McLaney, Eddie

Business finance: theory and practice - 7th ed. - London : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2006 - 518p.

0273702629 (pbk.) : Previous ed.: 2003. Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1: THE BUSINESS FINANCE ENVIRONMENT1. Introduction2. A framework for financial decision making3. Financial accounting statements and their interpretationPART 2: INVESTMENT DECISIONS4. Investment appraisal methods5. Practical aspects of investment appraisal 6. Risk in investment appraisal7. Portfolio theory and its relevance to real investment decisionsPART 3: FINANCING DECISIONS8. Sources of long-term finance9. The secondary capital market (the stock exchange) and its efficiency10. Cost of capital estimations and the discount rate11. Gearing, the cost of capital and shareholders' wealth12. The dividend decisionPART 4: INTEGRATED DECISIONS13. Management of working capital14. Corporate restructuring (including takeovers and divestments)15. International aspects of business finance16. Small businessesReferencesAppendix 1. Present value tableAppendix 2. Annuity tableAppendix 3. Suggested answers to review questionsAppendix 4. Suggested answers to selected problem questions. Glossary

Gives an introduction to finance and investment. Taking a user's perspective, this book explores where finance and investment sit in a company's decision-making process. The way the author blends the theoretical, analytical and practical aspects of business finance

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