Business Finance

Eddie McLaney is Visiting Fellow in Accounting and Finance at the University of Plymouth.

Part 1 The business finance environment
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 A framework for financial decision making
Chapter 3 Financial (accounting) statements and their interpretation
Part 2 Investment decisions
Chapter 4 Investment appraisal methods
Chapter 5 Practical aspects of investment appraisal
Chapter 6 Risk in investment appraisal
Chapter 7 Portfolio theory and its relevance to real investment decisions
Part 3 Financing decisions
Chapter 8 Sources of long-term finance
Chapter 9 The secondary capital market (the stock exchange) and its efficiency
Chapter 10 Cost of capital estimations and the discount rate
Chapter 11 Gearing, the cost of capital and shareholders’ wealth
Chapter 12 The dividend decision
Part 4 Integrated decisions
Chapter 13 Management of working capital
Chapter 14 Corporate restructuring (including takeovers and divestments)
Chapter 15 International aspects of business finance
Chapter 16 Small businesses
Glossary
References
Index