Principles of Finance
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978-1-711470-53-5
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to Finance
Why It Matters
1.1 What Is Finance?
1.2 The Role of Finance in an Organization
1.3 Importance of Data and Technology
1.4 Careers in Finance
1.5 Markets and Participants
1.6 Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Matters
1.7 Financial Instruments
1.8 Concepts of Time and Value
Summary
Key Terms
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Video Activity
Chapter 2 Corporate Structure and Governance
Why It Matters
2.1 Business Structures
2.2 Relationship between Shareholders and Company Management
2.3 Role of the Board of Directors
2.4 Agency Issues: Shareholders and Corporate Boards
2.5 Interacting with Investors, Intermediaries, and Other Market Participants
2.6 Companies in Domestic and Global Markets
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Video Activity
Chapter 3 Economic Foundations: Money and Rates
Why It Matters
3.1 Microeconomics
3.2 Macroeconomics
3.3 Business Cycles and Economic Activity
3.4 Interest Rates
3.5 Foreign Exchange Rates
3.6 Sources and Characteristics of Economic Data
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 4 Accrual Accounting Process
Why It Matters
4.1 Cash versus Accrual Accounting
4.2 Economic Basis for Accrual Accounting
4.3 How Does a Company Recognize a Sale and an Expense?
4.4 When Should a Company Capitalize or Expense an Item?
4.5 What Is “Profit” versus “Loss” for the Company?
Summary
Key Terms
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 5 Financial Statements
Why It Matters
5.1 The Income Statement
5.2 The Balance Sheet
5.3 The Relationship between the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement
5.4 The Statement of Owner’s Equity
5.5 The Statement of Cash Flows
5.6 Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF)
5.7 Common-Size Statements
5.8 Reporting Financial Activity
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 6 Measures of Financial Health
Why It Matters
6.1 Ratios: Condensing Information into Smaller Pieces
6.2 Operating Efficiency Ratios
6.3 Liquidity Ratios
6.4 Solvency Ratios
6.5 Market Value Ratios
6.6 Profitability Ratios and the DuPont Method
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 7 Time Value of Money I: Single Payment Value
Why It Matters
7.1 Now versus Later Concepts
7.2 Time Value of Money (TVM) Basics
7.3 Methods for Solving Time Value of Money Problems
7.4 Applications of TVM in Finance
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 8 Time Value of Money II: Equal Multiple Payments
Why It Matters
8.1 Perpetuities
8.2 Annuities
8.3 Loan Amortization
8.4 Stated versus Effective Rates
8.5 Equal Payments with a Financial Calculator and Excel
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 9 Time Value of Money III: Unequal Multiple Payment Values
Why It Matters
9.1 Timing of Cash Flows
9.2 Unequal Payments Using a Financial Calculator or Microsoft Excel
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 10 Bonds and Bond Valuation
Why It Matters
10.1 Characteristics of Bonds
10.2 Bond Valuation
10.3 Using the Yield Curve
10.4 Risks of Interest Rates and Default
10.5 Using Spreadsheets to Solve Bond Problems
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 11 Stocks and Stock Valuation
Why It Matters
11.1 Multiple Approaches to Stock Valuation
11.2 Dividend Discount Models (DDMs)
11.3 Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Model
11.4 Preferred Stock
11.5 Efficient Markets
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 12 Historical Performance of US Markets
Why It Matters
12.1 Overview of US Financial Markets
12.2 Historical Picture of Inflation
12.3 Historical Picture of Returns to Bonds
12.4 Historical Picture of Returns to Stocks
Summary
Key Terms
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Video Activity
Chapter 13 Statistical Analysis in Finance
Why It Matters
13.1 Measures of Center
13.2 Measures of Spread
13.3 Measures of Position
13.4 Statistical Distributions
13.5 Probability Distributions
13.6 Data Visualization and Graphical Displays
13.7 The R Statistical Analysis Tool
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 14 Regression Analysis in Finance
Why It Matters
14.1 Correlation Analysis
14.2 Linear Regression Analysis
14.3 Best-Fit Linear Model
14.4 Regression Applications in Finance
14.5 Predictions and Prediction Intervals
14.6 Use of R Statistical Analysis Tool for Regression Analysis
Summary
Key Terms
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 15 How to Think about Investing
Why It Matters
15.1 Risk and Return to an Individual Asset
15.2 Risk and Return to Multiple Assets
15.3 The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
15.4 Applications in Performance Measurement
15.5 Using Excel to Make Investment Decisions
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 16 How Companies Think about Investing
Why It Matters
16.1 Payback Period Method
16.2 Net Present Value (NPV) Method
16.3 Internal Rate of Return (IRR) Method
16.4 Alternative Methods
16.5 Choosing between Projects
16.6 Using Excel to Make Company Investment Decisions
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 17 How Firms Raise Capital
Why It Matters
17.1 The Concept of Capital Structure
17.2 The Costs of Debt and Equity Capital
17.3 Calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
17.4 Capital Structure Choices
17.5 Optimal Capital Structure
17.6 Alternative Sources of Funds
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 18 Financial Forecasting
Why It Matters
18.1 The Importance of Forecasting
18.2 Forecasting Sales
18.3 Pro Forma Financials
18.4 Generating the Complete Forecast
18.5 Forecasting Cash Flow and Assessing the Value of Growth
18.6 Using Excel to Create the Long-Term Forecast
Summary
Key Terms
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
Chapter 19 The Importance of Trade Credit and Working Capital in Planning
Why It Matters
19.1 What Is Working Capital?
19.2 What Is Trade Credit?
19.3 Cash Management
19.4 Receivables Management
19.5 Inventory Management
19.6 Using Excel to Create the Short-Term Plan
Summary
Key Terms
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Video Activity
Chapter 20 Risk Management and the Financial Manager
Why It Matters
20.1 The Importance of Risk Management
20.2 Commodity Price Risk
20.3 Exchange Rates and Risk
20.4 Interest Rate Risk
Summary
Key Terms
CFA Institute
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Problems
Video Activity
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