Financial statements, taxes, and cash flow -- Working with financial statements -- Long-term financial planning and growth -- Introduction to valuation : the time value of money -- Discounted cash flow valuation -- Interest rates and bond valuation -- Stock valuation -- Net present value and other investment criteria -- Making capital investment decisions -- Project analysis and evaluation -- Some lessons from capital market history -- Return, risk, and the security market line -- Cost of capital -- Raising capital -- Financial leverage and capital structure policy -- Dividends and payout policy -- Short-term finance and planing -- Cash and liquidity management -- Credit and inventory management -- International corporate finance -- Behavioral finance : implications for financial management -- Enterprise risk management -- Options and corporate finance -- Option valuation -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Leasing -- Appendix A, Mathematical tables -- Appendix B, Key equations -- Appendix C, Answers to selected end-of-chapter problems -- Appendix D, Using the HP 10B and TI BA II plus financial calculators.