Corporate Finance: Core Principles and Applications + S&P card

by Ross, Stephen A.; Westerfield, Randolph; Jaffe, Jeffrey; Jordan, Bradford D.

• ISBN13: 9780073223605
• ISBN10: 0073223603
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-13
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

Corporate Finance, by Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe and Jordan was written to convey the most important corporate finance concepts and applications as a level that is approachable to the widest possible audience. The concise format, managerial context and design, and student-friendly writing style are key attributes in this text. We took the best from RWJ Fundamentals and RWJ Corporate to create a book that fits an underserved need in the market. RWJJ Core Principles strikes a balance by introducing and covering the essentials, while leaving more specialized topics to follow-up courses. This text distills the subject of corporate finance down to its core, while also maintaining a deciding modern approach. The well-respected author team is known for their clear, accessible presentation of material that makes this text an excellent teaching tool.

Author Biography

Bradford D. Jordan is Professor of Finance and holder of the Richard W. and Janis H. Furst Endowed Chair in Finance at the University of Kentucky. Randolph W. Westerfield is Dean Emeritus of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and is the Charles B. Thornton Professor in Finance. Stephen A. Ross is the Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Part I Overview

1 Introduction to Corporate Finance

2 Financial Statements and Cash Flow

3 Financial Statements Analysis, Planning, and Growth

Part II Valuation and Capital Budgeting

4 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

5 Interest Rates and Bonds Valuation

6 Stock Valuation and the Stock Markets

7 Net Present Value and Other Investment Rules

8 Capital Budgeting

9 Risk Analysis, Real Options, and Capital Budgeting

Part III Risk and Return

10 Capital Markets: An Overview of Risk and Return

11 Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line

12 Risk and the Cost of Capital

Part IV Capital Structure and Dividend Policy

13 Corporate Financing Decisions and Efficient Capital Markets

14 Capital Structure: Basic Concepts

15 Capital Structure: Limits to the User of Debt

16 Dividend and Payout Policy

Part V Special Topics

17 Options and Corporate Finance

18 Short-Term Finance and Planning

19 Mergers and Acquisitions

20 International Corporate Finance