Fundamentals of corporate finance / Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Alan J. Marcus.

CONTENTS

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: THE CORPORATION AND THE FINANCIAL MANAGER
investment and financing decisions
what is a corporation
who is the financial manager
goals of the corporation
e.tc

CHAPTER 2 : WHY CORPORATIONS NEED FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS
why finance matters
the flow of savings to corporations

CHAPTER 3: ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
the balance sheet
the income statement
the statement of cash flows
e.tc

PART TWO: VALUE

CHAPTER 4: THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY
Future values and compound interest
present values
multiple cash flows
e.tc

CHAPTER 5: VALUING BONDS
bond characteristics
interest rates and bond prices
current yield and yield maturity
e.tc

CHAPTER 6: VALUING STOCKS
stocks and the stock market
book values, liquidation values, and market values
valuing common stocks
e.tc

CHAPTER 7: NET PRESENT VALUE AND OTHER INVESTMENT CRITERIA
net present value
other investment criteria
e.tc

CHAPTER 8: USING DISCOUNTED CASH-FLOW ANALYSIS TO MAKE INVESTMENT DECISIONS
identifying cash flows
calculating cash flow
an example: Blooper industries
e.tc

CHAPTER 9: PROJECT ANALYSIS
How firms organize the investment process
some' 'what-if'' questions
Break even analysis
e.tc

PART THREE: RISK

CHAPTER 10: INTRODUCTION TO RISK, RETURN AND THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF CAPITAL
Rates of return: a review
A century of capital market history
measuring risk
e.tc

CHAPTER 11: RISK, RETURN AND CAPITAL BUDGETING
Measuring market risk
risk and return
capital budgeting and project risk
e.tc

CHAPTER 12: THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL AND COMPONY VALUATION
Geothermal' s cost of capital
the weighted average cost of capital
e.tc

PART FOUR: FINANCING

CHAPTER 13: INTRODCUTION TO CORPORATE FINANCING AND GOVERNANCE
creating value with financing decisions
common stock
preferred stock
e.tc

CHAPTER 14 : VENTURE CAPITAL, IPOs AND SEASONED OFFERINGS
Venture capital
the initial public offering
the underwriters
e.tc

PART FIVE: DEBT AND PAYOUT POLICY

CHAPTER 15: DEBT POLICY
How borrowing affects value in a tax-free economy
capital structure and corporate taxes
costs of financial distress
e.tc

CHAPTER 16: PAYOUT POLICY
How companies pay-out cash to shareholders
the dividend payment
stock repurchases
e.tc

PART SIX: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING

CHAPTER 17: FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
Financial ratios
The Du Pont system
using financial ratios
e.tc

CHAPTER 18: LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING
what is financial planning
financial planning models
planners beware
e.tc

CHAPTER 19: SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING
links between long term and short-term financing
working capital
e.tc

CHAPTER 20: WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Accounts receivable and credit policy
inventory management
cash management
e.tc

PART SEVEN: SPECIAL TOPICS

CHAPTER 21: MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND CORPORATE CONTROL
the market for corporate control
sensible motives for mergers
dubious reasons for mergers
e.tc

CHAPTER 22: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Foreign exchange markets
some basic relationships
hedging exchange rate risk
e.tc

CHAPTER 23: OPTIONS
Calls and puts
what determines option values
spotting the option
e.tc

CHAPTER 24: RISK MANAGEMENT
Why hedge
reducing risk with options
e.tc

PART EIGHT: CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 25: WHAT WE DO AND DO NOT KNOW ABOUT FINANCE
what we do know: the six most important ideas in finance
what we can do not know: seven unsolved problems in finance
etc

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