Denzil Watson, Sheffield Hallam University
Antony Head

Publisher: Financial Times Press
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 528 pp

ISBN-10:	0273706446
ISBN-13:	9780273706441

Our Price: £42.99
Status: Instock
Published: 12 Dec 2006

The fourth edition of Corporate Finance: Principles & Practice – now in full colour throughout – is a concise introduction to the core concepts and key topic areas of corporate finance. It offers integrated coverage of the three key decision areas in finance – investment, financing and dividends – using a clear and logical framework for study and incorporates a wide range of topical real-world examples, allowing students to relate theory to practice.

Corporate Finance: Principles & Practice is suitable for specialist and non-specialist corporate and business finance courses at undergraduate, DMS and MBA/management at Masters level.

Preface and guided tour of the book

1 The finance function

2 Capital markets, market efficiency and ratio analysis

3 Short term finance: the management of working capital management

4 Long term finance: equity finance

5 Long term finance: debt finance, hybrid finance and leasing

6 An overview of investment appraisal methods

7 Investment appraisal: applications and risk

8 Portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model

9 The cost of capital and capital structure

10 Dividend policy

11 Mergers and takeovers

12 Risk management

13 International investment decisions

Glossary

Appindix: Answers to end-of-chapter questions

Index

• Provides a student-friendly approach to the key topics in corporate finance.
• Introduces appropriate tools and techniques for the financial manager.
• Vignettes featuring well-known companies to illustrate topics.
• Worked examples to consolidate learning points.
• Wide range of question material, both for practice and group discussion.

• Full-colour format with an excellent range of features, including key points referenced throughout the text, to help student learning and development.
• Analysis of growing areas such as value management and shareholder value.
• Questions that encourage critical thinking.