Corporate Finance, 3rd edition
Principles & Practice

By Denzil Watson & Antony Head
Financial Times / Pearson Education
December 2003
ISBN: 0-273-68356-X
$97.50 paper original

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The third edition of this highly successful textbook provides an accessible and concise introduction to the core concepts and key topic areas of Corporate Finance. It incorporates a wide range of topical real-world examples, allowing students to relate theory to practice. Corporate Finance: Principles & Practice provides the ideal structure for any corporate finance course, particularly where there are time constraints due to modular delivery. It offers integrated coverage of the three key decision areas in finance – investments, financing and dividends, providing a clear and logical framework for study.

Features
Provides a student-friendly approach to the key topics in Corporate Finance Introduces appropriate tools and techniques for the financial manager Learning outcomes and end-of-chapter summaries allow students to track their learning and maintain focus Wide range of question material, both for practice and group discussion Comprehensive glossary of financial terminology

Contents
1. The finance function.
2. Capital markets, market efficiency and ratio analysis.
3. An overview of investment appraisal methods.
4. Investment appraisal: applications and risk.
5. Sources of long-term finance: equity finance.
6. Sources of long-term finance: debt finance, hybrid finance and leasing
7. Dividend policy.
8. The cost of capital and capital structure.
9. Portfolio theory and capital asset pricing model.
10. Working capital management.
11. Mergers and takeovers.
12. Risk management.
13. International investment decisions.
Appendix: Answers to end-of-chapter questions Glossary Present value tables Index

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