MyLab Finance with Pearson eText for Principles of Managerial Finance, Global Edition

Chad J.Zutter is a finance professor and the James Allen Faculty Fellow at theKatz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Zutterreceived his BBA from the University of Texas at Arlington and his PhD fromIndiana University. His research has a practical, applied focus and has beenthe subject of feature stories in, among other prominent outlets, TheEconomist and CFO Magazine. His papers have been cited inarguments before the US Supreme Court and in consultation with companies suchas Google and Intel. Dr. Zutter won the prestigious Jensen Prize for the bestpaper published in the Journal of Financial Economics and abest paper award from the Journal of Corporate Finance, where he iscurrently an Associate Editor. He has won teaching awards at the Kelley Schoolof Business at Indiana University and the Katz Graduate School of Business atthe University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Zutter also serves on the board of LutheranSeniorLife and, prior to his career in academics, he was a submariner in the USNavy. Dr. Zutter and his wife have four children and live in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. In his free time he enjoys horseback riding and downhill skiing. ScottB. Smart is a finance professor and the Fettig/Whirlpool Finance FacultyFellow at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Dr. Smartreceived his BBA from Baylor University and his MA and PhD from StanfordUniversity. His research focuses primarily on applied corporate finance topicsand has been published in journals such as the Journal of Finance,the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Corporate Finance, FinancialManagement, and others. His articles have been cited by businesspublications including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and BusinessWeek. Winner of more than a dozen teaching awards, Dr. Smart has beenlisted multiple times as a top business school teacher by Business Week. He hasheld Visiting Professor positions at the University of Otago and StanfordUniversity, and he worked as a Visiting Scholar for Intel Corporation, focusingon that company's mergers and acquisitions activity during the ‘‘Dot-com'' boomin the late 1990s. As a volunteer, Dr. Smart currently serves on the boards ofthe Indiana University Credit Union and Habitat for Humanity. In his spare timehe enjoys outdoor pursuits such as hiking and fly fishing.  

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL FINANCE
1. The Role of Managerial Finance
2. The Financial Market Environment

PART II: FINANCIAL TOOLS

3. Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis
4. Long and Short-term Financial Planning
5. Time Value of Money

PART III: VALUATION OF SECURITIES

6. Interest Rates and Bond Valuation
7. Stock Valuation

PART IV: RISK AND THE REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN

8. Risk and Return
9. The Cost of Capital

PART V: LONG-TERM INVESTMENT DECISIONS

10. Capital Budgeting Techniques
11. Capital Budgeting Cash Flows
12. Risk and Refinements in Capital Budgeting

PART VI: LONG-TERM FINANCIAL DECISIONS

13. Capital Structure
14. Payout Policy

PART VII: SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL DECISIONS

15. Working Capital and Current Assets Management
16. Current Liabilities Management

 

PART VIII: SPECIAL TOPICS IN MANAGERIAL FINANCE
17. Hybrid and Derivative Securities
18. Mergers, LBOs, Divestitures, and Business Failure
19. International Managerial Finance