Foundations of Financial Management

The goals and functions of financial management; financial analysis and planning; review of accounting; financial analysis; financial forecasting; operating and financial leverage; working capital and the financing decision; current asset management; sources of short-term financing; working capital management; the time value of money; cost of capital; the capital budgeting decision; risk and capital budgeting; chapter long-term financing; capital markets; investment banking; public and private placement; long-term debt and lease financing; common and preferred stock financing; dividend policy and retained earnings; convertibles and warrants; expanding the perspective of corporate finance; external growth through mergers; international financial management.