Financial Management is comprehensive textbook designed especially for post graduate students of business management. The book is divided into 8 parts and 27 chapters.

Part I discusses financial statements, cash flow, and taxes, along with the Indian financial markets and institutions. Part II focuses on financial analysis, planning and forecasting. Part III focusses on valuation of concepts. Part IV enumerates the topics related to capital budgeting. Part V comprises capital structure and dividend decisions. Part VI and VII present working capital management and long term financing respectively. Part VIII discusses special topics such as corporate restructuring and financial restructuring, corporate failure and liquidation, among others.

Business managers and finance professionals will also find this book very useful for its focused coverage, sound theoretical base, and practice-oriented approach.

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Table of contents

Part 1: Introduction

An introduction to financial management
The Indian financial markets, and Institutions
Financial Statements, cash flow, and Taxes


Part 2: Financial Analysis, Planning, and Forecasting

Financial Statements Analysis
Financial Planning and Forecasting


Part 3: Valuation Concepts

Risk and rates of return – Introduction to Capital Market theory
Risk and Rates of return – Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing Model
Security Market Line, Estimation of Beta and the Cost of equity
Valuation of Bonds and stocks
Valuation of Options


Part 4: Capital Budgeting

Capital Budgeting
Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Evaluation in Capital Budgeting Decisions
Real Options
Liability Management


Part 5: Capital Structure and Dividend Decisions

Capital structure Theory and leverage
Dividend Distribution and Buy back of shares


Part 6: Working Capital Management

Working Capital Management
Lease, Hire Purchase, and Project Financing


Part 7: Long Term Financing

Sourcing of Long Term Finance


Part 8: Special Topics

Corporate Restructuring and Financial Restructuring
Corporate Failure and Liquidation
Derivatives
Corporate Governance
Behavioral Aspects of Corporate Finance
Multinational Financial Management


Appendix A: MS Excel – Financial Functions
Appendix B: Mathematical Tables
Appendix C: Answers to exercises
Appendix D: Important equations and data
Appendix E: Further readings
Appendix F: Glossary
Appendix G: Index