Book Details

Financial Management : Concepts and Applications
ISBN 9780132936644
Pages 324
Year 2014
Edition 1
Publisher PEARSON PRENTICE HALL, USA
Subject BUSINESS
Description
For courses in Corporate Finance
A balanced overview of financial management theory and practice
Finance is one of the key drivers of a firm’s activities, and a critical component to understanding business in general. Financial Management: Concepts and Applications is designed to help students with no prior knowledge grasp the applications and relevance of finance. Author Stephen Foerster reveals the practical side of finance, rather than just its theoretical concepts, and shows how finance intersects with many other areas of business. Thoroughly integrated with the text, MyFinanceLab places personalized practice opportunities just a few clicks away and provides a truly interactive learning experience.
This program provides a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. It will help you to:
About Author(s)
Stephen Foerster is a Professor of Finance at the Ivey Business School, Western University in Ontario,Canada.He currently teaches corporate finance to Executive MBA Students.
Content
Part 1: Assessing and Managing Performance
1. Overview of Financial Management
2. Sizing Up a Business: A Non-Financial Perspective
3. Understanding Financial Statements
4. Measuring Financial Performance
5. Managing Day-To-Day Cash Flow
Part 2: Assessing Future Financial Needs
6. Projecting Financial Requirements and Managing Growth
7. Time Value of Money Basics and Applications
8. Making Investment Decisions
Part 3: Financing Long-Term Needs
9. Overview of Capital Markets: Long-Term Financing Instruments
10. Assessing the Cost of Capital: What Investors Require
11. Understanding Financing and Payout Decisions
12. Designing an Optimal Capital Structure
Part 4: Creating Value
13. Measuring and Creating Value
14. Comprehensive Case Study: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Glossary
Index
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