Corporate Finance For Dummies

Get a handle on one of the most powerful forces in the world today with this straightforward, no-jargon guide to corporate finance A firm grasp of the fundamentals of corporate finance can help explain and predict the behavior of businesses and businesspeople. And, with the right help from us, it’s not that hard to learn! In Corporate Finance For Dummies, an expert finance professor with experience in everything from small business to large, public corporations walks you through the basics of the subject. You’ll find out how to read corporate financial statements, manage risks and investments, understand mergers and acquisitions, and value corporate assets. In this book, you will also: Get a plain-English introduction to the financial concepts, instruments, definitions, and strategies that govern corporate finance Learn how to value a wide variety of instruments, from physical assets to intangible property, bonds, equities, and derivatives Explore the intricacies of financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows Perfect for students in introductory corporate finance classes looking for an easy-to-follow supplementary resource, Corporate Finance For Dummies, delivers intuitive instruction combined with real-world examples that will give you the head start you need to get a grip on everything from the cost of capital to debt analytics, corporate bonds, derivatives, and more.

Introduction  1 Part 1: What’s Unique about Corporate Finance  5 Chapter 1: The Tale of Corporate Finance  7 Chapter 2: Introducing Finance Land  15 Chapter 3: Pitching Your Story for Money  35 Part 2: Making a Statement  45 Chapter 4: Staying Balanced  47 Chapter 5: Incoming Income 59 Chapter 6: Going with the (Cash) Flow  67 Chapter 7: Mastering Metrics  75 Chapter 8: Calculating Capital 97 Part 3: Valuations on the Price Tags of Business  115 Chapter 9: Determining Present and Future Values: Time Is Money 117 Chapter 10: Calling in the Cavalry 125 Chapter 11: Bonding Over Business  143 Chapter 12: Savvy Stock Sales 159 Chapter 13: Pricing Probability from Derived Value  173 Part 4: A Wonderland of Risk Management  183 Chapter 14: Managing Uncertainty  185 Chapter 15: Through the Looking Glass of Modern Portfolio Theory  197 Chapter 16: Financially Engineering Yourself Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole  217 Chapter 17: Weighing Capital  233 Part 5: Financial Management 243 Chapter 18: Assessing Financial Performance  245 Chapter 19: Forecasting Finances 263 Chapter 20: Getting the Deets on M&A 277 Part 6: The Part of Tens  295 Chapter 21: Ten Things You Need to Know about International Finance  297 Chapter 22: Ten Things You Need to Understand about Behavioral Finance  313 Index  325