Foundations of finance : the logic and practice of financial management / [printed text] / Arthur J. Keown, Author  . -  5th Edition . - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006 . - xxxii, 592 p. : ill (col) ; 29 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-13-201929-3

Class number:	658.15
Abstract:	For the introductory Finance course, given during the junior year and required at all undergraduate business schools. Keown enables students to see the big picture by letting them understand the logic that drives finance rather than having them memorize formulas.
Contents note:	Part 1 The Scope and Environment of Financial Management 1. An introduction to the foundations of financial management - the ties that bind; 2. The financial markets and interest rates; 3. Understanding financial statements and cash flows; 4. Evaluating a firm's financial performance Part 2 Valuation and Financial Assets 5. The time value of money; 6. The meaning of risk and return; 7. Valuation and characteristics of bonds;8. Valuation and characteristics of stocks Part 3 Investment in Long-Term Assets 9. Capital-budgeting techniques and practice; 10. Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting; 11. Cost of capital Part 4 Capital Structure and Dividend Policy 12. Determining the financing mix; 13. Dividend policy and internal financing Part 5 Working-Capital Management and International Business Finance 14. Short-term financial planning; 15. Working-capital management; 16. Current asset management; 17. International business finance