For the introductory finance course-undergraduate corporate finance or financial management-required at all undergraduate business schools. Get the picture and develop a fundamental understanding of finance. Students often miss the big picture, viewing finance as a set of unrelated topics, tools, and techniques. In order to help students see the big picture, this text provides an introduction to financial decision-making that links the concepts to five key principles of finance. Authors Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin, and Sheridan Titman have incorporated significant revisions that weave currency, relevance, and real-world issues into the pages of this well-know finance text.
Part 1: Introduction to Financial Management Chapter 1: Getting Started - Principles of Finance Chapter 2: Firms and the Financial Market Chapter 3: Understanding Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flows Chapter 4: Financial Analysis - Sizing Up Firm Performance Part 2: Valuation of Financial Assets Chapter 5: Time Value of Money - The Basics Chapter 6: The Time Value of Money - Annuities and Other Topics Chapter 7: An Introduction to Risk and Return - History of Financial Market Returns Chapter 8: Risk and Return - Capital Market Theory Chapter 9: Debt Valuation and Interest Rates Chapter 10: Stock Valuation Part 3: Capital Budgeting Chapter 11: Investment Decision Criteria Chapter 12: Analyzing Project Cash Flows Chapter 13: Risk Analysis and Project Evaluation Chapter 14: The Cost of Capital Part 4: Capital Structure & Dividend Policy Chapter 15: Capital Structure Policy Chapter 16: Dividend Policy Part 5: Liquidity Management & Special Topics in Finance Chapter 17: Financial Forecasting and Planning Chapter 18: Working Capital Management Chapter 19: International Business Finance Chapter 20: Corporate Risk Management