MindTap for CFIN
ISBN: 9781337915915
Higher Education
Author(s): Scott Besley | Eugene F. Brigham | N. R. Parasuraman
ISBN: 9789387511002
2nd Edition
Copyright: 2018
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Trim Size : 279 x 216 mm
4LTR Press, a Cengage Learning product, is a widely acclaimed concept of learning with a simple approach—creating an innovative teaching and learning solution built around today's learners and teachers. The idea behind bringing out this series of books is to introduce students and teachers in India to an innovative concept in management studies. Since the launch, 4LTR Press has helped more than 1,800,000 college students at over 2,000 schools succeed worldwide.
CFIN2, a 4LTR Press product, takes into account and integrates the inputs from discipline-specific focus groups, conversations, and surveys; and presents the content in a visually-engaging page layout, keeping intact the high-quality content instructors need. It adopts a persuasive visual medium and offers a balanced approach, demonstrating how to use financial information and tools to make business decisions. The book aims at enjoyable reading and easy attention using comprehensive pedagogical features.
PART1 Introduction to Managerial Finance
Chapter 1 An Overview of Managerial Finance
PART 2 Essential Concepts in Managerial Finance
Chapter 2 Analysis of Financial Statements
Chapter 3 The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions, and Investment Banking
Chapter 4 Time Value of Money
PART 3 Valuation—Financial Assets
Chapter 5 The Cost of Money (Interest Rates)
Chapter 6 Bonds (Debt)—Characteristics and Valuation
Chapter 7 Shares (Equity)—Characteristics and Valuation
Chapter 8 Risk and Rates of Return
PART 4 Valuation-—Real Assets (Capital Budgeting)
Chapter 9 Capital Budgeting Techniques
Chapter 10 Project Cash Flows and Risk
PART 5 Cost of Capital and Capital Structure Concepts
Chapter 11 The Cost of Capital
Chapter 12 Capital Structure
Chapter 13 Distribution of Retained Earnings: Dividends and Stock Repurchases
PART 6 Working Capital Management
Chapter 14 Working Capital Policy
Chapter 15 Managing Short-Term Assets
Chapter 16 Managing Short-Term Liabilities (Financing)
PART 7 Strategic Planning and Financing Decisions
Chapter 17 Financial Planning and Control
Case Studies
Index
Equation Cards
N.R.Parasuraman
Dr. N.R.Parasuraman is the Director and Professor of Finance at SDMIMD, Mysore. He is Fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, and a Commerce and Law graduate. His Ph.D. is on Capital Structure of Indian Companies. He has 30 years of experience in diverse areas of finance. Dr. Parasuraman was the company secretary of Federal Bank for five years. He worked as finance manager for KEK group of companies, Trivandrum and as a securities analyst for Joindre Capital Services, Mumbai. He has been into academics full-time for the last 19 years. His special areas of teaching and research are Strategy, Financial Derivatives and Multinational Finance. Dr. Parasuraman was an Adjunct Faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and is now a visiting faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak and Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur. He has published 30 papers and concept articles in various journals. He has authored a book titled Financial Management – a Step by Step approach. His earlier book Fundamentals of Financial Derivatives is very popular among teachers and students.