Includes index.

Contents: 1. Overview of corporate finance: Introduction to corporate finance -- Financial statements, cash flow an taxes -- 2. Financial statements and long-term financial planning : Working with financial statements -- Long-term financial planning and corporate growth -- 3.Valuation of future cash flows: Introduction to valuation -- Discounted cash flow valuation -- Interest rates and bond valuation -- Stock valuation 4. Capital budgeting: Net present value and other investment criteria -- Making capital investment decisions -- Project analysis and evaluation -- 5. Risk and returns: Lessons from capital market history -- Return, risk, and the security market line -- 6. Cost of capital and long-term financial policy: Cost of capital -- Raising capital -- Financial leverage and capital structure policy -- Dividends and dividend policy -- 7. Short-term financial planning and management: Short-term finance and planning -- Cash and liquidity management -- Credit and inventory management -- 8. Topics in corporate finance: International corporate finance -- Leasing -- Mergers and acquisition -- 9. Derivative securities and corporate finance: Enterprise risk management -- Options and corporate securities -- Behavioural finance --