Foundations of Financial Management w/S&P bind-in card + Time Value of Money bind-in card

by Block, Stanley B.; Hirt, Geoffrey A.; Danielsen, Bartley R.

• ISBN13: 9780077262037
• ISBN10: 0077262034
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-24
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

Foundations of Financial Management is a proven and successful text recognized for its excellent writing style and step-by-step explanations to make the content relevant and easy to understand. The text's approach focuses on the "nuts and bolts" of finance with clear and thorough treatment of concepts and applications. There is a strong real-world emphasis presented throughout. This text has definitely stood the test of time due to the authors' time, energy, and commitment to quality revisions. In addition to completing the textbook revisions, the authors also revised ALL end of chapter problems and complete the solutions themselves. Block/Hirt/Danielson know what works and what doesn't work for students, and they have consistently maintained a high quality textbook that is responsive to the demands of the marketplace.

Author Biography

Bartley R. Danielsen is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate corporate finance courses. Geoffrey A. Hirt is currently Professor of Finance at DePaul University. Stanley B. Block teaches financial management and investments at Texas Christian University.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Goals and Functions of Financial Management	p. 4
Financial Analysis and Planning
Review of Accounting	p. 26
Financial Analysis	p. 55
Financial Forecasting	p. 94
Operating and Financial Leverage	p. 122
Working Capital Management
Working Capital and the Financing Decision	p. 156
Current Asset Management	p. 189
Sources of Short-Term Financing	p. 224
The Capital Budgeting Process
The Time Value of Money	p. 255
Valuation and Rates of Return	p. 285
Cost of Capital	p. 331
The Capital Budgeting Decision	p. 371
Risk and Capital Budgeting	p. 407
Long Term Financing
Capital Markets	p. 442
Investment Banking: Public and Private Placement	p. 462
Long-Term Debt and Lease Financing	p. 491
Common and Preferred Stock Financing	p. 530
Dividend Policy and Retained Earnings	p. 557
Convertibles, Warrants, and Derivatives	p. 584
Expanding the Perspective of Corporate Finance
External Growth through Mergers	p. 612
International Financial Management	p. 633
Appendixes
Glossary
Indexes
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