Financial Management
An Irish Text
2nd Edition
Published on 6. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-7171-3842-5 (ISBN)
Description
Contains updated references, changes in market structure and operations and tax rates where appropriate.
Suitable for third level and professional accountancy students taking finance as a major subject and for those studying finance as part of a non-finance course.
Each chapter contains the following: - a set of learning objectives - a comprehensive executive summary - newspaper vignettes introducing students to real-life situations - end of chapter questions, including general reviews and concept questions, and computational and mathematical problems.
Employs a pedagogical use of colour.
Accompanied by an expanded lecturers' and students' website containing more challenging questions, PowerPoint presentation material, and extensive web links.
Additional relevant questions, solutions and past exam papers are available on the ACCA, CIMA and CPA websites.
Suitable for third level and professional accountancy students taking finance as a major subject and for those studying finance as part of a non-finance course.
Each chapter contains the following: - a set of learning objectives - a comprehensive executive summary - newspaper vignettes introducing students to real-life situations - end of chapter questions, including general reviews and concept questions, and computational and mathematical problems.
Employs a pedagogical use of colour.
Accompanied by an expanded lecturers' and students' website containing more challenging questions, PowerPoint presentation material, and extensive web links.
Additional relevant questions, solutions and past exam papers are available on the ACCA, CIMA and CPA websites.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1196 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7171-3842-5 (9780717138425)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Thomas Power, BA (Hons), MBS (Finance) lectures in Finance and Economics at the Faculty of the Built Environment, Dublin Institute of Technology. Stephen Walsh BA (Mod), MA (NUI) (Economics) lectures in Investment Analysis and Financial Mathematics at the Faculty of the Built Environment, Dublin Institute of Technology. Paul O'Meara BA (Hons), MA (Economics) lectures in Finance and Decision Making Techniques in the School of Business at Athlone Institute of Technology.
Content
Part One: Overview of Financial Management 1 An Overview of Finance 2 Financial Statements and Cash Flow 3 Financial Statement Analysis Part Two: Valuations 4 The Time Value of Money 5 Introduction to Bond Valuations 6 Share and Company Valuations Part Three: Strategic Investment Decisions 7 Investment Appraisal 8 The Cost of Capital and Capital Structure 9 Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model Part Four: Long-term Financial Planning 10 Financial Forecasting and Planning 11 Raising Equity Finance 12 Dividend Policy Part Five: Short-term Financial Planning 13 Working Capital and Cash Management 14 Inventory and Credit Management 15 Short-term Sources of Finance Part Six: The Investment Market 16 The Investment Market Structures and Operation Part Seven: Special Topics in Finance and Investment 17 Risk Management 18 Portfolio Performance taking account of Risk 19 Mergers and Acquisitions 20 A More Detailed Examination of Bond Market Investment 21 Loans and Mortgages