Fundamentals of Corporate Finance's applied perspective cements students' understanding of the modern-day core principles by equipping students with a problem-solving methodology and profiling real-life financial management practices--all within a clear valuation framework. KEY TOPICS: Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager;Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis;The Valuation Principle: The Foundation of Financial Decision Making;The Time Value of Money;Interest Rates;Bonds;Valuing Stocks;Investment Decision Rules;Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting;Risk and Return in Capital Markets;Systematic Risk and the Equity Risk Premium;Determining the Cost of Capital;Risk and the Pricing of Options;Raising Equity Capital;Debt Financing;Capital Structure;Payout Policy;Financial Modeling and Pro Forma Analysis;Working Capital Management;Short-Term Financial Planning;Risk Management;International Corporate Finance; Leasing;Mergers and Acquisitions;Corporate Governance MARKET: Appropriate for Undergraduate Corporate Finance courses.

Brealey, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 10e, is an introduction to corporate finance and focuses on how companies invest in real assets, how they raise the money to pay for the investments, and how those assets ultimately affect the value of the firm. It also provides a broad overview of the financial landscape. The book offers a framework for systematically thinking about most of the important financial problems that both firms and individuals are likely to confront. Fundamentals is organized around the key concepts of modern finance. These concepts, properly explained, simplify the subject. They are also practical. The tools of financial management are easier to grasp and use effectively when presented in a consistent conceptual framework. This text provides that framework.

The best-selling Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (FCF) is written with one strongly held principle- that corporate finance should be developed and taught in terms of a few integrated, powerful ideas. As such, there are three basic themes that are the central focus of the book: 1) An emphasis on intuition--underlying ideas are discussed in general terms and then by way of examples that illustrate in more concrete terms how a financial manager might proceed in a given situation. 2) A unified valuation approach--net present value (NPV) is treated as the basic concept underlying corporate finance. Every subject covered is firmly rooted in valuation, and care is taken to explain how particular decisions have valuation effects. 3) A managerial focus--the authors emphasize the role of the financial manager as decision maker, and they stress the need for managerial input and judgment. The Eighth Edition continues the tradition of excellence that has earned Fundamentals of Corporate Finance its status as market leader. Every chapter has been updated to provide the most current examples that reflect corporate finance in today's world. The supplements package has also been updated and improved. From a new computerized test bank that is easier than ever to use, to new narrated PowerPoint for students, to new interactive learning modules, student and instructor support has never been stronger. There is also an optional, exciting new web-based program called McGraw-Hill's Homework Manager that will help your students learn corporate finance by duplicating problems from each chapter in the textbook and by providing automatic grading and feedback to both students and instructors.

The Solutions Manual, prepared by Bruce Swensen of Adelphi University, contains solutions to all end of chapter problems for easy reference.

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance was designed and developed for a first course in business or corporate finance, for both finance majors and non-majors alike. The text is nearly self-contained in terms of background or prerequisites, assuming some familiarity with basic algebra and accounting concepts, while still reviewing important accounting principles very early on. The organization of this text has been developed to give instructors the flexibility they need. The best-selling text has three basic themes that are the central focus of the book: 1) An emphasis on intuition: the authors separate and explain the principles at work on a common sense, intuitive level before launching into any specifics. 2) A unified valuation approach: net present value (NPV) is treated as the basic concept underlying corporate finance. 3) A managerial focus: the authors emphasize the role of the financial manager as a decision maker, and they stress the need for managerial input and judgment.