●Maintains a heavy reliance on presenting the practical implications of modern concepts, such as market efficiency, beta risk, and market signaling.
●Data on realized returns on securities, industry ratios, median rations by S&P rating category, etc. is incorporated throughout.
●Chapter 4, Managing Growth, takes time to explain decisions around growth strategies, and especially about sustainable growth.
●Significant international examples are dispersed throughout the text and embedded in selected appendices, including Appendix 2A, “International Differences in Capital Structure.”
●There is special emphasis on the importance of business strategy for company financing choices and on the irrelevance proposition as a foundation for capital structure decisions.
●End-of-chapter material includes Excel problems, recommended websites, and references to additional material.
作者簡介
Robert Higgins
現職:The University of Washington
Jennifer L. Koski
現職:The University of Washington
Todd Mitton
現職:Brigham Young University
PART I: ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE FIRM
Ch 1 Interpreting Financial Statements
Ch 2 Evaluating Financial Performance
PART II: PLANNING FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Ch 3 Financial Forecasting
Ch 4 Managing Growth
PART III: FINANCING OPERATIONS
Ch 5 Financial Instruments and Markets
Ch 6 The Financing Decision
PART IV: EVALUATING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Ch 7 Discounted Cash Flow Techniques
Ch 8 Risk Analysis in Investment Decisions
Ch 9 Business Valuation and Corporate Restructuring