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Designed to put readers "First in Finance" today, this fully revised thirteenth edition of FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT provides readers with a focused understanding of today's corporate finance and financial management. This market-leading book offers a unique balance of clear concepts, contemporary theory, and practical applications in order to help readers understand the concepts and reasons behind corporate budgeting, financing, working capital decision making, forecasting, valuation, and Time Value of Money (TVM). The thirteenth edition has been updated to include discussions of several major events such as the BP oil spill, the European debt crisis, and the ongoing weakness in the economy and financial markets. Numerous practical examples, "Quick Questions," proven end-of-chapter applications, Integrated Cases, and real-world examples demonstrate theory in action and help readers apply what they have learned.

Introduction to Financial Management
An Overview of Financial Management
Financial Markets and Institutions
Fundamental Concepts in Financial Management
Financial Statements, Cash Flow, and Taxes
Analysis of Financial Statements
Common Size and Percent Change Analyses
Time Value of Money
Continuous Compounding and Discounting
Growing Annuities
Financial Assets
Interest Rates
Bonds and Their Valuation
Zero Coupon Bonds
Bond Risk and Duration
Bankruptcy and Reorganization
Risk and Rates of Return
Calculating Beta Coefficients
Stocks and Their Valuation
Stock Market Equilibrium
Investing in Long-Term Assets: Capital Budgeting
The Cost of Capital
The Cost of New Common Stock and WACC
The Basics of Capital Budgeting
Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Analysis
Tax Depreciation
Refunding Operations
Using the CAPM to Estimate the Risk-Adjusted Cost of Capital
Techniques for Measuring Beta Risk
Comparing Mutually Exclusive Projects with Unequal Lives
Real Options: Investment Timing, Growth, and Flexibility
Real Options and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting
Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
Capital Structure and Leverage
Degree of Leverage
Distributions to Shareholders, Dividends and Share Repurchases
An Example: The Residual Dividend Model
Working Capital Management, Forecasting, and Multinational Financial Management
Working Capital Management
Inventory Management
Short-Term Loans and Bank Financing
Financial Planning and Forecasting
Forecasting Financial Requirements When Financial Ratios Change
Special Topics in Financial Management
Derivatives and Risk Management
Valuation of Put Options
Multinational Financial Management
Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock, Leasing, Warrants, and Convertibles
Mergers and Acquisitions
Merger Regulation
Holding Companies
Solutions to Self-Test Questions and Problems
Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems
Selected Equations and Tables
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Fundamentals of Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition)

Fundamentals of Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition)

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