Financial Management: Theory & Practice 11/e

A popular choice of academicians and students since its first launch in 1977, Financial Management by Prasanna Chandra has gone a long way in winning hearts across the length and breadth of the country in the first four decades of its existence. The eleventh edition will carry the baton and it includes new sections and updates across the chapters. It has newer excel applications and Beyond the Pages feature to capture the latest happenings and technological use in the subject area. Long established as one of the most innovative and comprehensive texts on the subject area, the title focuses on imparting not just the basics of financial accounting but also imbibes skills necessary to perform. Content: Part–I Introduction 1. Financial Management: An Overview 2. The Financial System Part–II Financial Analysis and Planning 3. Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow 4. Analysis of Financial Statements 5. Financial Planning and Forecasting Part–III Fundamental Valuation Concepts 6. The Time Value of Money 7. Valuation of Bonds and Stocks 8. Risk and Return 9. Risk and Return: Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing Models 10. Options and their Valuation Part–IV Capital Budgeting 11. Techniques of Capital Budgeting 12. Estimation of Project Cash Flows 13. Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting 14. The Cost of Capital 15. Capital Budgeting: Extensions Part–V Long Term Financing 16. Market Efficiency and Financing Decisions 17. Sources of Long-Term Finance 18. Raising Long Term Finance Part–VI Capital Structure and Dividend Decisions 19. Capital Structure and Firm Value 20. Capital Structure Decision 21. Dividend Policy and Firm Value 22. Dividend Decision Part–VII Working Capital Management 23. Working Capital Policy 24. Cash and Liquidity Management 25. Credit Management 26. Inventory Management 27. Working Capital Financing 28. Working Capital Management: Extensions Part–VIII Debt and Hybrid Financing 29. Debt Analysis and Management 30. Leasing, Hire-Purchase, and Project Finance 31. Hybrid Financing Part–IX Corporate Valuation, Restructuring and Value Creation 32. Corporate Valuation 33. Value Based Management 34. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring 35. Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation 36. Performance Measurement and Balanced Scorecard Part–X International Finance and Risk Management 37. International Financial Management 38. Derivatives and Risk Management Part–XI Special Topics 39. Financial Management in Companies with Special Characteristics 40. Financial Management in Sick Units 41. Behavioural Corporate Finance 42. The State of Our Knowledge