Let an actual former CFO introduce your students to the key financial
management topics within Financial Management: A Practical Approach, 6E, International
Edition.
Author, former successful CFO, and recognized instructor William R. Lasher
captivates readers with unique insights into the issues and challenges facing financial
managers every day. From a look at hidden agendas and the biases of decision makers in the
firm to the analyses of financial proposals, Lashers practical, relevant presentation keep
students reading.
This edition examines the latest financial developments, including the
recession of 2008-2009. You will find an engaging, complete presentation perfectly matched
to the needs of todays business students, from the use of everyday math, rather than
advanced math in theory sections, to numerous worked-out examples and graphical and
intuitive presentations. Lashers Financial Management: A Practical Approach, 6E,
International Edition, provides the understanding of financial management todays business
students need for future success.
Table of Contents
Part 1: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
1. An Overview of Finance.
2. Accounting and Financial Statements.
3. Cash Flows and Financial Analysis.
4. Business and Financial Planning.
5. The Financial System and Interest.
Part 2: DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW AND THE VALUE OF SECURITIES.
6. Time Value of Money.
7. Fixed-Income Securities.
8. Stocks.
9. Risk and Portfolio Theory.
Part 3: BUSINESS INVESTMENT DECISIONS--CAPITAL BUDGETING.
10. Capital Budgeting.
11. Estimating Cash Flows.
12. Risk and Real Options .
13. The Cost of Capital.
Part 4: LONG-TERM FINANCING ISSUES.
14. Leverage and Capital Structure.
15. Derivatives.
Part 5: OPERATIONS ISSUES--WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING.
16. Working Capital Management.
17. Mergers and Other Restructuring.
18. International Markets and Finance.
864 pages, Paperback