Finance : applications & theory

: introduction -- Introduction to financial management -- Financial statements -- Reviewing financial statements -- Analyzing financial statements -- Valuing of future cash flows -- Time value of money -- Analyzing single cash flows -- Time value of money Analyzing annuity cash flows -- Valuing of bonds and stocks -- Understanding financial markets and institutions -- Valuing bonds -- Valuing stocks -- Risk and return -- Characterizing risk and return -- Estimating risk and return -- Capital budgeting -- Calculating the cost of capital -- Estimating cash flows on capital budgeting projects -- Weighing net present value and other capital budgeting criteria -- Working capital management and financial planning -- Working capital management and policies -- Financial planning and forecasting -- Capital structure issues -- Assessing long-term debt, equity, and capital structure -- Sharing firm wealth: dividends, share repurchases, and other payouts -- Issuing capital and the investment banking process -- Other topics in finance -- International corporate finance -- Mergers and acquisitions and financial distress -- Answers to time-out -- Appendix A: Present value and future value tables -- Appendix B: Selected answers to end-of-chapter problems -- Index