Brooks, Raymond,  1950- <br/><br/>
Financial management :  core concepts / 
by Ray Brooks. 
 - International ed. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. ;  Harlow :  Pearson Education,  2009. 
 - 688 p. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Part I.Fundamental concepts and basic tools of finance -- 1.Financial management -- 2.Financial statements -- 3.The time value of money (part 1) -- 4.The time value of money (part 2) -- 5.Interest rates -- Part II.Valuing stocks and bonds and understanding risk and return -- 6.Bonds and bond valuation -- 7.Stocks and stock valuation -- 8.Risk and return -- Part III.Capital budgeting -- 9.Capital budgeting decision models -- 10.Cash flow estimation -- 11.The cost of capital -- Part IV.Financial planning and evaluationg performance -- 12.Forecasting and short-term financial planning -- 13.Working capital management -- 14.Financial ratios and firm performance -- Part V.Other selected finance topics -- 15.Raising capital - 16.Capital structure -- 17.Dividends, dividend policy, and stock spilts -- 18.International financial management. 
<br/><br/> The author presents the key concepts of finance early, then applies those concepts to various finance problems. He does this by introducing key finance concepts with personal finance and business-related examples so students understand how the tools of finance can help them in any career or business situation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780321609397 (pbk.) :  £42.99 0321609395 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business enterprises--Finance<br/>Corporations--Finance<br/>Business and Management.<br/>Finance<br/>Corporate finance<br/>Budgeting & financial management
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG4026 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.15 BRO