Fundamentals of Corporate FinanceA text for a first course in corporate finance, concentrating on how companies invest in real assets and how they raise the money to pay for these investments, for students with little or no background in business or finance. After background material, Parts II-V cover valuation, cost of capital, financing, and capital structure and dividend policy. Parts VI and VII look at financial planning and short-term financial decisions, and Part VIII covers special topics such as mergers and risk management. Pedagogical features include self-test questions and worked answers, chapter problems, mini-cases, calculator exercises, and readings on finance in practice. Contains color photos and color design elements. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
Contents
The Firm and the Financial Manager | 1 |
Accounting and Finance | 11 |
The Time Value of Money | 25 |
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accounts receivable after-tax amount analysis annual annuity ANSWERS TO COMPLETION average balance sheet bank beta bond book value borrowing break-even Calculate call option capital budgeting capital structure CAPM cash conversion cycle common stock COMPLETION QUESTIONS corporate cost of capital coupon current assets current liabilities depreciation discount rate dividend policy dollar effective efficient equal estimated exchange rate expected return financial decision financial manager financial markets financial planning firm firm's fixed costs funds future cash flows futures contract growth rate higher increase inflation interest rate inventory investment investors issue leverage loan long-term market risk market value merger million net present value opportunity cost opportunity rate paid percent period present value problem profit purchase put option rate of return ratio required rate retained earnings risk premium securities selling shareholders short-term sold stock price tax rate tax shield variability WACC yield to maturity