Principles of Managerial Finance or Applied Derivatives

Principles of Managerial Finance

Author: Lawrence Gitman

Gitman’s proven Learning Goal System—a hallmark feature of Principles of Managerial Finance—weaves pedagogy into concepts and practice, providing readers with a road map to guide them through the text and supplementary tools. The Twelfth Edition now includes an emphasis on personal finance issues to add currency and relevance to the already cohesive learning framework.

Introduction to Managerial Finance: The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance; Financial Statements and Analysis; Cash Flow and Financial Planning. Important Financial Concepts: Time Value of Money; Risk and Return; Interest Rates and Bond Valuation; Stock Valuation. Long-Term Investment Decisions: Capital Budgeting Cash Flows; Capital Budgeting Techniques; Risk and Refinements in Capital Budgeting. Long-Term Financial Decisions: The Cost of Capital; Leverage and Capital Structure; Dividend Policy. Short-Term Financial Decisions: Working Capital and Current Asset Management; Current Liabilities Management. Special Topics in Managerial Finance: Hybrid and Derivative Securities; Mergers, LBOs, Divestitures, and Business Failure; International Financial Management; Financial Institutions and Markets.

For all readers interested in managerial finance.

Table of Contents:

I. INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL FINANCE
1. The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance
2. Financial Statements and Analysis
3. Cash Flow and Financial Planning

II. IMPORTANT FINANCIAL CONCEPTS
4. Time Value of Money
5. Risk and Return
6. Interest Rates and Bond Valuation
7. Stock Valuation

III. LONG-TERM INVESTMENT DECISIONS
8. Capital Budgeting Cash Flows
9. Capital Budgeting Techniques
10. Risk and Refinements in Capital Budgeting

IV. LONG-TERM FINANCIAL DECISIONS
11. The Cost of Capital
12. Leverage and Capital Structure
13. Dividend Policy

 V. SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL DECISIONS
14. Working Capital and Current Asset Management
15. Current Liabilities Management

VI. SPECIAL TOPICS IN MANAGERIAL FINANCE
16. Hybrid and Derivative Securities
17. Mergers, LBOs, Divestitures, and Business Failure
18. International Financial Management

Web Chapter 19: Financial Institutions and Markets

APPENDIXES
A. Financial Tables
B. Solutions to Self-Test Problems
C. Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems
Online Appendix: Excel Tutor

Sources
Index

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Applied Derivatives

Author: Richard Rendleman

Applied Derivatives provides a detailed, yet relatively non-technical, treatment of the conceptual foundations of derivative securities markets' pricing and investment principles. This book draws from the most fundamental concepts of pricing for options, futures, and swaps to provide insight into the potential risks and returns from conventional option investing.

Applied Derivatives is supported by the website www.rendleman.com/book which contains course software referenced in the text and additional questions and problems as they become available.