Essentials of managerial finance / Scott Besley, Eugene F. Brigham.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to managerial finance -- An overview of managerial finance -- The financial environment: markets, institutions, and interest rates -- Essential concepts in managerial finance -- The time value of money -- Risk and rates of return -- Valuation concepts -- Capital budgeting -- Capital budgeting techniques -- Project cash flows and risk -- Cost of capital, leverage, and dividend policy -- The cost of capital -- Capital structure -- Dividend policy -- Forecasting, planning, and control -- Analysis of financial statements -- Financing planning and control -- Working capital management -- Working capital policy -- Managing short-term assets -- Managing short-term liabilities (financing) -- Strategic long-term financing decisions -- Common stock and the investment banking process -- Long-term debt -- Alternative financing arrangements and corporate restructuring.

Essentials of Managerial Finance is the classic that started the First in Finance franchise. Now in its Thirteenth Edition, this best-selling text is renowned for its excellent blend of theoretical and applied material, comprehensive support package, and applicable real-world examples. In addition to its continued coverage of such hot topics as multinational finance, ethical dilemma discussions are incorporated throughout the text. Formerly known as "Weston/Besley/Brigham," Scott Besley is now the primary author.