Managerial Finance: Fundamentals and Application

Product Details
Author(s): Roger Kerkenbush
ISBN: 9781684780433
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Available Formats
Format: GRLContent (online access)

$109.41

Overview of
Managerial Finance: Fundamentals and Application

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Welcome to Managerial Finance: Fundamentals and Application. This text is designed to be a broad overview of how finance works in business. Emphasis will be on the tools and techniques used to make financial decisions in corporations, but the concepts discussed are used across a variety of businesses. Topics include financial analysis, financial modeling, capital budgeting, net present value mechanisms, stock and bond pricing models, risk analysis, and the capital assets pricing model. Analysis of how the financial manager influences the decision-making process within the firm.

 

All business leaders need to have an understanding of managerial finance since all areas of business require budgeting, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. There are projects within different divisions that will be either accepted or rejected based on financial analysis. Managerial finance uses financial data to make decisions that will impact the future of the firm. This text focuses on the fundamental concepts and the application of those concepts.

 

"I found that the book for this class is very useful, because it cuts out the fluff of your average textbook and gets right to the point, which makes it easier to read." - Student at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

 

"I really enjoyed the textbook... It was easy to follow and didn't take a very long time to read through." - Student at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

About the Author
Roger Kerkenbush

Roger Kerkenbush, CPA, FMVA®, is a finance professor and textbook author with more than 20 years of teaching, administrative, and industry experience. A former Associate Professor of Finance and Accounting at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, he specializes in undergraduate corporate finance, managerial finance, and accounting instruction delivered in fully online and asynchronous formats. He holds an M.S. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, is a Wisconsin-licensed CPA, and is a Fulbright Award recipient. Managerial Finance: Fundamentals and Application has earned a reputation as the textbook for students who hate textbooks.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Financial Statement Analysis
  • Chapter 3: Time Value of Money
  • Chapter 4: Interest Rates
  • Chapter 5: Bonds
  • Chapter 6: Risk and Return
  • Chapter 7: Stocks
  • Chapter 8: Cost of Capital
  • Chapter 9: Capital Budgeting
  • Chapter 10: Capital Structure
  • Chapter 11: Dividends and Stock Repurchases
  • Chapter 12: Introduction to Financial Modeling