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Essentials of Corporate Finance focuses on what undergraduate students with widely varying backgrounds need to carry away from a core course in business or corporate finance. The goal is to convey the most important concepts at a level that is approachable for the widest possible audience. Essentials is written in a relaxed, conversational style that invites the students to join in the learning process rather than being a passive information absorber.

Essentials has three basic themes as a central focus: An Emphasis on Intuition: We always try to separate and explain the principles at work on a commonsense, intuitive level before launching into any specifics. A Unified Valuation Approach: We treat net present value (NPV) as the basic concept underlying corporate finance. A Managerial Focus: Students shouldn't lose sight of the fact that financial management concerns management. We emphasize the role of the financial manager as deci

Table of Contents
Part One: Overview of Financial Management
Chapter 1: Introduction to Financial Management

Part Two: Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flow
Chapter 2: Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow
Chapter 3: Working with Financial Statements

Part Three: Valuation of Future Cash Flows
Chapter 4: Introduction to Valuation: The Time Value of Money
Chapter 5: Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

Part Four: Valuing Stocks and Bonds
Chapter 6: Interest Rates and Bond Valuation
Chapter 7: Equity Markets and Stock Valuation

Part Five: Capital Budgeting
Chapter 8: Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
Chapter 9: Making Capital Investment Decisions

Part Six: Risk and Return
Chapter 10: Some Lessons from Capital Market History
Chapter 11: Risk and Return

Part Seven: Long-Term Financing
Chapter 12: Cost of Capital
Chapter 13: Leverage and Capital Structure
Chapter 14: Dividends and Dividend Policy
Chapter 15: Raising Capital

Part Eight: Short-Term Financial Management
Chapter 16: Short-Term Financial Planning
Chapter 17: Working Capital Management
Part Nine: Topics in Business Finance
Chapter 18: International Aspects of Financial Management

Appendices
Appendix A: Mathematical Tables
Appendix B: Key Equations
Appendix C: Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems
Appendix D: Using the HP-10B and TI BA II Plus Financial Calculators

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    Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
    Publication Date: 30/03/2022
    ISBN13: 9781265103514, 978-1265103514
    ISBN10: 1265103518
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Essentials of Corporate Finance focuses on what undergraduate students with widely varying backgrounds need to carry away from a core course in business or corporate finance. The goal is to convey the most important concepts at a level that is approachable for the widest possible audience. Essentials is written in a relaxed, conversational style that invites the students to join in the learning process rather than being a passive information absorber.

    Essentials has three basic themes as a central focus: An Emphasis on Intuition: We always try to separate and explain the principles at work on a commonsense, intuitive level before launching into any specifics. A Unified Valuation Approach: We treat net present value (NPV) as the basic concept underlying corporate finance. A Managerial Focus: Students shouldn't lose sight of the fact that financial management concerns management. We emphasize the role of the financial manager as deci

    Table of Contents
    Part One: Overview of Financial Management
    Chapter 1: Introduction to Financial Management

    Part Two: Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flow
    Chapter 2: Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow
    Chapter 3: Working with Financial Statements

    Part Three: Valuation of Future Cash Flows
    Chapter 4: Introduction to Valuation: The Time Value of Money
    Chapter 5: Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

    Part Four: Valuing Stocks and Bonds
    Chapter 6: Interest Rates and Bond Valuation
    Chapter 7: Equity Markets and Stock Valuation

    Part Five: Capital Budgeting
    Chapter 8: Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
    Chapter 9: Making Capital Investment Decisions

    Part Six: Risk and Return
    Chapter 10: Some Lessons from Capital Market History
    Chapter 11: Risk and Return

    Part Seven: Long-Term Financing
    Chapter 12: Cost of Capital
    Chapter 13: Leverage and Capital Structure
    Chapter 14: Dividends and Dividend Policy
    Chapter 15: Raising Capital

    Part Eight: Short-Term Financial Management
    Chapter 16: Short-Term Financial Planning
    Chapter 17: Working Capital Management
    Part Nine: Topics in Business Finance
    Chapter 18: International Aspects of Financial Management

    Appendices
    Appendix A: Mathematical Tables
    Appendix B: Key Equations
    Appendix C: Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems
    Appendix D: Using the HP-10B and TI BA II Plus Financial Calculators

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