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9780130479822

Foundations of Finance: The Logic and Practice of Financial Management

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  • ISBN13:

    9780130479822

  • ISBN10:

    0130479829

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-01-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Accessible to non-finance and finance professionals alike, this book explores 10 easy-to-understand core principles (axioms) that drive the practice of corporate finance. Eliminating non-essential material and keeping mathematics to a minimum, it features an intuitive approach that helps readers develop a solid understanding of the logic that drives finance—rather than concentrating on easily forgotten formulas and calculations which may not neatly fit all the situations encountered in the real world. Features in-the-trenches interviews with business professionals, a refresher on Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flows, and frequent Financial Management in Practice boxes. The Financial Markets and Interest Rates. Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flows. Evaluating a Firm's Financial Performance. The Time Value of Money. The Meaning and Measurement of Risk and Return. Valuation and Characteristics of Bonds. Valuation and Characteristics of Stock. Capital-Budgeting Techniques and Practice. Cash Flows and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting. Cost of Capital. Determining the Financing Mix. Dividend Policy and Internal Financing. Financial Forecasting, Planning, and Budgeting. Introduction to Working-Capital Management. Liquid Asset Management. International Business Finance. For anyone involved in Corporate Finance and Financial Management.

Table of Contents

About the Authors vi
Preface xvii
Part One The Scope and Environment of Financial Management
1(132)
An Introduction to the Foundations of Financial Management---The Ties That Bind
3(28)
The Financial Markets and Interest Rates
31(40)
Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flows
71(32)
Evaluating a Firm's Financial Performance
103(30)
Part Two Valuation of Financial Assets
133(114)
The Time Value of Money
135(32)
The Meaning and Measurement of Risk and Return
167(32)
Valuation and Characteristics of Bonds
199(24)
Valuation and Characteristics of Stock
223(24)
Part Three Investment in Long-Term Assets
247(98)
Capital-Budgeting Techniques and Practice
249(30)
Cash Flows and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting
279(32)
Cost of Capital
311(34)
Part Four Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
345(78)
Determining the Financing Mix
347(46)
Dividend Policy and Internal Financing
393(30)
Part Five Working Capital Management and International Business Finance
423(104)
Short-Term Financial Planning
425(22)
Working-Capital Management
447(22)
Current Asset Management
469(34)
International Business Finance
503(24)
Appendix A Using a Calculator 527(8)
Appendix B Compound Sum of $1 535(2)
Appendix C Present Value of $1 537(2)
Appendix D Sum of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods 539(2)
Appendix E Present Value of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods 541(2)
Appendix F Check Figures for Selected End-of-Chapter Study Problems 543(4)
Glossary 547(10)
Indexes 557

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