Principles Of Corporate Finance

Table of Contents
Part I: Value
1. Finance and The Financial Manager
2. Present Value and the Opportunity Cost of Capital
3. How to Calculate Present Values
4. The Value of Common Stocks
5. Why Net Present Value leads to Better Investment Decisions Than Other Criteria
6. Making Investment Decisions with the Net Present Value Rule
Part II: Risk
7. Introduction to Risk, Return and the Opportunity Cost of Capital
8. Risk and Return
9. Capital Budgeting and Risk
Part III: Practical Problems in Capital Budgeting
10. A Project is Not a Black Box
11. Where Positive Net Present Values Come From
12. Making Sure Managers Maximize NPV
Part IV: Financing Decisions and Market Efficiency
13. Financing Decisions and The Six Lessons of Market Efficiency
14. An Overview of Corporate Financing
15. How Corporations Issue Securities
Part V: Dividend Policy and Capital Structure
16. The Dividend Controversy
17. Does Debt Policy Matter?
18. How Much Should a Firm Borrow?
19. Financing and Valuation
Part VI: Options
20. Understanding Options
21. Valuing Options
22. Real Options
23. Warrants and Convertibles
Part VII: Debt Financing
24. Valuing Debt
25. The Many Different Kinds of Debt
26. Leasing
Part VIII: Risk Management
27. Managing Risk
28. Managing International Risks
Part IX: Financial Planning and Short-Term Management
29. Financial Analysis and Planning
30. Short-Term Financial Planning
31. Cash Management
32. Credit Management
Part X: Mergers, Corporate Control and Governance
33. Mergers
34. Control, Governance and Financial Architecture
Part XI: Conclusion
35. Conclusion: What We Do And Do Not Know About Finance