Business finance : theory and practice / Eddie McLaney.
By: McLaney, E. J
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BookPublisher: Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2003Edition: 6th ed.Description: xv, 510 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0273673564; 9780273673569.Subject(s): Business enterprises -- Finance | Corporations -- Finance | Business enterprises -- Finance -- Problems, exercises, etc | Business and Management | Corporations -- Finance -- Problems, exercises, etc | Finance | Corporate finance | Budgeting & financial managementDDC classification: 658.15 MCL Summary: Business finance from a user's perspective is the focus of this book, rather than being purely an academic study. It is an introduction to making decisions about investments the firm should make and how best to finance those decisions.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 658.15 MCL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000510705 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Now in its 6th edition, Business Finance by Eddie McLaney serves as an accessible introduction to financial decision making in businesses. Taking a user's perspective it explores the type of investments a company should make and how they should be financed. This highly successful textbook blends the theoretical, analytical and practical aspects of the subject, providing an up-to-date introduction to finance and investment. This 6th edition of 'Business Finance' has a more real-world flavour, featuring additional practical examples, new questions, cases, recent research and a comprehensive website. With the successful blend of theory and application, the book explores the theories surrounding financial decision making and relates these theories to what happens in the real world. Business Finance 6th edition is suitable for undergraduates in accounting and finance and for those on finance and financial management courses. It is also appropriate for postgraduate students with an option in accounting and finance and will be highly useful for professional accounting students. - New material on value-based management. - Fully revised and updated empirical research findings and practical
Previous ed.: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Business finance from a user's perspective is the focus of this book, rather than being purely an academic study. It is an introduction to making decisions about investments the firm should make and how best to finance those decisions.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 The Business Finance Environment
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A framework for financial decision making
- 3 Financial accounting statements and their interpretation
- Part 2 Investment Decisions
- 4 Investment appraisal methods
- 5 Practical aspects of investment appraisal/value-based management
- 6 Risk in investment appraisal
- 7 Portflio theory and its relevance to real investment decisions
- Part 3 Financing Decisions
- 8 Sources of long term finance
- 9 The secondary capital market (the stock exchange) and its efficiency
- 10 Cost of capital estimations and the discount rate
- 11 Gearing, the cost of capital and shareholder's wealth
- The dividend decision
- Part 4 Integrated Decisions
- 12 Managing of working capital
- 13 Corporate restructuring (including take-overs and divestments)
- 14 International aspects
- 15 Small businesses