Financial management : principles and applications / Arthur J. Keown ... [et al.] [book]

Includes indexes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

The scope and environment of financial management -- An introduction to financial management -- Understanding financial statements, taxes, and cash flows -- Evaluating a firm's financial performance -- Financial forecasting, planning, and budgeting -- Valuation of financial assets -- The value of money -- Risk and rates of return -- Valuation and characteristics of bonds -- Stock valuation -- Investment in long-term assets -- Capital budgeting decision criteria -- Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting -- Capital budgeting and risk analysis -- Cost of capital -- Managing for shareholder value -- Capital structure and dividend policy -- The role of financial markets in financial management -- Analysis and impact of leverage -- Planning the firm's financing mix -- Dividend policy and internal financing -- Working-capital management and special topics in finance -- Working-capital management and short-term financing -- Cash and marketable securities management -- Accounts receivable and inventory management -- Risk management -- International business finance -- Corporate restructuring : combinations and divestitures -- Term loans and leases