Corporate theory and practice finance

The Second Edition of Damodaran's CORPORATE FINANCE asks you to combine theory and data in order to make investment, financing and dividend decisions. But rather than making these decisions in a hypothetical environment, you analyze real data for real companies.

Access real data and additional resources on the Web!

The Second Edition features a greatly expanded and enhanced web site), with many additional resources, including:

Links and support for the Real Companies, Real Time in-text exercises

Extra practice problems and solutions

Periodically updated data for the companies analyzed in the text

Excel Worksheets for problems in the text

Wall Street Journal Business Extra Reading Room (A set of articles and discussion questions related to various topics cited within the text.)

Online Study Guide (Students can purchase this eGrade-based tutorial online via the text's web site.)

Numerous instructor resources

Contents

• Preface
• A Reader's Guide
• Part One Introduction to corporate finance
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Corporate Finance
• Chapter 2 The Objective in Corporate Finance
• Chapter 3 The Time Value of Money
• Chapter 4 Understanding Financial Statements
• Chapter 5 Value and Price : An Introduction
• Chapter 6 The Basics of Risk
• Part Two Investment Analysis
• Chapter 7 Estimting Hurdle Rates for Firmes
• Chapter 8 Estimating Hurdle Rates for Projects
• Chapter 9 Estimating Earning and Cash Flows on Projects
• Chapter 10 Investment Decision Rules
• Chapter 11 Investment Analysis with Inflation and Exchange Rate Risk
• Chapter 12 Project Interactions, Side Benefits, and Side Costs
• Chapter 13 Investments in Noncash Working Capital
• Chapter 14 Investments in Cash and Marketable Securities
• Chapter 15 Investment Returns and Corporate Strategy
• Part Three The Financing Decision
• Chapter 16 An Overview of Financing Choices
• Chapter 17 The Financing Process
• Chapter 18 The Financing Mix : Tradeoffs and Theory
• Chapter 19 The Optimal Financing Mix
• Chapter 20 The Financing Mix and Choices
• Part Four The Dividend Decision
• Chapter 21 Dividend Policy
• Chapter 22 Analyzing Cash Returned to Stockholders
• Chapter 23 Beyond Cash Dividends : Buybacks, Spinoffs, and Divestitures
• Part Five Valuation
• Chapter 24 Valuation : Principles and Practice
• Chapter 25 Value Enhancement : Tools and Techniques
• Chapter 26 : Acquisitions and Takeovers
• Part Six The Link Between Valuation and Corporate Finance Decision
• Chapter 27 Option Application in Corporate Finance
• Chapter 28 Back to First Principles
• Solutions to Odd-Numbered Questions and Problems
• Index