Table
of Contents
Chapter 1 An Overview of Financial Management
Objectives
of Managerial Finance
Profit
Maximization vs. Stockholder Wealth Maximization
Finance
Decisions and Risk-Return Trade-Off
Financial
and Operating Environment
Chapter 2 Financial Statements and Cash Flow
What
and Why of Financial Statements.
Classified
Financial Statements
Other
Sections of the Annual Report
Notes
to the Financial Statements (Footnotes)
How
to Read a Quarterly Report
SEC
Reporting Requirements - Integrated Disclosure System
Management's
Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
Key
Points of Auditing Standard No. 5
Chapter 3 Evaluating a Firm's Financial Performance
What
and Why of Financial Statement Analysis?
Activity
(Asset Utilization, Turnover) Ratios
Solvency
(Leverage, Debt Service, Long-Term Debt) Ratios
An
Overall Evaluation ‑‑ Summary of Financial Ratios
Chapter 4 Improving Financial Performance
What
Is Return On Investment (ROI)?.
What
Does ROI Consist of? The Du Pont Formula
How
to Improve Return to Stockholders through Financial Leverage
Chapter 5 Budgeting, Planning, and Financial Forecasting
The
Sustainable Rate of Growth
Some
Financial Ratio Calculations
Chapter 6 The Time Value of Money
How
to Calculate Future Values
What
Is Present Value - How Much Money Is Worth Now?
Present
Value of Mixed Streams of Cash Flows
The
Applications of Future Values and Present Values
How
to Develop Loan Amortization Schedules
Chapter 7 The Meaning and Measurement of Risk and Rates
of Return
Arithmetic
Average Return vs. Geometric Average Return
What
Is Expected Rate Of Return?
The
Arbitrage Pricing Model (APM)
Chapter 8 Valuation of Stocks and Bonds
How
Do You Calculate Yield (Effective Rate of Return) on a Bond?
How
to Calculate Expected Return from Preferred Stock
Computing
Individual Costs of Capital
Measuring
the Overall Cost of Capital
Level
of Financing and the Marginal Cost of Capital (MCC)
Chapter 10 Capital Budgeting: Techniques and Practice
What
are the Types of Investment Projects?
What
Are the Features of Investment Projects?
How
Do You Measure Investment Worth?
How
to Select the Best Mix of Projects with a Limited Budget
How
to Handle Mutually Exclusive Investments
How
Do Income Taxes Affect Investment Decisions?
Chapter 11 Determining the Financing Mix
Break-Even
Analysis, Operating Leverage, and Financial Leverage
Tools
of Capital Structure Management
Capital
Structure Decisions in Practice.
Chapter 12 Managing Liquid Assets
Delay
Frequency of Paying Employees
Investing
In Marketable Securities
Management
of Accounts Receivable
Chapter 13 Short-Term Financing
Intermediate-Term
Financing: Term Loans and Leasing
Chapter 16 International Finance.
Impacts
of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates
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