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Essentials of Managerial Finance with Thomson ONE

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  • Copyright: 2004-05-24
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Essentials of Managerial Finance is the classic that started the First in Finance franchise. Now in its Thirteenth Edition, this best-selling text is renowned for its excellent blend of theoretical and applied material, comprehensive support package, and applicable real-world examples. In addition to its continued coverage of such hot topics as multinational finance, ethical dilemma discussions are incorporated throughout the text. Formerly known as "Weston/Besley/Brigham", Scott Besley is now the primary author.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to Managerial Finance
1(86)
An Overview of Managerial Finance
2(34)
A Managerial Perspective
2(1)
The Importance of Finance in Nonfinance Areas
3(2)
Management
4(1)
Marketing
4(1)
Information Systems
4(1)
Accounting
4(1)
Economics
5(1)
Career Opportunities in Finance
5(2)
Financial Markets and Institutions
6(1)
Investments
6(1)
Managerial Finance
6(1)
Financial Evolution during the Past Century
7(3)
The Globalization of Business
8(1)
Information Technology
9(1)
Regulatory Attitude of the Government
9(1)
Alternative Forms of Business Organization
10(4)
Proprietorship
10(1)
Partnership
11(1)
Corporation
12(2)
Finance in the Organizational Structure of the Firm
14(1)
Responsibilities of the Financial Management Area
15(1)
The Goals of the Corporation
16(2)
Managerial Incentives to Maximize Shareholder Wealth
16(1)
Social Responsibility
16(1)
Stock Price Maximization and Social Welfare
17(1)
Managerial Actions to Maximize Shareholder Wealth
18(2)
Should Earnings Per Share Be Maximized?
20(1)
Agency Relationships
21(5)
Stockholders versus Managers
21(4)
Stockholders versus Creditors
25(1)
Business Ethics
26(1)
Forms of Businesses in Other Countries
27(2)
Multinational Corporations
29(1)
Multinational versus Domestic Managerial Finance
30(2)
Summary
32(1)
Questions
33(2)
Self-Test Problem
35(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
35(1)
The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions, and Interest Rates
36(51)
A Managerial Perspective
36(2)
What Are Financial Markets?
38(1)
Importance of Financial Markets
38(1)
Types of Financial Markets
39(2)
Financial Institutions
41(5)
Stock Markets
46(5)
Physical Stock Exchanges
46(1)
Organized Investment Networks---The Over-the-Counter (OTC) Market
47(4)
The Cost of Money
51(1)
Interest Rate Levels
52(4)
The Determinants of Market Interest Rates
56(5)
The Nominal, or Quoted, Risk-Free Rate of Interest, kRF
58(1)
Inflation Premium (IP)
58(1)
Default Risk Premium (DRP)
59(1)
Liquidity Premium (LP)
60(1)
Maturity Risk Premium (MRP)
60(1)
The Term Structure of Interest Rates
61(2)
Why Do Yield Curves Differ?
63(4)
Does the Yield Curve Indicate Future Interest Rates?
67(2)
Other Factors That Influence Interest Rate Levels
69(2)
Federal Reserve Policy
69(1)
Federal Deficits
69(1)
Foreign Trade Balance
70(1)
Business Activity
70(1)
Interest Rate Levels and Stock Prices
71(1)
Interest Rates and Business Decisions
71(2)
International Financial Markets
73(2)
International Banking
75(1)
Summary
76(2)
Questions
78(1)
Self-Test Problems
78(1)
Problems
79(6)
Exam-Type Problems
81(1)
Integrative Problem
82(2)
Computer-Related Problem
84(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
85(2)
Part II Essential Concepts in Managerial Finance
87(162)
The Time Value of Money
88(65)
A Managerial Perspective
88(2)
Cash Flow Time Lines
90(1)
Future Value
91(5)
Numerical Solution
93(1)
Financial Calculator Solution
93(2)
Problem Format
95(1)
Graphic View of the Compounding Process: Growth
95(1)
Present Value
96(3)
Graphic View of the Discounting Process
98(1)
Solving for Time and Interest Rates
99(2)
Solving for k
99(1)
Solving for n
100(1)
Future Value of an Annuity
101(4)
Ordinary Annuities
101(2)
Annuities Due
103(2)
Present Value of an Annuity
105(3)
Annuities Due
106(2)
Solving for Interest Rates with Annuities
108(2)
Solving for k
108(1)
Solving for n
109(1)
Perpetuities
110(1)
Uneven Cash Flow Streams
111(3)
Present Value of an Uneven Cash Flow Stream
112(1)
Future Value of an Uneven Cash Flow Stream
113(1)
Solving for k with Uneven Cash Flow Streams
114(1)
Semiannual and Other Compounding Periods
114(9)
Amortized Loans
123(2)
Comparison of Different Types of Interest Rates
125(2)
Summary
127(3)
Questions
130(1)
Self-Test Problems
130(2)
Problems
132(7)
Exam-Type Problems
135(2)
Integrative Problem
137(2)
Computer-Related Problem
139(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
139(1)
Appendix 3A Using Spreadsheets to Solve Time Value of Money Problems
140(7)
Appendix 3B Using Interest Tables to Solve Time Value of Money Problems
147(3)
Appendix 3C Generating an Amortization Schedule for a Loan Using a Financial Calculator
150(1)
Appendix 3D Computing the PV of an Uneven Cash Flow Stream Using a Financial Calculator
151(2)
Risk and Rates of Return
153(47)
A Managerial Perspective
153(1)
Defining and Measuring Risk
154(3)
Probability Distributions
155(2)
Expected Rate of Return
157(8)
Continuous versus Discrete Probability Distributions
158(1)
Measuring Total (Stand-Alone) Risk: The Standard Deviation
159(3)
Coefficient of Variation
162(1)
Risk Aversion and Required Returns
163(2)
Portfolio Risk---Holding Combinations of Assets
165(13)
Portfolio Returns
165(1)
Portfolio Risk
166(4)
Firm-Specific Risk versus Market Risk
170(3)
The Concept of Beta
173(3)
Portfolio Beta Coefficients
176(2)
The Relationship between Risk and Rates of Return
178(7)
The Impact of Inflation
182(1)
Changes in Risk Aversion
182(2)
Changes in a Stock's Beta Coefficient
184(1)
A Word of Caution
184(1)
Physical Assets versus Securities
185(1)
Different Types of Risk
185(3)
Summary
188(2)
Questions
190(1)
Self-Test Problems
191(1)
Problems
191(6)
Exam-Type Problems
193(2)
Integrative Problem
195(2)
Computer-Related Problem
197(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
197(1)
Appendix 4A Calculating Beta Coefficients
198(2)
Valuation Concepts
200(49)
A Managerial Perspective
200(1)
Basic Valuation
201(1)
Valuation of Financial Assets---Bonds
202(15)
The Basic Bond Valuation Model
204(2)
Changes in Bond Values over Time
206(4)
Finding the Interest Rate on a Bond: Yield to Maturity
210(2)
Bond Values with Semiannual Compounding
212(1)
Interest Rate Risk on a Bond
213(2)
Bond Prices in Recent Years
215(2)
Valuation of Financial Assets---Equity (Stock)
217(12)
Definition of Terms Used in the Stock Valuation Models
217(2)
Expected Dividends as the Basis for Stock Values
219(2)
Valuing Stocks with Zero Growth
221(1)
Valuing Stocks with Normal, or Constant, Growth
222(2)
Expected Rate of Return on a Constant Growth Stock
224(2)
Valuing Stocks with Nonconstant Growth
226(3)
Stock Market Equilibrium
229(5)
Changes in Equilibrium Stock Prices
230(2)
The Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH)
232(1)
Actual Stock Prices and Returns
233(1)
Valuation of Real (Tangible) Assets
234(3)
Summary
237(1)
Questions
238(1)
Self-Test Problems
239(1)
Problems
240(8)
Exam-Type Problems
243(2)
Integrative Problem
245(2)
Computer-Related Problem
247(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
248(1)
Part III Capital Budgeting
249(86)
Capital Budgeting Techniques
250(35)
A Managerial Perspective
250(1)
Importance of Capital Budgeting
251(1)
Generating Ideas for Capital Projects
252(1)
Project Classifications
252(1)
Similarities between Capital Budgeting and Asset Valuation
253(1)
Capital Budgeting Evaluation Techniques
254(7)
Payback Period
255(1)
Net Present Value (NPV)
256(3)
Rationale for the NPV Method
259(1)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
260(1)
Rationale for the IRR Method
261(1)
Comparison of the NPV and IRR Methods
261(7)
NPV Profiles
262(1)
NPVs and the Required Rate of Return
263(1)
Independent Projects
263(1)
Mutually Exclusive Projects
264(1)
Multiple IRRs
265(3)
Conclusions on the Capital Budgeting Decision Methods
268(1)
The Post-Audit
269(2)
Summary
271(1)
Questions
272(1)
Self-Test Problems
273(1)
Problems
273(5)
Exam-Type Problems
275(1)
Integrative Problem
276(2)
Computer-Related Problem
278(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
278
Appendix 6A Using a Spreadsheet to Compute NPV and IRR
272(10)
Appendix 6B Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR)
282(3)
Project Cash Flows and Risk
285(50)
A Managerial Perspective
285(1)
Cash Flow Estimation
286(1)
Relevant Cash Flows
287(3)
Cash Flow versus Accounting Income
287(2)
Incremental Cash Flows
289(1)
Identifying Incremental Cash Flows
290(2)
Initial Investment Outlay
291(1)
Incremental Operating Cash Flows
291(1)
Terminal Cash Flow
292(1)
Capital Budgeting Project Evaluation
292(8)
Expansion Projects
293(3)
Replacement Analysis
296(4)
Incorporating Risk in Capital Budgeting Analysis
300(1)
Stand-Alone Risk
301(5)
Sensitivity Analysis
302(1)
Scenario Analysis
303(1)
Monte Carlo Simulation
304(2)
Corporate (within-Firm) Risk
306(3)
Beta (Market) Risk
309(1)
Beta (or Market) Risk and Required Rate of Return for a Project
307(2)
Measuring Beta Risk for a Project
309(1)
Project Risk Conclusions
310(1)
How Project Risk Is Considered in Capital Budgeting Decisions
311(1)
Capital Rationing
312(1)
Multinational Capital Budgeting
313(1)
Summary
314(1)
Questions
315(1)
Self-Test Problems
316(2)
Problems
318(8)
Exam-Type Problems
321(1)
Integrative Problem
322(4)
Computer-Related Problem
326(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
326(1)
Appendix 7A Depreciation
327(4)
Appendix 7B Comparing Projects with Unequal Lives
331(4)
Part IV Cost of Capital, Leverage, and Dividend Policy
335(106)
The Cost of Capital
336(41)
A Managerial Perspective
336(1)
The Logic of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
337(1)
Basic Definitions
338(1)
Cost of Debt, kdT
339(2)
Cost of Preferred Stock, kps
341(1)
Cost of Retained Earnings, or Internal Equity, ks
341(5)
The CAPM Approach
343(1)
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Approach
343(2)
Bond-Yield-Plus-Risk-Premium Approach
345(1)
Cost of Newly Issued Common Stock, or External Equity, kc
346(3)
Weighted Average Cost of Capital, WACC
349(1)
The Marginal Cost of Capital, MCC
350(10)
The MCC Schedule
350(4)
Other Breaks in the MCC Schedule
354(3)
Constructing an MCC Schedule---An Illustration
357(3)
Combining the MCC and Investment Opportunity Schedules
360(3)
WACC versus Required Rate of Return of Investors
363(3)
Summary
366(1)
Questions
367(1)
Self-Test Problems
368(1)
Problems
369(7)
Exam-Type Problems
372(2)
Integrative Problem
374(2)
Computer-Related Problem
376(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
376(1)
Capital Structure
377(39)
A Managerial Perspective
377(1)
The Target Capital Structure
378(1)
Business and Financial Risk
379(3)
Business Risk
380(2)
Financial Risk
382(1)
Determining the Optimal Capital Structure
382(10)
EPS Analysis of the Effects of Financial Leverage
383(5)
EBIT/EPS Examination of Financial Leverage
388(1)
The Effect of Capital Structure on Stock Prices and the Cost of Capital
388(4)
Degree of Leverage
392(5)
Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL)
392(2)
Degree of Financial Leverage (DFL)
394(1)
Degree of Total Leverage (DTL)
395(2)
Liquidity and Capital Structure
397(2)
Capital Structure Theory
399(5)
Trade-Off Theory
399(2)
Signaling Theory
401(3)
Variations in Capital Structures among Firms
404(1)
Capital Structures around the World
405(2)
Summary
407(1)
Questions
408(1)
Self-Test Problems
408(1)
Problems
409(6)
Exam-Type Problems
411(1)
Integrative Problem
412(2)
Computer-Related Problem
414(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
415(1)
Dividend Policy
416(25)
A Managerial Perspective
416(1)
Dividend Policy and Stock Value
417(1)
Investors and Dividend Policy
418(2)
Information Content, or Signaling
418(1)
Clientele Effect
419(1)
Free Cash Flow Hypothesis
419(1)
Dividend Policy in Practice
420(8)
Types of Dividend Payments
420(4)
Payment Procedures
424(3)
Dividend Reinvestment Plans
427(1)
Factors Influencing Dividend Policy
428(1)
Stock Dividends and Stock Splits
429(3)
Stock Splits
429(1)
Stock Dividends
430(1)
Balance Sheet Effects
430(1)
Price Effects
430(2)
Dividend Policies around the World
432(2)
Summary
434(1)
Questions
435(1)
Self-Test Problems
436(1)
Problems
437(3)
Exam-Type Problems
438(1)
Integrative Problem
439(1)
Computer-Related Problem
440(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
440(1)
Part V Forecasting, Planning, and Control
441(106)
Analysis of Financial Statements
442(58)
A Managerial Perspective
442(1)
Financial Statements and Reports
443(11)
The Income Statement
445(1)
The Balance Sheet
445(3)
Statement of Retained Earnings
448(1)
Accounting Income versus Cash Flow
449(1)
Statement of Cash Flows
450(4)
Ratio Analysis
454(16)
Liquidity Ratios
454(2)
Asset Management Ratios
456(3)
Debt Management Ratios
459(3)
Profitability Ratios
462(2)
Market Value Ratios
464(2)
Trend Analysis
466(1)
Summary of Ratio Analysis: The DuPont Chart
466(4)
Comparative Ratios (Benchmarking)
470(2)
Uses and Limitations of Ratio Analysis
472(1)
The Federal Income Tax System
473(7)
Individual Income Taxes
474(2)
Corporate Income Taxes
476(4)
Summary
480(2)
Questions
482(2)
Self-Test Problems
484(4)
Problems
488(9)
Exam-Type Problems
490(3)
Integrative Problem
493(3)
Computer-Related Problem
496(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
497(1)
Appendix 11A 2004 Tax Rate Schedules
497(3)
Financial Planning and Control
500(47)
A Managerial Perspective
500(1)
Sales Forecasts
501(2)
Projected (Pro Forma) Financial Statements
503(7)
Step 1. Forecast the 2006 Income Statement
504(1)
Step 2. Forecast the 2006 Balance Sheet
505(2)
Step 3. Raising the Additional Funds Needed
507(1)
Step 4. Financing Feedbacks
507(1)
Analysis of the Forecast
508(2)
Other Considerations in Forecasting
510(2)
Excess Capacity
510(2)
Economies of Scale
512(1)
Lumpy Assets
512(1)
Financial Control---Budgeting and Leverage
512(1)
Operating Breakeven Analysis
513(5)
Breakeven Graph
514(1)
Breakeven Computation
515(2)
Using Operating Breakeven Analysis
517(1)
Operating Leverage
518(5)
Operating Leverage and Operating Breakeven
521(2)
Financial Breakeven Analysis
523(2)
Breakeven Graph
523(1)
Breakeven Computation
524(1)
Using Financial Breakeven Analysis
525(1)
Financial Leverage
525(3)
Combining Operating and Financial Leverage (DTL)
528(2)
Using Leverage and Forecasting for Control
530(2)
Summary
532(1)
Questions
533(1)
Self-Test Problems
534(1)
Problems
534(11)
Exam-Type Problems
539(2)
Integrative Problem
541(3)
Computer-Related Problem
544(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
545(1)
Appendix 12A Projected Financial Statements, Including Financing Feedbacks
545(2)
Part VI Working Capital Management
547(102)
Working Capital Policy
548(29)
A Managerial Perspective
548(1)
Working Capital Terminology
549(2)
The Requirement for External Working Capital Financing
551(1)
The Relationships Among Working Capital Accounts
552(5)
The Cash Conversion Cycle
557(4)
Working Capital Investment and Financing Policies
561(5)
Alternative Current Asset Investment Policies
561(1)
Alternative Current Asset Financing Policies
562(4)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Short-Term Financing
566(1)
Speed
566(1)
Flexibility
567(1)
Cost of Long-Term versus Short-Term Debt
567(1)
Risk of Long-Term versus Short-Term Debt
567(1)
Multinational Working Capital Management
567(1)
Summary
568(1)
Questions
569(1)
Self-Test Problems
570(1)
Problems
571(5)
Exam-Type Problems
572(1)
Integrative Problem
573(2)
Computer-Related Problem
575(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
576(1)
Managing Short-Term Assets
577(42)
A Managerial Perspective
577(2)
Cash Management
579(1)
The Cash Budget
580(5)
Cash Management Techniques
585(5)
Cash Flow Synchronization
585(1)
Check-Clearing Process
586(1)
Using Float
586(2)
Acceleration of Receipts
588(1)
Disbursement Control
588(2)
Marketable Securities
590(3)
Rationale for Holding Marketable Securities
590(1)
Characteristics of Marketable Securities
591(1)
Types of Marketable Securities
591(2)
Credit Management
593(6)
Credit Policy
593(1)
Receivables Monitoring
594(2)
Analyzing Proposed Changes in Credit Policy
596(3)
Inventory Management
599(5)
Types of Inventory
599(1)
Optimal Inventory Level
599(5)
Inventory Control Systems
604(1)
Multinational Working Capital Management
604(3)
Cash Management
604(1)
Credit Management
605(1)
Inventory Management
605(2)
Summary
607(1)
Questions
608(2)
Self-Test Problems
610(1)
Problems
611(7)
Exam-Type Problems
615(1)
Integrative Problems
616(1)
Computer-Related Problems
617(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
618(1)
Managing Short-Term Liabilities (Financing)
619(30)
A Managerial Perspective
619(1)
Sources of Short-Term Financing
620(1)
Accruals
620(1)
Accounts Payable (Trade Credit)
621(1)
The Cost of Trade Credit
621(1)
Components of Trade Credit: Free versus Costly
622(1)
Short-Term Bank Loans
622(3)
Maturity
623(1)
Promissory Note
623(1)
Compensating Balances
623(1)
Line of Credit
623(1)
The Cost of Bank Loans
624(1)
Choosing a Bank
625(2)
Willingness to Assume Risks
625(1)
Advice and Consent
625(1)
Loyalty to Customers
625(1)
Specialization
626(1)
Maximum Loan Size
626(1)
Merchant Banking
626(1)
Other Services
626(1)
Commercial Paper
627(1)
Use of Commercial Paper
627(1)
Maturity and Cost
627(1)
Computing the Cost of Short-Term Credit
628(5)
Computing the Cost of Trade Credit (Accounts Payable)
628(1)
Computing the Cost of Bank Loans
629(2)
Computing the Cost of Commercial Paper
631(1)
Borrowed (Principal) Amount versus Required (Needed) Amount
632(1)
Use of Security in Short-Term Financing
633(7)
Accounts Receivable Financing
634(4)
Inventory Financing
638(2)
Summary
640(1)
Questions
641(1)
Self-Test Problems
642(1)
Problems
642(6)
Exam-Type Problems
645(1)
Integrative Problem
646(2)
Computer-Related Problem
648(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
648(1)
Part VII Strategic Long-Term Financing Decisions
649(90)
Common Stock and the Investment Banking Process
650(26)
A Managerial Perspective
650(1)
Balance Sheet Accounts and Definitions
651(1)
Legal Rights and Privileges of Common Stockholders
652(2)
Control of the Firm
653(1)
The Preemptive Right
653(1)
Types of Common Stock
654(1)
Evaluation of Common Stock as a Source of Funds
655(2)
From a Corporation's Viewpoint
655(1)
From a Social Viewpoint
656(1)
The Market for Common Stock
657(5)
Types of Stock Market Transactions
657(1)
The Decision to List the Stock
658(1)
Regulation of Securities Markets
659(3)
Financial Instruments in International Markets
662(1)
American Depository Receipts
662(1)
Foreign Equity Instruments
662(1)
The Investment Banking Process
663(6)
Raising Capital: Stage I Decisions
663(1)
Raising Capital: Stage II Decisions
664(3)
Selling Procedures
667(1)
Shelf Registration
668(1)
Maintenance of the Secondary Market
669(1)
Summary
669(1)
Questions
670(1)
Self-Test Problems
671(1)
Problems
671(4)
Exam-Type Problems
673(1)
Integrative Problem
674(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
675(1)
Long-Term Debt
676(30)
A Managerial Perspective
676(1)
Traditional Debt Instruments
677(3)
Term Loans
677(1)
Bonds
678(2)
Specific Debt Contract Features
680(2)
Bond Indentures
680(1)
Call Provisions
681(1)
Sinking Funds
681(1)
Bond Innovations in the Past Few Decades
682(8)
Zero (or Very Low) Coupon Bonds
682(1)
Floating Rate Debt
683(1)
Junk Bonds
684(3)
Bond Rating Criteria
687(1)
Importance of Bond Ratings
687(3)
Changes in Ratings
690(1)
Rationale for Using Different Types of Securities
690(1)
Factors Influencing Long-Term Financing Decisions
691(3)
Target Capital Structure
691(1)
Maturity Matching
692(1)
Interest Rate Levels
693(1)
Forecasted Interest Rates
693(1)
The Firm's Current and Forecasted Conditions
693(1)
Restrictions in Existing Debt Contracts
694(1)
Availability of Collateral
694(1)
Bankruptcy and Reorganization
694(1)
Refunding Operations
695(1)
Foreign Debt Instruments
696(2)
Summary
698(1)
Questions
699(1)
Self-Test Problems
700(1)
Problems
701(3)
Exam-Type Problems
703(1)
Integrative Problem
703(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
704(2)
Alternative Financing Arrangements and Corporate Restructuring
706(33)
A Managerial Perspective
706(1)
Preferred Stock
707(3)
Major Provisions of Preferred Stock Issues
708(1)
Pros and Cons of Preferred Stock
709(1)
Leasing
710(7)
Types of Leases
711(1)
Financial Statement Effects
712(2)
Evaluation by the Lessee
714(3)
Factors That Affect Leasing Decisions
717(1)
Options
717(3)
Option Types and Markets
718(1)
Option Values
719(1)
Warrants
720(2)
Use of Warrants in Financing
721(1)
Convertibles
722(2)
Conversion Ratio and Conversion Price
722(1)
Use of Convertibles in Financing
723(1)
Reporting Earnings When Warrants or Convertibles Are Outstanding
724(1)
Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs)
725(2)
Mergers
727(3)
Rationale for Mergers
727(1)
Types of Mergers
728(1)
Merger Activity
729(1)
Summary
730(1)
Questions
731(1)
Self-Test Problems
732(1)
Problems
733(4)
Exam-Type Problem
735(1)
Integrative Problem
736(1)
Computer-Related Problem
737(1)
Get Real with Thomson One
737(2)
Appendix A Mathematical Tables 739(9)
Appendix B Solutions to Self-Test Problems 748(31)
Appendix C Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems 779(5)
Appendix D Selected Equations 784(9)
Index 793

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