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Principles of managerial finance / Lawrence J. Gitman.

By: Gitman, Lawrence J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Harper & Row, c1988Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxvii, 829 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0060424125.Subject(s): Corporations -- Finance | Business enterprises -- FinanceDDC classification: 658.15
Contents:
Part One: Financial environment, analysis and planning -- The role of finance and the financial manager -- The operating environment of the firm -- Financial statements, depreciation and cash flow -- The analysis of financial statements -- Financial planning -- Part One Case: Steel Works, Inc. -- Part Two: Basic financial concepts -- The time value of money -- Risk and return -- Valuation -- Part Two Case: Encore international -- Part Three: Long-term investment decisions -- Capital budgeting and cash flow principles -- Capital budgeting techniques: Certainty, risk, and some refinements -- Part Three Case: Lasting impressions company -- Part Four: Cost of capital, leverage and capital structure -- The cost of capital -- Leverage and capital structure -- Part Four Case: O'Grady Apparel Company -- Part Five: The management of working capital -- Working capital and short-term financing -- Cash and marketable securities -- Accounts receivable and inventory -- Part Five Case: Casa de Diseno -- Part Six: Sources of long-term financing -- Long-term debt and investment banking -- Common stock and dividend policy -- Other sources: Preferred stock, leasing, convertibles, warrants and options -- Part Six Case: Lonestar enterprises -- Part Seven: Special managerial finance topics -- Expansion and failure -- International finance -- Part Seven Case: Organic solutions.
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Includes index.

Part One: Financial environment, analysis and planning -- The role of finance and the financial manager -- The operating environment of the firm -- Financial statements, depreciation and cash flow -- The analysis of financial statements -- Financial planning -- Part One Case: Steel Works, Inc. -- Part Two: Basic financial concepts -- The time value of money -- Risk and return -- Valuation -- Part Two Case: Encore international -- Part Three: Long-term investment decisions -- Capital budgeting and cash flow principles -- Capital budgeting techniques: Certainty, risk, and some refinements -- Part Three Case: Lasting impressions company -- Part Four: Cost of capital, leverage and capital structure -- The cost of capital -- Leverage and capital structure -- Part Four Case: O'Grady Apparel Company -- Part Five: The management of working capital -- Working capital and short-term financing -- Cash and marketable securities -- Accounts receivable and inventory -- Part Five Case: Casa de Diseno -- Part Six: Sources of long-term financing -- Long-term debt and investment banking -- Common stock and dividend policy -- Other sources: Preferred stock, leasing, convertibles, warrants and options -- Part Six Case: Lonestar enterprises -- Part Seven: Special managerial finance topics -- Expansion and failure -- International finance -- Part Seven Case: Organic solutions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • I Introduction to Managerial Finance
  • 1 The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance
  • 2 Financial Statements and Analysis
  • 3 Cash Flow and Financial Planning
  • II Important Financial Concepts
  • 4 Time Value of Money
  • 5 Risk and Return
  • 6 Interest Rates and Bond Valuation
  • 7 Stock Valuation
  • III Long-Term Investment Decisions
  • 8 Capital Budgeting Cash Flows
  • 9 Capital Budgeting Techniques
  • 10 Risk and Refinements in Capital Budgeting
  • IV Long-Term Financial Decisions
  • 11 The Cost of Capital
  • 12 Leverage and Capital Structure
  • 13 Dividend Policy
  • V Short-Term Financial Decisions
  • 14 Working Capital and Current Asset Management
  • 15 Current Liabilities Management
  • VI Special Topics in Managerial Finance
  • 16 Hybrid and Derivative Securities
  • 17 Mergers, LBOs, Divestitures, and Business Failures?
  • 18 International Financial Management
  • Web Chapter, Financial Institutions and Markets
  • Appendixes
  • A Financial Tables
  • B Solutions to Self-Test Problems
  • C Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems
  • Online Appendix: Excel Tutor
  • Sources
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Lawrence J. Gitman received his degrees from Purdue University, the University of Dayton, and the University of Cincinnati. He is currently a professor of finance at San Diego State University, and a prolific author with over forty published articles and several textbooks, including Principles of Managerial Finance, Twelfth Edition, and Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief, Fifth Edition.

In addition to teaching, Gitman is also a member of the Certified Financial Planner Board and an associate editor of several journals. He has served on a number of esteemed organizations, including the Academy of Finance Association and the Financial Management Association National Honor Society.

(Bowker Author Biography)