Table of Contents

Part One Introduction 1 Goals and Governance of the Firm 2 Financial Markets and Institutions 3 Accounting and Finance 4 Measuring Corporate Performance Part Two Value 5 The Time Value of Money 6 Valuing Bonds 7 Valuing Stocks 8 Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria 9 Using Discounted Cash-Flow Analysis to Make Investment Decisions 10 Project Analysis Part Three Risk 11 Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Opportunity Cost of Capital 12 Risk, Return, and Capital Budgeting 13 The Weighted-Average Cost of Capital and Company Valuation Part Four Financing 14 Introduction to Corporate Financing 15 How Corporations Raise Venture Capital and Issue Securities Part Five Debt and Payout Policy 16 Debt Policy 17 Payout Policy Part Six Financial Analysis and Planning 18 Long-Term Financial Planning 19 Short-Term Financial Planning 20 Working Capital Management Part Seven Special Topics 21 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control 22 International Financial Management 23 Options 24 Risk Management Part Eight Conclusion 25 What We Do and Do Not Know about Finance Appendix A Appendix B Glossary Credits Global Index Index

About the Author

Richard A. Brealey is a Professor of Finance at the London Business School. He is the former president of the European Finance Association and a former director of the American Finance Association. He is a fellow of the British Academy and has served as a special adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England and as director of a number of financial institutions. Professor Brealey is also the author (with Professor Myers) of this books sister text, Principles of Corporate Finance.



Stewart C. Myers is the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance at MITs Sloan School of Management. He is past president of the American Finance Association and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research has focused on financing decisions, valuation methods, the cost of capital, and financial aspects of government regulation of business. Dr. Myers is a director of The Brattle Group, Inc., and is active as a financial consultant. He is also the author (with Professor Brealey) of this books sister text, Principles of Corporate Finance.



Alan J. Marcus is a Professor of Finance in the Wallace E. Carroll School of Management at Boston College. His main research interests are in derivatives and securities markets. He is co-author (with Zvi Bodie and Alex Kane) of the texts Investments and Essentials of Investments. Professor Marcus has served as a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Marcus also spent two years at Freddie Mac, where he helped to develop mortgage pricing and credit risk models. He currently serves on the Research Foundation Advisory Board of the CFA Institute.