Financial management : an Irish text / [printed text] / Thomas Power, Author ; Stephen Walsh, Author ; Paul O'Meara, Author  . -  3rd Edition . - Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2009 . - xiv, 638 p. : ill (b & w) ; 25 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-7171-4554-6

Class number:	658.15
Abstract:	Contains updated references, changes in market structure and operations and tax rates where appropriate. Suitable for third level and professional accountancy students taking finance as a major subject and for those studying finance as part of a non-finance course. Each chapter contains the following: - a set of learning objectives - a comprehensive executive summary - newspaper vignettes introducing students to real-life situations - end of chapter questions, including general reviews and concept questions, and computational and mathematical problems. Employs a pedagogical use of colour. Accompanied by an expanded lecturers' and students' website containing more challenging questions, PowerPoint presentation material, and extensive web links. Additional relevant questions, solutions and past exam papers are available on the ACCA, CIMA and CPA websites.
Contents note:	Part 1: Introduction to Financial Management Chapter 1 An Overview of Finance; Chapter 2 Financial Statements and Cash Flow; Chapter 3 Financial Statement Analysis Part 2: Fundamental Concepts in Finance - Risk and Return Chapter 4 The Value of Money; Chapter 5 Introduction to Bonds; Chapter 6 Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model; Chapter 7 Portfoilio Performance Taking Account of Risk Part 3: Valuations Chapter 8 Share and Company Valuations; Chapter 9 Dividend Policy; Chapter 10 Mergers and Acquisitions Part 4: Long-term Financial Strategy Chapter 11 Financial Forecasting and Planning; Chapter 12 Investment Appraisal; Chapter 13 The Cost of Capital and Capital Structure Part 5: Long-term Sources of Finance Chapter 14 Raising Equity Finance; Chapter 15 The Bond Market Part 6: Short-term and Medium-term Sources of Finance Chapter 16 Working Capital and Cash Management; Chapter 17 Inventory and Credit Management; Chapter 18 Short-term Sources of Finance Part 7: Special Topics in Finance Chapter 19 Risk Management; Chapter 20 Loans and Mortgages Appendix 1 Solutions to selected end of chapter questions; Appendix 2 Mathematical tables; Glossary of terms; References and further reading; Index.