Brealey R. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 11ed 2023

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Brealey Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 11th edition is an introduction to corporate finance focusing on how companies invest in real assets how they raise the money to pay for the investments and how those assets ultimately affect the firm's value. It also provides a broad overview of the financial landscape. The book offers a framework for systematically thinking about most of the important financial problems that both firms and individuals are likely to confront: financial management is important interesting and challenging.Fundamentals focuses on setting out the basic principles of financial management and applying them to the main decisions faced by the financial manager. The text is also organized around the key concepts of modern finance. These concepts properly explained simplify the subject. They are also practical. Financial management tools are easier to grasp and use effectively when presented in a consistent conceptual framework.
Goals and Governance of the Corporation
Financial Markets and Institutions
Accounting and Finance
Measuring Corporate Performance
Value
The Time Value of Money
Valuing Bonds
Valuing Stocks
Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
Using Discounted Cash-Flow Analysis to Make Investment Decisions
Project Analysis
Risk
Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Opportunity Cost of Capital
Risk, Return, and Capital Budgeting
The Weighted-Average Cost of Capital and Company Valuation
Financing
Introduction to Corporate Financing
How Corporations Raise Venture Capital and Issue Securities
Debt and Payout Policy
Debt Policy
Payout Policy
Financial Analysis and Planning
Long-Term Financial Planning
Short-Term Financial Planning
Working Capital Management
Special Topics
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control
International Financial Management
Options
Risk Management
What We Do and Do Not Know about Finance