FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--------PHI
Financial
Management is so crucial for any organization––public or private
sector––as profit maximization and increasing the shareholder value
depend, to a large measure, on efficient and effective financial
management of the company or firm. With this end in view, Professor
Bhabatosh Banerjee, drawing from his expertise and his rich and long
years of experience, gives a masterly analysis of the fundamental
principles of financial management along with their applications.
While retaining the distinguishing features of the previous edition,
the book is now a much more comprehensive one on Financial Management.
Significant changes have been incorporated into the chapters relating
to cost of capital, analysis of leverages, capital structure theories
and planning, capital budgeting decision, working capital management,
changes in financial position, accounting ratios and financial
statement analysis, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance
for further value addition of the book.
The book is logically organized into five parts—Part I: Basic Concepts,
Part II: Financial and Dividend Decisions, Part III: Investing in
Long-term and Short-term Assets, Part IV: Performance Analysis and
Measurement, Part V: Contemporary Topics—to enable the students to
understand the concepts, with suitable cases, chronologically and more
effortlessly.
This book is primarily intended as a text for the students of
commerce and management courses. It will also be highly useful for
those appearing in CA and ICWAI examinations. In addition, the text will
benefit practising finance and accounting professionals, corporate
managers, and participants in management development programs.
KEY FEATURES
• Includes numerous illustrations, worked-out problems and exercises
covering recent questions in university and professional examinations.
• Gives corporate practices in professional management, wherever
found necessary. This will enable the students to acquaint themselves
with real-life situations.
• Provides Case Studies in a few complex chapters to enhance the
analytical and presentation skills of the students in a classroom
setting.
Contents:
Preface • Acknowledgements • Abbreviations Used
Part I: Basic Concepts
Chapter 1 Nature and Goal of Financial Decisions
Chapter 2 Financial Environment
Chapter 3 Time Value of Money
Chapter 4 Risk and Return
Chapter 5 Valuation of Securities
Part II: Financing and Dividend Decisions
Chapter 6 Sources of Capital
Chapter 7 Cost of Capital
Chapter 8 Analysis of Leverages
Chapter 9 Capital Structure Theories and Planning
Chapter 10 Dividend Policy
Part III: Investing in Long-Term and Short-Term Assets
Chapter 11 Capital Budgeting Decision
Chapter 12 Working Capital Management
Part IV: Performance Analysis and Measurement
Chapter 13 Changes in Financial Position
Chapter 14 Accounting Ratios and Financial Statement Analysis
Chapter 15 Emerging Tools for Performance Measurement
Part V: Contemporary Topics
Chapter 16 Portfolio Management
Chapter 17 Mergers and Acquisitions
Chapter 18 Corporate Governance
Appendix • Answers to Objective-Type Questions
Answers to Exercises • Index