Business : Corporate Finance

This—revised and enhanced—book examines the role of finance in supporting. other functional areas while fostering an understanding of how financial decisions. can create value. Corporate Finance covers areas related to estimating. divisional cost of capital; executing a financing strategy; establishing debt. and dividend policies consistent with the company`s strategy and environment;. choosing between dividends and stock repurchases; managing high growth and managing. working capital. Its new topics include:. - Corporate Financial Flexibility (Real options). - New Financial Instruments. - Project Finance. - Acquisitions and Control. - Performance Measurement and Incentive Compensation. The goal of this book is to provide a thorough understanding of how and why. firms make their financial decisions the way they do and their impact on shareholder. value. The central theme of the book is Value Based Management, which assumes. that maximizing shareholder value is the governing objective of a firm. Each chapter of this new edition has detailed and real-life cases to help students. easily understand and grasp concepts. The author has also provided the case-map. of the Harvard Business School to make this book more user-friendly in classrooms. The inclusion of several new topics/cases, extensive pedagogical tools and. a finance-for-non-finance approach make this book ideal for MBA/CA/CFA/ICWA. students and executive education programs. more...

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Financial professionals have long faced the challenge of accurately valuing companies that are difficult to value using conventional methodologies. Years ago, this challenge was most keenly felt in the "dot-com" industries, and many professionals fell victim to the "dark side," creating values that were simply unsustainable. Now, amidst today's global financial crisis, the same challenge applies to a far wider spectrum of enterprises and assets, ranging from Asian equities to mortgage-backed securities, financial services firms like Lehman to real estate firms like Sears. In The Dark Side of Valuation , the world's top expert on valuation brings together today's best practices for accurately valuing young, distressed, and complex businesses. Aswath Damodaran has thoroughly revised this book, broadening its perspective to consider all companies that resist easy valuation. He covers the entire corporate lifecycle, from "idea" and "nascent growth" companies to those in decline and distress; and offers specific guidance for valuing infrastructure, real estate, technology, human capital, commodity, and cyclical firms. Damodaran places special emphasis on the financial sector, illuminating the implications of today's radically changed credit markets for valuation. Along the way, he addresses valuation questions that have suddenly gained urgency, ranging from "Are US treasuries risk-free?" to "How do you value assets in highly illiquid markets?" more...

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Covers the key areas of exit strategy, from setting objectives, choosing your exit route and aligning the interests of investors and entrepreneurs to completing your exit checklist. Examples and lessons from some of the world?s most successful businesses, including Dixons? Internet spin-off, Freeserve, the successful flotation of Delifrance?s Asian franchise operations, and Apple Computer?s outrageously successful investment in ARM Holdings. Plus ideas from the smartest thinkers and practitioners, including Josh Lerner, Joss Peeters, Will Schmidt and John Wall. more...

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A complete guide to a profitable technical analysis technique Intermarket Analysis updates John Murphy’s groundbreaking work in this field. A leading educator and expert trader, Murphy walks the reader through his key tools to understanding global markets and shows investors where and how they can profit in any market–bull or bear. This comprehensive resource incorporates and reflects data from the past five years on the world markets and illustrates how this information interacts and ultimately influences one another. John Murphy (Hackensack, NJ) is the Chief Technical Analyst for Stockcharts.com and President of MurphyMorris Money Management Co. He has over 30 years of market experience and is the author of several bestselling books, including The Visual Investor (0-471-14447-9). more...

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Deals with the effectiveness of specific corporate governance devices and changes in capital structure and risk management more...

Price: $115.00