Principles of corporate finance/ / by Richard A. Brealey and Stewart C. Myers.

Includes appendix, glossary and index.

Value Why finance matters How to calculate present value The value of common stocks Why net present value leads to better investment decision than other criteria Making investment decisions with the net present value rule Risk Introduction to risk, return, and the opportunity cost of capital Risk and return Capital budgeting and risk Practical problems on capital budgeting A project is not a black box Where positive net present value comes from Organizing capital expenditure and evaluating performance Financing decisions and market efficiency Corporate financing and six lessons of market efficiency An overview of corporate financing How corporation issue securities Dividend policy and capital expenditure The dividend controversy Does debt policy matters How much should a firm borrow Interactions of investment and financing decisions Options Corporate liabilities and the value of options Applications of option pricing theory Warrants and convertibles Debt financing Valuing risky debt The many different kinds of debt Hedging financial risk Leasing Financial planning Analyzing financial performance Approaches to financial planning Short term financial planning Short term financial decisions Credit management Cash management Long term lending and borrowing Mergers and international finance Mergers International financial management What we do and do not know about finance