Weaver, Samuel C.

Strategic financial management : applications of corporate finance / Samuel C Weaver; J. Fred Weston. - Phil. ed. - xxiv, 672p. ; 23 cm.

Include bibliographical references and index.

Part I: ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS. 1. The Role of Accounting and Finance. 2. Financial Statements and Cash Flows. 3. Time and Value. 4. Business Organization and Taxes. Part II: FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND VALUATION ANALYSIS. 5. Interest Rates and Fixed Return Securities Valuation. 6. Risk, Return, and Equity Valuation. Part III: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, PLANNING, AND CONTROL. 7. Financial Performance Metrics. 8. Working Capital Management. 9. Strategic Financial Planning. Part IV: INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND DECISIONS. 10. Capital Expenditure Management & Alternative Investment Criteria. 11. Capital Investment Decisions. 12. Strategic Valuation Issues. Part V: FINANCIAL POLICY. 13. Financial Structure and Cost of Capital. 14. Financing Sources and Strategies. 15. Leases. 16. Dividend Policy and Share Repurchases. Part VI: GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING VALUE. 17. Mergers and Acquisitions. 18. International Financial Management.

This book provides the essential tools, techniques, and concepts to assist the non-financial professional in understanding financial management from a strategic and operational perspective. The later chapters further develop specific topics in financing, working capital management, mergers, restructuring, and international.

College of Business and Accountancy

9789814416443


Corporations -- Finance.

338.74/W37