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- Brief text
- —15 chapters with 8 additional on the web—The subject matter of this book is focused on those subjects in corporate finance that are critical to an understanding of finance.
- —Focused textbook coverage is a plus for programs 10-14 weeks long which require a brief book that concentrates on the key topics in corporate finance.
- —A Website with additional chapters gives instructors a broader array of topic chapters to fit with syllabi.
- —The menu of further topics on the Website allows instructors to customize a text based on their individual course needs.
- Additional Topics
- —Have been prepared for this text and may be copied from the text's homepage found at: www.prenhall.com/financecenter
- —Topic A - Managing Cash and
- Marketable Securities
- —Topic B - Managing Accounts Receivable
- —Topic C - Managing Inventories
- —Topic D - Convertible Securities and Warrants
- —Topic E - Lease Financing
- —Topic F - International Financial Management
- —Topic G - Bankruptcy and Reorganization
- —Topic H - Hedging Corporate Risk Exposure
- Emphasis on value creation integrated throughout the text
- —Focuses on how the financial manager can add value to the firm and looks at activities that financial manager's do that inter-relate to other functions within the company to create value.
- —Enables students to connect the strategic goal of creating competitive advantage and the financial goal of creating shareholder value.
- —Shows students the role of the financial manager is to understand the intricacies of the modern financial marketplace and use this knowledge to help guide the firm's activities. Ex.___
- —Contains a unique chapter on how companies create value—including value-based analysis and corporate restructuring—as well as the links between return on investment, required return on capital invested, and the pricing of stocks. It also deals with issues of executive compensation from a financial standpoint (Chapter 11). Ex.___
- —Features a discussion of how investment decisions can help create competitive advantage, and thereby enhance shareholder value (Chapter 9). Ex.___
- —Shows the linkages between corporate growth strategies and shareholder value creation, and indicates when such growth can actually dissipate value (Chapter 5). Ex.___
- Practical approach—Shows students why theories make sense, and how to use them to solve problems by citing examples from real corporations like Southwest airlines, Time Warner , Walt Disney, etc.
- Numerous applications of finance principles—Illustrated through real-world examples and vignettes are intricately woven into the text and not as separate boxed features.
- Application of financial analysis to non-financial problems—Highlights why non-finance majors should care about the topics covered.
- Unique chapter on strategy and financial management—Deals with the issue of executive compensation from a financial standpoint.
- Integrated coverage of international topics.
- —Allows students to view finance from a global perspective and understand issues related to the integration of domestic and global financial management. Ex.___
- —Features a detailed presentation of financing patterns of companies around the world and discusses the evolution of these financing patterns, particularly the rise of securitization, that helps to put financing options and patterns into perspective (Chapter 12).
- Numerous chapter-end questions and problems.
- Comprehensive financial statement analysis—Provides a unique discussion of the qualitative aspects of corporate control.
- Detailed discussion of estimating project cash flows—Includes incremental versus total cash flows; the effects of inflation on cash flows; and the valuation of growth options.
- Qualitative factors that determine financial strategy.
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