Book Review of

Financial Management

Theory and Practice

Author : Eugene Brigham and Louis Gapenski

Pros : Very comprehensive with many worked-out examples.

Cons : None.

Grade : A-

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Part 1 : Foundations of Financial Management

1. An Overview of Financial Management
2. Financial Statements, Taxes and Cash Flows
3. Financial markets, Institutions and Interest Rates

Part 2 : Valuation and the Cost of Capital

4. Risk and Return : Part 1
5. Risk and Return : Part 2
6. Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
7. Valuation Models
8. The Cost of Capital

Part 3 : Capital Budgeting

9. The Basics of Capital Budgeting
10. Project Cash Flow Analysis
11. Risk Analysis and The Optimal Capital Budget

Part 4 : Capital Structure and Dividend Policy

12. Capital Structure Theory
13. Capital Structure Policy
14. Dividend Policy

Part 5 : Long-Term Financing Decisions

15. Common Stock, Preferred Stock, and the Investment Banking Process
16. Long-Term Debt (including bankruptcy and refunding operations)
17. Lease Financing
18. Options, Warrants, Convertibles and Futures

Part 6 : Short-Term Financial Management

19. Short-Term Financial Planning and Financing
20. Cash and Marketable Securities
21. Accounts Receivable and Inventory

Part 7 : Financial Analysis and Planning

22. Financial Statement Analysis
23. Financial Planning and Control
24. Mergers, LBOs, Divestitures and Holding Companies

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Reviewed by David Luhman, MBA, EA

Published 1991 by The Dryden Press. ISBN 0-03-032672-9
Length : 995 pages.