Financial Management and Policy (12th Edition) - Softcover

Van Horne, James C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130326577 ISBN 13: 9780130326577

Publisher: Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

Highly respected for its effective integration of financial theory and practice, this classic book explores the rapidly evolving and exciting theory of finance as it relates to a corporation's investment in assets, financing, and dividends, explains the ways in which analytical techniques are brought to bear on financial decision making, and supplies the institutional material necessary for a solid understanding of the environment in which financial decisions are made. New cases are added, highlighting for readers major issues in financial analysis, valuation, and financing. Extensively revised coverage of relevant topics throughout provides new and updated information on topics such as efficient markets, share repurchase, empirical evidence, electronic funds transfers, loan pricing, private placements, tax treatment of preferred-stock dividends and tax-deductible preferred stock, exotic securities used in corporate finance, and many others. Financial analysis and analytical techniques are discussed in conjunction, applying these topics as they relate to financial decision making with an emphasis on formulating alternatives, analyzing them, and reaching a decision. An excellent resource for professionals in positions such as treasurer, controller, banker, investment banker, investment manager, or chief financial officer.

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From the Publisher

Highly respected for its effective integration of financial theory and practice, this classic text explores financial theory as it relates to a corporation's investment in assets, financing, and dividends (and their relation to maximizing shareholder wealth). In addition it applies financial analysis and analytical techniques to financial decision making -- with an emphasis on formulating alternatives, analyzing them, and reaching a decision. The text also highlights the rich institutional environment in which financial decisions are made -- capturing the changing regulatory, tax, and economic, environment and considers the globalization of finance.

About the Author

KENNETH R. FERRIS, (Tempe, Arizona) a valuation and acquisition consultant to small and mid-cap companies in Central America, served on the faculty at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management; SMU's Cox School of Business; Thunderbird School of Global Management; Drucker School of Business at Claremont Graduate School, and Arizona State's W.P. Carey School of Business. He was a director for three NYSE-listed firms.

BARBARA S. PETITT, (Bournemouth, UK), visiting Assoc. Prof. of Finance at Thunderbird, specializes in corporate finance, valuation, mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. She has consulted with corporate clients throughout Europe and North America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130326577
• ISBN 13: 9780130326577
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 832