Ebook: Financial management: theory and practice

PART 5 Corporate Valuation and Governance -- CHAPTER 12 Corporate Valuation and Financial Planning -- CHAPTER 13 Agency Conflicts and Corporate Governance -- PART 6 Cash Distributions and Capital Structure -- CHAPTER 14 Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and Repurchases -- CHAPTER 15 Capital Structure Decisions -- PART 7 Managing Global Operations -- CHAPTER 16 Supply Chains and Workings Capital Management -- CHAPTER 17 Multinational Financial Management -- PART 8 Tactical Financial Decisions -- CHAPTER 18 Public and Private Financing: Initial Offerings, Seasoned Offerings, and Investment Banks -- CHAPTER 19 Lease Financing -- CHAPTER 20 Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock, Warrants, and Convertibles.;PART 1 The Company and Its Environment -- CHAPTER 1 An Overview of Financial Management and the Financial Environment -- CHAPTER 2 Financial Statements, Cash Flow, and Taxes -- CHAPTER 3 Analysis of Financial Statements -- PART 2 Fixed Income Securities -- CHAPTER 4 Time Value of Money -- CHAPTER 5 Bond, Bond Valuation, and Interest Rates -- PART 3 Stocks and Options -- CHAPTER 6 Risk and Return -- CHAPTER 7 Valuation of Stocks and Corporations -- CHAPTER 8 Financial Options and Application in Corporate Finance -- PART 4 Projects and Their Valuation -- CHAPTER 9 The Cost of Capital -- CHAPTER 10 The Basics of Capital Budgeting: Evaluating Cash Flows -- CHAPTER 11 Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Analysis.;PART 9 Strategic Finance in a Dynamic Environment -- CHAPTER 21 Dynamic Capital Structures -- CHAPTER 22 Mergers and Corporate Control -- CHAPTER 23 Enterprise Risk Management -- CHAPTER 24 Bankruptcy, Reorganization, and Liquidation -- PART 10 Special Topics -- CHAPTER 25 Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing Models -- CHAPTER 26 Real Options -- Appendix A Solutions to Self-Test Problems -- Appendix B Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems -- Appendix C Selected Equations -- Appendix D Values of the Areas under the Standard Normal Distribution Function -- Web Chapters -- CHAPTER 27 Providing and Obtaining Credit -- CHAPTER 28 Advanced Issues in Cash Management and Inventory Control -- CHAPTER 29 Pension Plan Management -- CHAPTER 30 Financial Management in Not-for-Profit Businesses.;From the publisher. Striking a balance between solid financial theory and practical applications, Brigham/Ehrhardt's Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 14th edition, gives readers a thorough understanding of the essential concepts they need to develop and implement effective financial strategies. The book begins with a presentation of corporate finance fundamentals before progressing to discussions of specific techniques that are used to maximize the value of a firm. It also thoroughly explores the recent financial and economic crises and the role of finance in the business world and in readers' personal lives. With its relevant and engaging presentation, cutting-edge coverage, and numerous examples, Financial Management help readers become first in finance.