Contemporary Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition 6-Month Printed Access Card)

by Moyer, R. Charles; McGuigan, James R.; Rao, Ramesh P.; Kretlow, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780538479172
• ISBN10: 0538479175
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-25
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

This successful text provides a comprehensive and contemporary introduction to financial management, focusing on shareholder wealth maximization and cash flow management, the international aspects of financial management, the ethical behavior of managers, and the increased impact of the Internet in business practice. Content has been added or enhanced to reflect the effects of the 2008-2009 recessions on corporations.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Role and Objective of Financial Management

The Domestic and International Financial Marketplace

Evaluation of Financial Performance

Financial Planning and Forecasting

Determinants of Valuation

The Time Value of Money

Fixed Income Securities: Characteristics and Valuation

Common Stock: Characteristics, Valuation, and Issuance

Analysis of Risk and Return

The Capital Investment Decision

Capital Budgeting and Cash Flow Analysis

Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria and Real Option Considerations

Capital Budgeting and Risk

The Cost of Capital, Capital Structure, and Dividend Policy

The Cost of Capital

Capital Structure Concepts

Capital Structure Management in Practice

Dividend Policy

Working Capital Management

Working Capital Policy and Short-Term Financing

The Management of Cash and Marketable Securities

The Management of Accounts Receivable and Inventories

Additional Topics in Contemporary Financial Management

Lease And Intermediate-Term Financing

Financing with Derivatives

Risk Management

International Financial Management

Corporate Restructuring

Taxes

Continuous Compounding and Discounting

Depreciation

Mutually Exclusive Investments Having Unequal Lives

Breakeven Analysis

The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

Bond Refunding Analysis

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