Corporate finance : concepts and policies / Fred R. Kaen.
By: Kaen, Fred R.
Material type: BookPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Blackwell, 1995Description: xxv, 1007 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1557866066 ; 1557865124 .Subject(s): Corporations -- FinanceDDC classification: 658.15Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 658.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00068639 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This text is an essential introduction to corporate finance for undergraduate and MBA students on financial management and corporate finance courses.
Adopting an international perspective throughout, the text provides a solid, theoretical foundation and demonstrates the relevance of the theory with a large number of intuitive, illustrative examples. Features include: * A conceptual approach * Definitions of technical terms as they appear * End-of-chapter problems which reinforce the financial concepts presented in the chapter * Simple mathematical calculations to enhance the student's understanding of analytical techniques
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The environment -- Financial management: Objectives and decisions -- Organizational forms of business and taxes -- Part II: Financial securities, markets and valuation models -- Net present value and the time value of money -- Financial securities and corporate governance -- Financial markets, exchange rates and interest rates -- The basic valuation model -- Risk and required rates of return -- Part III: Investment decisions and capital budgeting -- Capital investment decisions: The analytical framework -- Investment analysis: Cash flows and discount rates -- Investment decisions: Risk analysis, structure and corporate policy -- Part IV: Financing decisions -- The cost of capital and financial leverage -- Financial structure -- Financial structure: Financial distress, problems and other explanations -- Dividends and free cash flow -- Designing and selling securities -- Leasing -- Part V: Financial statement analysis and working capital management -- Financial ratios and financial statement analysis -- Financial forecasting and cash budgeting -- Working capital management -- Current liability management -- Cash and marketable security management -- Accounts receivable and inventory management -- Part VI: Special topics -- Mergers, acquisitions and corporate control -- International financial management -- Options, futures and financial management.