Includes subject index, name index and equation index.

Content: Overview of corporate finance: Introduction to corporate finance -- Financial statements, taxes and cash flow -- Financial statements and long-term financial planning: Working with financial statements -- Long- term financial planning and corporate growth -- Valuation of future cash flows: Introduction to valuation: The time value of money -- Discounted cash flow valuation -- Interest rates and bond valuation -- Stock valuation -- Capital budgeting: Net present value and other investment criteria -- Making capital investment decisions -- Project analysis and evaluation -- Cost of capital and long-term financial policy: Cost of capital -- Raising capital -- Financial leverage and capital structure policy -- Dividends and dividend policy -- Short-term financial planning and management: Short-term finance and planning -- Cash and liquidity management -- Credit and inventory management -- Topics in corporate finance: International corporate finance -- Leasing -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Derivative securities and corporate finance: Risk management: An introduction to financial engineering -- Options and corporate securities.