Includes index.

The financial environment -- An introduction to finance -- Financial management -- Financial analysis -- Financial statements -- Financial statement analysis -- The basics of valuation -- The time value of money -- Debt valuation and interest rates -- Equity valuation -- Capital market theory -- Risk, return, and portfolio theory -- Asset pricing -- Long-term investment decisions -- Capital budgeting decisions -- Capital budgeting: cash flows and risk -- Long-term financing -- Debt instruments -- Equity and hybrid instruments -- Cost of capital -- Financial policies -- Capital structure decisions -- Dividend policy -- Financial management: capstone -- Financial planning, forecasting, and risk management -- Derivatives -- Working capital management -- Leasing -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Global financial management [online] -- Appendix: solutions to selected problems -- Glossary -- Index.

Corporate Finance by Booth, Cleary, & Drake is designed for a corporate finance course that focuses on decision making for a business enterprise.nbsp; Authors Booth, Cleary, and Drake introduce students to the fundamental concepts in corporate finance through a step-by-step approach to working problems using extensive spreadsheet and calculator assistance.nbsp; The authors also provide in-depth coverage at challenging topics in finance including derivatives and leasing. As part of a robust digital and print program, Corporate Finance includes WileyPLUS, a student-centered learning and assessment environment where students work through practice questions and assigned end-of-chapter problems, video assessments, and interactive animations alongside an embedded e-Textbook. Access to WileyPLUS is sold separately. Given world news on topics like the financial crisis, the need for in depth knowledge for tomorrow's leaders in finance, and the importance of ethical decision making in financial management, Corporate Finance is tailored for tomorrow's professional. WileyPLUS sold separately from text.