Fundamentals of Financial Management

Part I Overview and Financial Environment
1. Financial Management: An Overview 
2. The Financial System 


Part II Financial Analysis and Planning
3. Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow 
4. Financial Statement Analysis 
5. Funds Flow Analysis 
6. Break-Even Analysis and Leverages 
7. Financial Planning and Forecasting 


Part III Fundamental Valuation Concepts
8. Time Value of Money 
9. Valuation of Securities 
10. Risk and Return 


Part IV?Capital Budgeting
11. Techniques of Capital Budgeting 
12. Project Cash Flows 
13. Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting 
14. The Cost of Capital 


Part V?Capital Structure and Dividend Policies
15. Capital Structure and Cost of Capital 
16. Planning the Capital Structure 
17. Dividend Policy and Share Valuation 
18. Dividend Policy: Practical Aspects 


Part VI Long-Term Financing
19. Sources of Long-Term Finance 
20. Raising Long-Term Finance 
21. Securities Market 


Part VII Working Capital Management
22. Working Capital Policy 
23. Cash Management 
24. Credit Management 
25. Inventory Management 
26. Working Capital Financing 


Part VIII Special Topics
27. Leasing, Hire Purchase and Project Finance 
28. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring 
29. International Financial Management 
30. Risk Management: Basics of Financial Engineering 




Appendix A 
Appendix B 


Glossary 
Index 

OVERVIEW
The thoroughly revised seventh edition of Fundamentals of Financial Management discusses the fundamental principles and techniques of financial management. The book shows how a wide range of financial decisions should be analysed. It aptly illustrates various theories, concepts, tools and techniques of financial management with the help of suitable examples and various illustrations. Designed for the first course in financial management, it is aimed at students of B Com, BBA, BBS, M Com, MBA and professional courses offered by ICAI, ICMA, and ICSI.


SALIENT FEATURES
• 17 new mini cases at the end of various chapters 
• New solved problems and additional problems added to several chapters
• A new appendix on Microsoft Excel as a Financial Calculator
• New sections added on topics, such as, Survey of Cost of Capital Practices, Derivatives Market in India, Mutual Funds, Credit Rating, Political Risk, and Use of Derivatives 

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