading to obsolescence of
products, political instability resulting in loss of exports, etc
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PERSONNEL RISK: By and large every company needs personnel to operate.
The risk is such as resignation/ death/ sickness of the employee.
All these affect the performance of the company.
Another source could be frauds committed by the staff.
ENVIORNMENTAL RISK : With the awareness created in public minds about the damages
caused to the environment by industrial concerns the companyruns the risk of heavy fines ,closure ,government orders to shiftthe premises .
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PRODUCTION RISK: The production may be disrupted due to floods,etc.
The firm may not be able to produce the budgeted quantity at the
budgeted price.
The plant and machinery may not work efficiently affectingproduction.
Raw materials may not be available in short-supply.
These are few risks due to production irregularities.
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NON- FINANCIAL RISK:
Defining a non financial risk should be on comparative basis.
Non-monetary would refer to anything.
A risk in anything that if it occurs, the resultant consequences
thereof will be to the determinant of the benefactor.
Therefore a non financial risk is that which if it happens there
wont be any monetary consequence.
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TYPES OF NON FINANCIAL RISK
INTERNAL RISK
EXTERNAL RISK
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INTERNAL BUSINESS RISK : The internal business risk refers to the degree of operational
efficiency the management has with the unanticipated future.
The systems adopted the decision making abilities, the ability ofthe management to visualize the future will all contribute to theinternal business risk.
To great extent it is a controllable factor.
The risk losses that may arise due to personnel can also beclassified here.
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EXTERNAL BUSINESS RISK :
the external business risk is the result of external environment in
which the business is in existence.
It emanates from factors which are not within the control of the
company.
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Group members
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Bijal patel : 7924
Neha sangwan : 7925
Anoli adhia : 7926 Anusha shetty : 7927
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