Essentials of corporate finance /
Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan.
- 6th ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2007.
- xxxvi, 620, p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- The McGraw-Hill/Irwin series in finance, insurance, and real estate. .
- The McGraw-Hill/Irwin series in finance, insurance, and real estate. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Overview of financial management. -- Introduction to financial management -- Understanding financial statements and cash flow. -- FInancial statements, taxes, and cash flow -- Working with financial statements -- Valuation of future cash flows. -- Introduction to valuation: the time value of money -- Discounted cash flow valuation -- Valuing stocks and bonds. -- Interest rates and bond valuation -- Equity markets and stock valuation -- Capital budgeting. -- Net present value and other investment critieria -- Making capital investment decisions -- Risk and return. -- Some lessons from capital market history -- Risk and return -- Long-term financing. -- Cost of capital -- Leverage and capital structure -- Dividends and dividend policy -- Raising capital -- Short-term financial management. -- Short-term financial planning -- Working capital management -- Topics in business finance. -- International aspects of financial management -- Appendicies. -- A. Mathematical tables -- B. Key equations -- C. Answers to selected end-of-chapter problems -- D. Using the HP-10B and TI BA II Plus Financial calculators.
The three basic themes that emerge in this student text are an emphasis on working at an intuitive level, a unified valuation approach to corporate finance and a managerial focus emphasising the role of the financial manager as a decision maker.