Principles of corporate finance

By: Brealey, Richard AContributor(s): Myers, Stewart CMaterial type: TextTextSeries: McGraw-Hill series in financePublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1991Edition: 4th edDescription: xxvii, 924, 15, 11 19, 21 pages : illustrations (some color)ISBN: 9780070074057 ; 0070074054 ; 9780071007566; 0071007563 Subject(s): Corporations -- FinanceDDC classification: 658.15
Contents:
pt. 1 -- Value -- Why finance matters -- Present value and the opportunity cost of capital -- How to calculate present values -- Present value of bonds and stocks -- Why net present value leads to better investment decisions than other criteria -- Making investment decisions with the net present value rule -- pt. 2. Risk -- Introduction to risk, return, and the opportunity cost of capital -- Risk and return -- Capital budgeting and risk -- pt. 3. Practical problems in capital budgeting -- A project is not a black box -- Where positive net present values come from -- Organizing capital expenditure and evaluating performance afterward -- pt. 4. Financing decisions and market efficiency -- Corporate financing and the six lessons of market efficiency -- An overview of corporate financing -- How corporations issue securities -- pt. 5. Dividend policy and capital structure -- The divident controversy -- Does debt policy matter? -- How much should a firm borrow? -- Interactions of investment and financing decisions -- pt. 6. Options -- Corporate liabilities and the valuation of options -- Applications of option pricing theory -- Warrants and convertibles -- pt. 7. Debt financing -- Valuing risky debt -- The many different kinds of debt -- Hedging financial risk -- Leasing -- pt. 8. Financial planning -- Analyzing financial performance -- Approaches to financial planning -- Short-term financial planning -- pt. 9. Short term financial decisions -- Credit management -- Cash management -- Short-term lending and borrowing -- pt. 10. Mergers, international finance, and pensions -- Mergers -- International financial management -- Pension plans -- pt. 11. Conclusions -- Conclusion: what we do and do not know about finance.
Summary: Designed for courses in corporate finance taught at the MBA and undergraduate level, this text offers in-depth treatment of modern finance theory giving clear explanations of the capital asset pricing model, its strengths and weaknesses.
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Includes Index

pt. 1 --
Value --
Why finance matters --
Present value and the opportunity cost of capital --
How to calculate present values --
Present value of bonds and stocks --
Why net present value leads to better investment decisions than other criteria --
Making investment decisions with the net present value rule --
pt. 2. Risk --
Introduction to risk, return, and the opportunity cost of capital --
Risk and return --
Capital budgeting and risk --
pt. 3. Practical problems in capital budgeting --
A project is not a black box --
Where positive net present values come from --
Organizing capital expenditure and evaluating performance afterward --
pt. 4. Financing decisions and market efficiency --
Corporate financing and the six lessons of market efficiency --
An overview of corporate financing --
How corporations issue securities --
pt. 5. Dividend policy and capital structure --
The divident controversy --
Does debt policy matter? --
How much should a firm borrow? --
Interactions of investment and financing decisions --
pt. 6. Options --
Corporate liabilities and the valuation of options --
Applications of option pricing theory --
Warrants and convertibles --
pt. 7. Debt financing --
Valuing risky debt --
The many different kinds of debt --
Hedging financial risk --
Leasing --
pt. 8. Financial planning --
Analyzing financial performance --
Approaches to financial planning --
Short-term financial planning --
pt. 9. Short term financial decisions --
Credit management --
Cash management --
Short-term lending and borrowing --
pt. 10. Mergers, international finance, and pensions --
Mergers --
International financial management --
Pension plans --
pt. 11. Conclusions --
Conclusion: what we do and do not know about finance.


Designed for courses in corporate finance taught at the MBA and undergraduate level, this text offers in-depth treatment of modern finance theory giving clear explanations of the capital asset pricing model, its strengths and weaknesses.

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