TY - BOOK AU - Petty,J.William AU - Jr .Scott ,David F. AU - Keown,Arthur J. AU - Martin ,John D. TI - Financial management SN - 9780733993503 AV - HG4026 .P6 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Australia PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Business enterprises KW - Finance KW - Corporations N1 - Includes indexes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; The scope and environment of financial management -- An introduction to financial management -- Understanding financial statements, taxes, and cash flows -- Evaluating a firm's financial performance -- Financial forecasting, planning, and budgeting -- Valuation of financial assets -- The value of money -- Risk and rates of return -- Valuation and characteristics of bonds -- Stock valuation -- Investment in long-term assets -- Capital budgeting decision criteria -- Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting -- Capital budgeting and risk analysis -- Cost of capital -- Managing for shareholder value -- Capital structure and dividend policy -- The role of financial markets in financial management -- Analysis and impact of leverage -- Planning the firm's financing mix -- Dividend policy and internal financing -- Working-capital management and special topics in finance -- Working-capital management and short-term financing -- Cash and marketable securities management -- Accounts receivable and inventory management -- Risk management -- International business finance -- Corporate restructuring : combinations and divestitures -- Term loans and leases ER -