Fundamentals of Financial Management

Chandra: Fundamentals of Financial Management discusses the fundamental principles and techniques of financial management. This book seeks to show how a wide range of financial decision situations should be analysed. It aptly illustrates the various concepts, tools and techniques of financial management with the help of suitable examples.

Book Features :

• Coverage on important new sections such as Securitisation, Cost of Retained Earnings and Cost of External Equity
• New chapter on Risk Management which presents how financial management evolves in response to changes in the financial environment
• Four chapters completely revised keeping in view the changes that have taken place in the Pro forma of Balance Sheet & Statement of Profit and Loss Account
• Companion website which provides Instructors exclusive access to PowerPoint presentations, solutions manual, solutions for additional problems, quiz bank and quiz key

Table of Contents:

Part I : Overview And Financial Environment

• Financial Management: An Overview
• The Financial System

Part II : Financial Analysis And Planning

• Financial Statements, Taxes and Cash Flow
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Funds Flow Analysis
• Break-Even Analysis and Leverages
• Financial Planning and Forecasting

Part III : Fundamental Valuation Concepts

• Time Value of Money
• Valuation of Securities
• Risk and Return

Part IV: Capital Budgeting

• Techniques of Capital Budgeting
• Project Cash Flows
• Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting
• The Cost Of Capital

Part V : Capital Structure And Dividend Polices

• Capital Structure and Cost of Capital
• Planning the Capital Structure
• Dividend Policy and Share Valuation
• Dividend Policy: Practical Aspects

Part VI : Long-Term Financing

• Sources of Long-Term Finance
• Raising Long-Term Finance
• Securities Market

Part VII : Working Capital Management

• Working Capital Policy
• Cash Management
• Credit Management
• Inventory Management
• Working Capital Financing

Part VIII : Special Topics

• Leasing, Hire Purchase and Project Finance
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring
• International Financial Management
• Risk Management: Introduction to Financial Engineering