Corporate Finance Linking Theory to What Companies Do (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition 6-Month and Smart Finance Printed Access Card)

by Graham, John; Smart, Scott B.; Megginson, William L

• ISBN13: 9780324782912
• ISBN10: 0324782918
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover w/ Access Card
• Copyright: 2009-09-28
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Discover how the latest financial theories connect with what today's organizations are actually practicing in business with Graham/Smart/Megginson's CORPORATE FINANCE: LINKING THEORY TO WHAT COMPANIES DO, 3E. Award-winning author and nationally acclaimed finance researcher John Graham of Duke University joins master-teacher Scott Smart and international business expert Bill Megginson to emphasize how recent financial events relate to established finance principles. This edition integrates results from Duke University's prestigious CFO Global Business Outlook that quarterly gauges business outlooks and topical economic issues. Engaging examples, mini-cases, cross-functional applications and an emphasis on career success with features, such as actual job interview questions in the margins, make this book invaluable to both finance and general business professionals. Innovative online Smart Finance tools further reinforce concepts with integrated tutorials, interactive practice, and videos from leading finance researchers introducing their latest theories and concepts.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Scope of Corporate Finance

Financial Statement and Cash Flow Analysis

The Time Value of Money

Valuation, Risk, And Return

Valuation

The Tradeoff Between Risk and Return

Risk, Return, and the Capital Asset Pricing Model

Capital Budgeting

Capital Budgeting Processes and Techniques

Cash Flow and Capital Budgeting

Cost of Capital and Project Risk

Capital Structure And Dividend Policy

Market Efficiency and Behavioral Finance

An Overview of Long-Term Financing

Capital Structure: Theory and Taxes

Capital Structure: Balancing the Benefits and Costs of Debt

The Link Between Capital Structure and Capital Budgeting

Payout Policy

Long-Term Financing

Investment Banking and the Public Sale of Equity Securities

Long-Term Debt and Leasing

Options, Derivatives, And International Financial Management

Options Basics

Black and Scholes and Beyond

International Financial Management

Short-Term Financing Decisions

Strategic and Operational Financial Planning

Cash Conversion, Inventory, and Receivables Management

Liquidity Management

Special Topics

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Governance

Bankruptcy and Financial Distress Web Chapters

Venture Capital and Private Equity

Risk Management and Financial Engineering

Appendix: Key Formulas

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