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CFIN: A South-Asian Perspective

Author(s): Scott Besley | Eugene F. Brigham | N. R. Parasuraman

ISBN: 9789387511002

2nd Edition

Copyright: 2018

India Release: 2018

₹895

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 456

Trim Size: 279 x 216 mm

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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. 

  • Systematic and methodical manner of coverage of topics
  • Visually-appealing presentation
  • Opening with real-life data/information of Indian companies relevant to each chapter
  • Case studies at the end of the book
  • Chapter review pages at the end of each chapter
  • Rich pedagogical features, such as
    • page-side definitions of important terms
    • learning outcomes
    • chapter-end exercises

 

PART1 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL FINANCE

  1 An Overview of Managerial Finance

PART 2 ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN MANAGERIAL FINANCE

  2 Analysis of Financial Statements

  3 The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions, and Investment Banking

  4 Time Value of Money

PART 3 VALUATION—FINANCIAL ASSETS

  5 The Cost of Money (Interest Rates)

  6 Bonds (Debt)—Characteristics and Valuation

  7 Shares (Equity)—Characteristics and Valuation

  8 Risk and Rates of Return

PART 4 VALUATION-—REAL ASSETS (CAPITAL BUDGETING)

  9 Capital Budgeting Techniques

  10 Project Cash Flows and Risk

PART 5 COST OF CAPITAL AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE CONCEPTS

  11 The Cost of Capital

  12 Capital Structure

  13 Distribution of Retained Earnings: Dividends and Stock Repurchases

PART 6 WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

  14 Working Capital Policy

  15 Managing Short-Term Assets

  16 Managing Short-Term Liabilities (Financing)

PART 7 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FINANCING DECISIONS

  17 Financial Planning and Control

Case Studies

Index

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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