MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Financial Management Core Concepts

by Brooks, Raymond

• ISBN13: 9780134732121
• ISBN10: 013473212X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2018-01-26
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

DIGITAL UPDATE available for Spring 2021 classes

For courses in financial management.
This ISBN is for the MyLab access card. Pearson eText is included.

Mastering the fundamental concepts of financial operations
Using tools, making connections, and studying for success, are the three learning skills that students will gain in Financial Management: Core Concepts. The ideal resource for non-finance majors presents the key elements of financial operations. The book and support materials are student-centered, as readers build their skills and test their knowledge by forging connections between ideas and applying them to real-world situations. With the latest financial information available, the 4th Edition makes finance interesting and accessible to students unfamiliar with this topic by relating it to their own personal experiences and exploring this field across all disciplines.

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Author Biography

Raymond M. Brooks is Emeritus Professor of Finance at Oregon State University. He taught a variety of finance courses, including introduction to financial management, investments, advanced corporate finance, financial institutions, financial planning, and risk management. Previously, he taught at Washington University in St. Louis; the University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville; and the University of Missouri, Columbia. Professor Brooks authored a variety of articles on topics from dividends to when-issued trading. He twice won best paper awards at financial conferences.

Table of Contents

PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND BASIC TOOLS OF FINANCE
1. Financial Management
2. Financial Statements
3. The Time Value of Money (Part 1)
4. The Time Value of Money (Part 2)
5. Interest Rates

PART II: VALUING STOCKS AND BONDS AND UNDERSTANDING RISK AND RETURN
6. Bonds and Bond Valuation
7. Stocks and Stock Valuation
8. Risk and Return

PART III: CAPITAL BUDGETING
9. Capital Budgeting Decision Models
10. Cash Flow Estimation
11. The Cost of Capital

PART IV: FINANCIAL PLANNING AND EVALUATING PERFORMANCE
12. Forecasting and Short-Term Financial Planning
13. Working Capital Management
14. Financial Ratios and Firm Performance

PART V: OTHER SELECTED FINANCE TOPICS
15. Raising Capital
16. Capital Structure
17. Dividends, Dividend Policy, and Stock Splits
18. International Financial Management

Appendix 1: Future Value Interest Factors
Appendix 2: Present Value Interest Factors
Appendix 3: Future Value Interest Factors of an Annuity
Appendix 4: Present Value Interest Factors of an Annuity
Appendix 5: Answers to Prepping for Exam Questions