The book highlights the modern, analytical approach to corporate finance decision-making.  Its aim is:
• to help readers develop a  thorough understanding of the theories and concepts underlying financial management in a systematic way  
• to  make  the  subject  of  finance interesting  to  learn, simple  to  comprehend and  relevant  in practice
• to  help readers  appreciate  the  logic  for  making  better  financial  decisions
The book has excellent pedagogical tools like Excel applications, Illustrative problems, Real-life examples, Cases, and Practical projects, and distinctly differentiates itself from other textbooks in terms of coverage, presentation, and equal focus on theory and practice. 

CONTENTS

Nature of Financial Management • Value and Return • Valuation of Bonds and Shares • Risk and Return • Portfolio Theory and Assets Pricing Models • Beta Estimation and the Cost of Equity • Options and their Valuation • Capital Budgeting Decisions • The Cost of Capital • Cash Flows for Investment Analysis • Complex Investment Decisions • Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting • Real Options, Investment Strategy and Process • Financial and Operating Leverage • Capital Structure: Theory and Policy • Valuation and Financing • Dividend Theory • Dividend Policy • Capital Market Efficiency and Capital Markets in India • Long-Term Finance: Shares, Debentures and Term Loans • Convertible Debentures and Warrants • Asset-Based Financing: Lease, Hire Purchase and Project Financing • Venture Capital Financing • Financial Statements • Financial Statement Analysis • Financial Planning and Strategy • Principles of Working Capital Management • Receivables Management and Factoring • Inventory Management • Cash Management • Working Capital Finance • Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions • Derivatives for Managing Financial Risk • International Financial Management • Shareholder Value and Corporate Governance • Comprehensive Cases • Tables

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