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Table of Contents

Part I  Introduction to Financial Management
 
Chapter 1  An Overview of Financial Management
  Striking the Right Balance
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Career Opportunities in Finance
  Financial Management in the New Millennium
  Global Perspectives Coke Rides the Global Economy Wave
  Technology Matters eToys Takes on Toys R Us
  The Financial Staff's Responsibilities
  Alternative Forms of Business Organization
  Finance in the Organizational Structure of the Firm
  The Goals of the Corporation
  Industry Practice Levi Strauss Tries to Blend Profits with Social Activism
  Business Ethics
  Agency Relationships
  Industry Practice Are CEOs Overpaid?
  Managerial Actions to Maximize Shareholder Wealth
  Does it Make Sense to Try to Maximize Earnings Per Share?
  Organization of the Book
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 2  Financial Statements, Cash Flow, and Taxes
  Doing Your Homework with Financial Statements
  Putting Things in Perspective
  A Brief History of Accounting and Financial Statements
  Financial Statements and Reports
  The Balance Sheet
  The Income Statement
  Statement of Retained Earnings
  Technology Matters Financial Analysis on the Internet
  Industry Practice Analysts Are Increasingly Relying on Cash Flow to Value Stocks
  Net Cash Flow
  Industry Practice In Valuing Stocks, Is It Earnings or Cash Flow That Matters?
  Statement of Cash Flows
  Modifying Accounting Data for Managerial Decisions
  MVA and EVA
  Industry Practice Many Firms Adopt EVA in an Attempt to Enhance Shareholder Wealth
  The Federal Income Tax System
  Global Perspectives Tax Havens
  Depreciation
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 3  Analysis of Financial Statements
  The Gap Warns Wall Street
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Ratio Analysis
  Liquidity Ratios
  Asset Management Ratios
  Debt Management Ratios
  Profitability Ratios
  Global Perspectives International Accounting Differences Create Headaches for Investors
  Market Value Ratios
  Technology Matters eBay's Financial Statements
  Trend Analysis
  Tying the Ratios Together: The Du Pont Chart and Equation
  Comparative Ratios and "Benchmarking"
  Uses and Limitations of Ratio Analysis
  Problems with ROE
  Industry Practice Calculating EVA
  Looking Beyond the Numbers
  Small Business Financial Analysis in the Small Firm
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 4  Financial Planning and Forecasting
  Forecasting Disney's Future
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Strategic Plans
  Operating Plans
  The Financial Plan
  Computerized Financial Planning Models
  Sales Forecasts
  Financial Statement Forecasting: The Percent of Sales Method
  The AFN Formula
  Forecasting Financial Requirements When the Balance Sheet Ratios Are Subject to Change
  Other Techniques for Forecasting Financial Statements
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 5  The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions, and Interest Rates
  Charles Schwab and Merrill Lynch Compete in a Changing Environment
  Putting Things in Perspective
  The Financial Markets
  Financial Institutions
  The Stock Market
  Technology Matters Online Trading Systems
  Industry Practice A Very Expensive Beer
  The Cost of Money
  Industry Practice Measuring the Market
  Interest Rate Levels
  The Determinants of Market Interest Rates
  Industry Practice A New, Almost Riskless Treasury Bond
  The Term Structure of Interest Rates
  What Determines the Shape of the Yield Curve?
  Using the Yield Curve to Estimate Future Interest Rates
  Investing Overseas
  Global Perspectives Measuring Country Risk
  Other Factors That Influence Interest Rate Levels
  Interest Rates and Business Decisions
  Tying It All Together
   
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Part II  Fundamental Concepts in Financial Management
 
Chapter 6  Risk and Rates of Return
  No Pain No Gain
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Investment Returns
  Stand-Alone Risk
  Industry Practice The Trade-Off between Risk and Return
  Risk in a Portfolio Context
  Global Perspectives The Benefits of Diversifying Overseas
  Industry Practice Is the Dow Jones Heading to 36,000?
  The Relationship Between Risk and Rates of Return
  Industry Practice Estimating the Market Risk Premium
  Physical Assets versus Securities
  Some Concerns about Beta and the CAPM
  Volatility versus Risk
  Tying It All Together
  Appendix 6A Calculating Beta Coefficients
   
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Chapter 7  Time Value of Money
  Will You Be Able to Retire?
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Time Lines
  Future Value
  Industry Practice The Power of Compound Interest
  Present Value
  Solving for Interest Rate and Time
  Future Value of an Annuity
  Present Value of an Annuity
  Perpetuities
  Uneven Cash Flow Streams
  Semiannual and Other Compounding Periods
  Technology Matters Using the Internet for Personal Financial Planning
  Comparison of Different Types of Interest Rates
  Fractional Time Periods
  Amortized Loans
  Tying It All Together
  Appendix 7A Continuous Compounding and Discounting
   
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Part III   Financial Assets
 
Chapter 8  Bonds and Their Valuation
  Ford's Bond Issue Sets a New Record
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Who Issues Bonds?
  Key Characteristics of Bonds
  Bond Valuation
  Bond Yields
  Global Perspectives Drinking Your Coupons
  Bonds with Semiannual Coupons
  Assessing the Riskiness of a Bond
  Technology Matters S&P Develops Criteria to Determine Bond Ratings for Internet Firms
  Industry Practice Santa Fe Bonds Finally Mature after 114 Years
  Bond Markets
  Tying It All Together
  Appendix 8A Zero Coupon Bonds
  Appendix 8B Bankruptcy and Reorganization
   
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Chapter 9  Stocks and Their Valuation
  AOL Takes Investors on an Exciting Roller Coaster Ride
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Legal Rights and Privileges of Common Stockholders
  Types of Common Stock
  The Market for Common Stock
  Industry Practice Martha Bodyslams WWF
  Common Stock Valuation
  Constant Growth Stocks
  Expected Rate of Return on a Constant Growth Stock
  Industry Practice Other Approaches to Valuing Common Stocks
  Valuing Stocks That Have a Nonconstant Growth Rate
  Valuing the Entire Corporation
  Industry Practice Evaluating Stocks That Don't Pay Dividends
  Stock Market Equilibrium
  Technology Matters A Nation of Traders
  Actual Stock Prices and Returns
  Global Perspectives Investing in Emerging Markets
  Preferred Stock
  Tying It All Together
   
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Part IV  Investing in Long-Term Assets: Capital Budgeting
 
Chapter 10  The Cost of Capital
  Creating Value at GE
  Putting Things in Perspective
  The Logic of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
  Basic Definitions
  Cost of Debt, kd(1 - T)
  Cost of Preferred Stock, kp
  Industry Practice Funny-Named Preferred-Like Securities
  Cost of Retained Earnings, ks
  Cost of New Common Stock, ke
  Technology Matters Trends in Technology: Estimating the Cost of Capital for Internet Companies
  Industry Practice How Much Does It Cost to Raise External Capital?
  Composite, or Weighted Average, Cost of Capital, WACC
  Industry Practice WACC Estimates for Some Large U.S. Corporations
  Factors that Affect the Composite Cost of Capital
  Global Perspectives Global Variations in the Cost of Capital
  Adjusting the Cost of Capital for Risk
  Estimating Project Risk
  Using the CAPM to Estimate the Risk-Adjusted Cost of Capital
  Techniques for Measuring Beta Risk
  Some Problem Areas in Cost of Capital
  Small Business The Cost of Equity Capital for Small Firms
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 11  The Basics of Capital Budgeting
  Boeing Recovers from Its Financial Tailspin
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Importance of Capital Budgeting
  Generating Ideas for Capital Projects
  Project Classifications
  Similarities between Capital Budgeting and Security Valuation
  Capital Budgeting Decision Rules
  Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR)
  Conclusions on Capital Budgeting Methods
  Business Practices
  Industry Practice Techniques Firms Use to Evaluate Corporate Projects
  The Post-Audit
  Small Business Capital Budgeting in the Small Firm
  Using Capital Budgeting Techniques in Other Contexts
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 12  Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Analysis
  Home Depot Keeps Growing
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Estimating Cash Flows
  Identifying the Relevant Cash Flows
  Evaluating Capital Budgeting Projects
  Introduction to Project Risk Analysis
  Techniques for Measuring Stand-Alone Risk
  Global Perspectives Capital Budgeting Practices in the Asia/Pacific Region
  Technology Matters High-Tech CFOs
  Project Risk Conclusions
  Incorporating Project Risk and Capital Structure into Capital Budgeting
  Incorporating Real Options into the Capital Budgeting Decision
  The Optimal Capital Budget
  Tying It All Together
  Appendix 12A Depreciation
   
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Part V  Capital Structure and Dividend Policy
 
Chapter 13  Capital Structure and Leverage
  Debt: Rocket Booster or Anchor?
  Putting Things in Perspective
  The Target Capital Structure
  Business and Financial Risk
  Determining the Optimal Capital Structure
  Industry Practice Yogi Berra on the M&M Proposition
  Capital Structure Theory
  Checklist for Capital Structure Decisions
  Variations in Capital Structures
  Global Perspectives Taking a Look at Global Capital Structures
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 14  Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and Share Repurchases
  FPL Stuns the Market by Changing Its Dividend Policy
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Dividends versus Capital Gains: What Do Investors Prefer?
  Global Perspectives Dividend Yields around the World
  Other Dividend Policy Issues
  Dividend Stability
  Establishing the Dividend Policy in Practice
  Dividend Reinvestment Plans
  Summary of Factors Influencing Dividend Policy
  Overview of the Dividend Policy Decision
  Stock Dividends and Stock Splits
  Technology Matters Looking Online for Information on Dividends, Stock Splits, and Stock Repurchases
  Stock Repurchases
  Industry Practice Buybacks Have Lowered Dividend Yields
  Industry Practice Stock Repurchases: An Easy Way to Boost Stock Prices?
  Tying It All Together
   
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Part VI  Working Capital Management and Multinational Financial Management
 
Chapter 15  Working Capital Management
  Dell Revolutionizes Working Capital Management
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Working Capital Terminology
  The Cash Conversion Cycle
  Alternative Current Asset Investment Policies
  Industry Practice Free Cash Flow, EVA, and Working Capital
  Cash Management
  The Cash Budget
  Industry Practice The Great Debate: How Much Cash is Enough?
  Marketable Securities
  Inventory
  Inventory Costs
  Industry Practice Supply Chain Management
  Receivables Management
  Credit Policy
  Financing Current Assets
  Alternative Current Asset Financing Policies
  Advantages and Disadvantages for Short-Term Financing
  Sources of Short-Term Financing
  Accruals
  Accounts Payable (Trade Credit)
  Technology Matters The Internet Threatens to Transform the Banking Industry
  Short-Term Bank Loans
  Commercial Paper
  Use of Security in Short-Term Financing
  Tying It All Together
   
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Chapter 16  Multinational Financial Management
  U.S. Firms Look Overseas to Enhance Shareholder Value
  Putting Things in Perspective
  Multinational, or Global, Corporations
  Multinational versus Domestic Financial Management
  Global Perspectives The Euro: What You Need to Know
  Exchange Rates
  The International Monetary System
  Trading in Foreign Exchange
  Interest Rate Parity
  Purchasing Power Parity
  Global Perspectives Hungry for a Big Mac? Go to Malaysia!
  Inflation, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates
  International Money and Capital Markets
  Industry Practice Stock Market Indices around the World
  Multinational Capital Budgeting
  International Capital Structures
  Multinational Working Capital Management
  Tying It All Together

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