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Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Brief Contents
Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Introduction to Managerial Finance
1. The Role of Managerial Finance
Brookdale Senior Living––Is Brookdale’s Management About to Be Retired?
1.1. Finance and the Firm
What Is Finance?
What Is a Firm?
What Is the Goal of the Firm?
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Do Corporate Executives Have a Social Responsibility?
The Role of Business Ethics
Review Questions
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Must Search Engines Screen Out Fake News?
1.2. Managing the Firm
The Managerial Finance Function
Review Questions
1.3. Organization Forms, Taxation, and the Principal-Agent Relationship
Legal Forms of Business Organization
Agency Problems and Agency Costs
Corporate Governance
Review Questions
1.4. Developing Skills for Your Career
Critical Thinking
Communication and Collaboration
Financial Computing Skills
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problem
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
2. The Financial Market Environment
Airbnb––Billions of VC Funding Gives Airbnb Plenty of Room
2.1. Financial Institutions
Commercial Banks, Investment Banks, and the Shadow Banking System
Review Questions
2.2. Financial Markets
The Relationship Between Institutions and Markets
The Money Market
The Capital Market
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Berkshire Hathaway: Can Buffett Be Replaced?
The Role of Capital Markets
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Should Insider Trading Be Legal?
Review Questions
2.3. Regulation of Financial Markets and Institutions
Regulations Governing Financial Institutions
Regulations Governing Financial Markets
Review Questions
2.4. The Securities Issuing Process
Issuing Common Stock
Review Questions
2.5. Financial Markets in Crisis
Financial Institutions and Real Estate Finance
Spillover Effects and Recovery from the Great Recession
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problem
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 1: Merit Enterprise Corp.
Part 2: Financial Tools
3. Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis
Kroger––Ratios Point to Trouble at Kroger
3.1. The Stockholders’ Report
The Letter to Stockholders
In Practice: Global Focus: More Countries Adopt International Financial Reporting Standards
The Four Key Financial Statements
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Earnings Shenanigans
Notes to the Financial Statements
Consolidating International Financial Statements
Review Questions
3.2. Using Financial Ratios
Interested Parties
Types of Ratio Comparisons
Cautions About Using Ratio Analysis
Review Questions
3.3. Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick (Acid-Test) Ratio
Review Questions
3.4. Activity Ratios
Inventory Turnover
Average Collection Period
Average Payment Period
Total Asset Turnover
Review Question
3.5. Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
Times Interest Earned Ratio
Fixed-Payment Coverage Ratio
Review Questions
3.6. Profitability Ratios
Common-Size Income Statements
Gross Profit Margin
Operating Profit Margin
Net Profit Margin
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Return on Total Assets (ROA)
Return on Equity (ROE)
Review Questions
3.7. Market Ratios
Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio
Market/Book (M/B) Ratio
Review Question
3.8. A Complete Ratio Analysis
Summary of Whole Foods’ Financial Condition
DuPont System of Analysis
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
4. Long- and Short- Term Financial Planning
Netflix Inc.––Not Streaming at Netflix— Cash Flow
4.1. The Financial Planning Process
Long-Term Strategic Financial Plans
Short-Term (Operating) Financial Plans
Review Questions
4.2. Measuring the Firm’s Cash Flow
Depreciation
Depreciation Methods
Developing the Statement of Cash Flows
Free Cash Flow
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Is Excess Cash Always a Good Thing?
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Free Cash Flow at LinkedIn
Review Questions
4.3. Cash Planning: Cash Budgets
The Sales Forecast
Preparing the Cash Budget
Evaluating the Cash Budget
Coping with Uncertainty in the Cash Budget
Cash Flow within the Month
Review Questions
4.4. Profit Planning: Pro Forma Statements
Preceding Year’s Financial Statements
Sales Forecast
Review Question
4.5. Preparing the Pro Forma Income Statement
Considering Types of Costs and Expenses
Review Questions
4.6. Preparing the Pro Forma Balance Sheet
Review Questions
4.7. Evaluation of Pro Forma Statements
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
5. Time Value of Money
Mega Millions Jackpot–– Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later
5.1. The Role of Time Value in Finance
Future Value Versus Present Value
Computational Tools
Basic Patterns of Cash Flow
Review Questions
5.2. Single Amounts
Future Value of a Single Amount
Present Value of a Single Amount
Review Questions
Excel Review Questionss
5.3. Annuities
Types of Annuities
Finding the Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity
Finding the Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity
Finding the Future Value of an Annuity Due
Finding the Present Value of an Annuity Due
Finding the Present Value of a Perpetuity
Review Questions
Excel Review Questionss
5.4. Mixed Streams
Future Value of a Mixed Stream
Present Value of a Mixed Stream
Review Question
Excel Review Questions
5.5. Compounding Interest More Frequently than Annually
Semiannual Compounding
Quarterly Compounding
A General Equation for Compounding
Using Computational Tools for Compounding
Continuous Compounding
Nominal and Effective Annual Rates of Interest
Review Questions
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Was the Deal for Manhattan a Swindle?
Excel Review Questionss
5.6. Special Applications of Time Value
Determining Deposits Needed to Accumulate a Future Sum
Loan Amortization
Finding Interest or Growth Rates
In Practice: Focus on Practice: New Century Brings Trouble for Subprime Mortgages
Finding an Unknown Number of Periods
Review Questions
Excel Review Questionss
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 2: Track Software, Inc.
Part 3: Valuation of Securities
6. Interest Rates and Bond Valuation
Aston Martin Bond Issue––The Name Is Bond—Junk Bond
6.1. Interest Rates and Required Returns
Interest Rate Fundamentals
Term Structure of Interest Rates
In Practice: Focus on Practice: I-Bonds Adjust for Inflation
Risk Premiums: Issuer and Issue Characteristics
Review Questions
6.2. Government and Corporate Bonds
Legal Aspects of Corporate Bonds
Cost of Bonds to the Issuer
General Features of a Bond Issue
Bond Yields
Bond Prices
Bond Ratings
Common Types of Bonds
International Bond Issues
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: “Can Bond Ratings Be Trusted?”
Review Questions
6.3. Valuation Fundamentals
Key Inputs
Basic Valuation Model
Review Questions
6.4. Bond Valuation
Bond Fundamentals
Bond Valuation
Semiannual Interest Rates and Bond Values
Changes in Bond Values
Yield to Maturity (YTM)
Review Questions
Excel Review Questionss
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
7. Stock Valuation
Tesla Inc.––Stock Prices Are All About the Future
7.1. Differences Between Debt and Equity
Voice in Management
Claims on Income and Assets
Maturity
Tax Treatment
Review Question
7.2. Common and Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Review Questions
7.3. Common Stock Valuation
Market Efficiency and Stock Valuation
Common Stock Dividend Valuation Model
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Understanding Human Behavior Helps Us Understand Investor Behavior
Free Cash Flow Valuation Model
Other Approaches to Common Stock Valuation
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Index Funds and Corporate Governance
Review Questions
7.4. Decision Making and Common Stock Value
Changes in Expected Dividends
Changes in Risk
Combined Effect
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 3: Encore International
Part 4: Risk and the Required Rate of Return
8. Risk and Return
Legg Mason Global Asset Management–– Miller’s Time
8.1. Risk and Return Fundamentals
What Is Risk?
What Is Return?
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: If It Seems Too Good to Be True, It Probably Is
Risk Preferences
Review Questions
8.2. Risk of a Single Asset
Risk Assessment
Risk Measurement
Review Questions
8.3. Risk of a Portfolio
Portfolio Return and Standard Deviation
Correlation
Diversification
Correlation, Diversification, Risk, and Return
International Diversification
In Practice: Global Focus: An International Flavor to Risk Reduction
Review Questions
8.4. Risk and Return: The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Types of Risk
The Model: CAPM
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
9. The Cost of Capital
J&J––Exceeding Expectations
9.1. Overview of the Cost of Capital
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: The Cost of Capital Also Rises
The Basic Concept
Sources of Long-Term Capital
Review Questions
9.2. Cost of Long-Term Debt
Net Proceeds
Before-Tax Cost of Debt
After-Tax Cost of Debt
Review Questions
Excel Review Questions
9.3. Cost of Preferred Stock
Preferred Stock Dividends
Calculating the Cost of Preferred Stock
Review Question
9.4. Cost of Common Stock
Finding the Cost of Common Stock Equity
Cost of Retained Earnings
Review Questions
9.5. Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Calculating Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Uncertain Times Make for an Uncertain Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Capital Structure Weights
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problem
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 4: Eco Plastics Company
Part 5: Long-Term Investment Decisions
10. Capital Budgeting Techniques
Maritime Resources Corp.––The Gold Standard for Evaluating Gold Mines
10.1. Overview of Capital Budgeting
Motives for Capital Expenditure
Steps in the Process
Basic Terminology
Capital Budgeting Techniques
Review Question
10.2. Payback Period
Decision Criteria
Pros and Cons of Payback Analysis
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Limits on Payback Analysis
Review Questions
10.3. Net Present Value (NPV)
Decision Criteria
NPV and the Profitability Index
NPV and Economic Value Added
Review Questions
Excel Review Questions
10.4. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Decision Criteria
Calculating the IRR
Review Questions
Excel Review Questions
10.5. Comparing NPV and IRR Techniques
Net Present Value Profiles
Conflicting Rankings
Which Approach is Better?
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Baby You Can Drive My Car—Just Not a VW Diesel
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problem
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
11. Capital Budgeting Cash Flows
Molson Coors Brewing Company––Brewing Up a Deal
11.1. Project Cash Flows
Major Cash Flow Types
Replacement Versus Expansion Decisions
Sunk Costs and Opportunity Costs
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Fumbling Sunk Costs
International Capital Budgeting and Long-Term Investments
Review Questions
In Practice: Global Focus: Changes May Influence Future Investments in China
11.2. Finding the Initial Investment
Installed Cost of the New Asset
After-Tax Proceeds from the Sale of the Old Asset
Change in Net Working Capital
Calculating the Initial Investment
Review Questions
11.3. Finding the Operating Cash Flows
Interpreting the Term Cash Flows
Interpreting the Term After-Tax
Interpreting the Term Incremental
Review Questions
11.4. Finding the Terminal Cash Flow
After-Tax Proceeds from the Sale of New and Old Assets
Change in Net Working Capital
Review Question
11.5. Summarizing the Net Cash Flows
Review Question
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
12. Risk and Refinements in Capital Budgeting
General Motors–– Venezuelan Government Seizes Factory Owned by GM
12.1. Introduction to Risk in Capital Budgeting
Review Question
12.2. Behavioral Approaches for Dealing with Risk
Breakeven Analysis
Scenario Analysis
Simulation
In Practice: Focus on Practice: The Monte Carlo Method: The Forecast Is for Less Uncertainty
Review Questions
Excel Review Questions
12.3. International Risk Considerations
Review Question
12.4. Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates
Determining Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates (RADRs)
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Remain Calm—All Is Well
Applying RADRs
Portfolio Effects
RADRs In Practice
Review Questions
12.5. Capital Budgeting Refinements
Comparing Projects with Unequal Lives
Recognizing Real Options
Capital Rationing
Review Questions
Excel Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problem
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 5: Lasting Impressions Company
Part 6: Long-Term Financial Decisions
13. Leverage and Capital Structure
Apple Inc.—Apple Leverages Its Brand
13.1. Leverage
Breakeven Analysis
Operating Leverage
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Qualcomm’s Leverage
Financial Leverage
Total Leverage
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Repo 105 Man
Review Questions
13.2. The Firm’s Capital Structure
Types of Capital
External Assessment of Capital Structure
Capital Structure of Non–U.S. Firms
Capital Structure Theory
Optimal Capital Structure
Review Questions
13.3. EBIT–EPS Approach to Capital Structure
Presenting a Financing Plan Graphically
Comparing Alternative Capital Structures
Considering Risk in EBIT–EPS Analysis
Basic Shortcoming of EBIT–EPS Analysis
Review Question
13.4. Choosing the Optimal Capital Structure
Linkage
Estimating Value
Maximizing Value Versus Maximizing EPS
Some Other Important Considerations
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
14. Payout Policy
Whirlpool Corporation–– Increasing Dividends
14.1. The Basics of Payout Policy
Elements of Payout Policy
Trends in Earnings and Dividends
Trends in Dividends and Share Repurchases
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Buyback Mountain
Review Questions
14.2. The Mechanics of Payout Policy
Cash Dividend Payment Procedures
Share Repurchase Procedures
Tax Treatment of Dividends and Repurchases
In Practice: Focus on Practice: Capital Gains and Dividend Tax Treatment Extended to 2012 and Beyond for Some
Dividend Reinvestment Plans
Stock Price Reactions to Corporate Payouts
Review Questions
14.3. Relevance of Payout Policy
Residual Theory of Dividends
The Dividend Irrelevance Theory
Arguments for Dividend Relevance
Review Questions
14.4. Factors Affecting Dividend Policy
Legal Constraints
Contractual Constraints
Growth Prospects
Owner Considerations
Market Considerations
Review Question
14.5. Types of Dividend Policies
Constant-Payout-Ratio Dividend Policy
Regular Dividend Policy
Low-Regular-and-Extra Dividend Policy
Review Question
14.6. Other Forms of Dividends
Stock Dividends
Stock Splits
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 6 O’Grady Apparel Company
Part 7: Short-Term Financial Decisions
15. Working Capital and Current Assets Management
The Hackett Group Survey––Are CFOs Afraid of the Ghost of Financial Crisis Past?
15.1. Net Working Capital Fundamentals
Working Capital Management
Net Working Capital
Trade Off between Profitability and Risk
Review Questions
15.2. Cash Conversion Cycle
Calculating the Cash Conversion Cycle
Funding Requirements of the Cash Conversion Cycle
Strategies for Managing the Cash Conversion Cycle
Review Questions
15.3. Inventory Management
Differing Viewpoints about Inventory Level
Common Techniques for Managing Inventory
In Practice: Focus on Practice: In Bed with RFID
International Inventory Management
Review Questions
15.4. Accounts Receivable Management
Credit Selection and Standards
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: If You Can Bilk It, They Will Come
Credit Terms
Credit Monitoring
Review Questions
15.5. Management of Receipts and Disbursements
Float
Speeding Up Collections
Slowing Down Payments
Cash Concentration
Zero-Balance Accounts
Investing in Marketable Securities
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
16. Current Liabilities Management
FastPay––Getting Cash into the Hands of Online Media Companies
16.1. Spontaneous Liabilities
Accounts Payable Management
Accruals
Review Questions
16.2. Unsecured Sources of Short-Term Loans
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Bank Loans and Shareholder Wealth
Bank Loans
Commercial Paper
In Practice: Focus on Practice: The Ebb and Flow of Commercial Paper
International Loans
Review Questions
16.3. Secured Sources of Short-Term Loans
Characteristics of Secured Short-Term Loans
Use of Accounts Receivable as Collateral
Use of Inventory as Collateral
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problem
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 7: Casa de Diseño
Part 8: Special Topics in Managerial Finance
17. Hybrid and Derivative Securities
Advanced Micro Devices––AMD Taps the Bond Market for Cash
17.1. Overview of Hybrids and Derivatives
Review Question
17.2. Leasing
Types of Leases
Leasing Arrangements
In Practice: Focus on Practice: I’d Like to Return This (Entire Store), Please
Lease-Versus-Purchase Decision
Effects of Leasing on Future Financing
Advantages and Disadvantages of Leasing
Review Questions
17.3. Convertible Securities
Types of Convertible Securities
General Features of Convertibles
Financing with Convertibles
Determining the Value of a Convertible Bond
Review Questions
17.4. Stock Purchase Warrants
Key Characteristics
Implied Price of an Attached Warrant
Values of Warrants
Review Questions
17.5. Options
Calls and Puts
Options Markets
Options Trading
Role of Call and Put Options in Fund Raising
Hedging Foreign-Currency Exposures with Options
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Banking on Options
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
18. Mergers, LBOs, Divestitures, and Business Failure
Dell, Inc.––Carl Icahn and Founder Michael Dell Fight for Computer Maker
18.1. Merger Fundamentals
Terminology
Motives for Merging
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Is There Any Good in Greed?
Types of Mergers
Review Questions
18.2. LBOs and Divestitures
Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs)
Divestitures
Review Questions
18.3. Analyzing and Negotiating Mergers
Valuing the Target Company
Stock Swap Transactions
Merger Negotiation Process
Holding Companies
International Mergers
Review Questions
In Practice: Global Focus: International Mergers
18.4. Business Failure Fundamentals
Types of Business Failure
Major Causes of Business Failure
Voluntary Settlements
Review Questions
18.5. Reorganization and Liquidation in Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Legislation
Reorganization in Bankruptcy (Chapter 11)
Liquidation in Bankruptcy (Chapter 7)
Review Questions
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problems
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
19. International Managerial Finance
Mazda Motor Corp.–– Selling More Cars and Making Less Money
19.1. The Multinational Company and Its Environment
Key Trading Blocs
GATT and the WTO
Legal Forms of Business Organization
Taxes
Financial Markets
Review Questions
19.2. Financial Statements
Subsidiary Characterization and Functional Currency
Translation of Individual Accounts
Review Question
19.3. Risk
Exchange Rate Risks
Political Risks
In Practice: Focus on Ethics: Is Fair-Trade Coffee Fair?
Review Questions
19.4. Long-Term Investment and Financing Decisions
Foreign Direct Investment
Investment Cash Flows and Decisions
Capital Structure
Long-Term Debt
In Practice: Global Focus: Take an Overseas Assignment to Take a Step Up the Corporate Ladder
Equity Capital
Review Questions
19.5. Short-Term Financial Decisions
Cash Management
Credit and Inventory Management
Review Questions
19.6. Mergers and Joint Ventures
Review Question
Summary
Opener-In-Review
Self-Test Problem
Warm-Up Exercises
Problems
Spreadsheet Exercise
Integrative Case 8 Organic Solutions
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Back Cover
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Dedicated to our good friend and mentor, Dr. Lawrence J. Gitman, who trusted us as coauthors and successors of Principles of Managerial Finance. CJZ SBS

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Brief Contents Contents  9 About the Authors  29 Preface  31 Acknowledgments  44

PART 1 Introduction to Managerial Finance  47

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The Role of Managerial Finance  48 The Financial Market Environment  87

PART 2 Financial Tools  121

3 Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis  122 4 Long- and Short-Term Financial



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Planning  188 Time Value of Money  235

PART 3 Valuation of Securities  301

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Interest Rates and Bond Valuation  302 Stock Valuation  351

PART 4 Risk and the Required Rate of Return  391

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PART 6 Long-Term Financial Decisions  597 13 Leverage and Capital Structure  598 14 Payout Policy  652

PART 7 Short-Term Financial Decisions  691 15 Working Capital and Current Assets Management  692 16 Current Liabilities Management  735

PART 8 Special Topics in Managerial Finance  771 17 Hybrid and Derivative Securities  772 18 Mergers, LBOs, Divestitures, and Business Failure  811 19 International Managerial Finance  855

Risk and Return  392 The Cost of Capital  442

PART 5 Long-Term Investment Decisions  475 10 Capital Budgeting Techniques  476 11 Capital Budgeting Cash Flows  517 12 Risk and Refinements in Capital Budgeting  555

Appendix  895 Glossary  927 Index  955

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Contents About the Authors  29 Preface  31 Acknowledgments  44

PART 1 Introduction to Managerial Finance  47

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The Role of Managerial Finance  48

1.1 Finance and the Firm  50 What Is Finance?  50 What Is a Firm?  51 What Is the Goal of the Firm?  51 in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

Do Corporate Executives Have a Social Responsibility?  52 The Role of Business Ethics  56 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   57 ▲ Brookdale Senior Living––Is Brookdale’s Management About to Be Retired? 49

in practice

FOCUS ON PRACTICE:

Must Search Engines Screen Out Fake News?  58

1.4 Developing Skills for Your Career  78 Critical Thinking  79 Communication and Collaboration  79 Financial Computing Skills  79 Summary  79 Opener-In-Review  81 Self-Test Problem  81 Warm-Up Exercises  81 Problems  83 Spreadsheet Exercise  86

1.2 Managing the Firm  58 The Managerial Finance Function  59 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   67

1.3 Organization Forms, Taxation, and the Principal-Agent Relationship  67 Legal Forms of Business Organization  67 Agency Problems and Agency Costs  74 Corporate Governance  75 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   78

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The Financial Market Environment  87

▲ Airbnb––Billions of VC Funding Gives Airbnb Plenty of Room 88

2.1 Financial Institutions  89 Commercial Banks, Investment Banks, and the Shadow Banking System  89

Issuing Common Stock  103

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   91

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   111

2.2 Financial Markets  91 The Relationship Between Institutions and Markets  91 The Money Market  92 The Capital Market  93

2.5 Financial Markets in Crisis  111 Financial Institutions and Real Estate Finance  111 Spillover Effects and Recovery from the Great Recession  114

in practice

FOCUS ON PRACTICE:

Berkshire Hathaway: Can Buffett Be Replaced?  94 The Role of Capital Markets  98 in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

Should Insider Trading Be Legal?  100 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   101

2.3 Regulation of Financial Markets and Institutions  101

2.4 The Securities Issuing

Process  103

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   114

Summary  115 Opener-In-Review  116 Self-Test Problem  117 Warm-Up Exercises  117 Problems  118 Spreadsheet Exercise  119 INTEGRATIVE CASE 1 Merit Enterprise Corp.  120

Regulations Governing Financial Institutions  101 Regulations Governing Financial Markets  102 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   102

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PART 2 Financial Tools  121

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Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis  122

3.1 The Stockholders’ Report  124 The Letter to Stockholders  124 in practice

More Countries Adopt International Financial Reporting Standards  124 The Four Key Financial Statements  125 in practice

▲ Kroger––Ratios Point to Trouble at Kroger 123

GLOBAL FOCUS:

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

Earnings Shenanigans  125 Notes to the Financial Statements  131 Consolidating International Financial Statements  131 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   132

3.2 Using Financial Ratios  133 Interested Parties  133 Types of Ratio Comparisons  133 Cautions About Using Ratio Analysis  136 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   137

3.3 Liquidity Ratios  138 Current Ratio  138 Quick (Acid-Test) Ratio  140 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   141

3.4 Activity Ratios  141 Inventory Turnover  141 Average Collection Period  142 Average Payment Period  144 Total Asset Turnover  144 ➔ REVIEW QUESTION   145

3.5 Debt Ratios  145 Debt Ratio  147 Debt-to-Equity Ratio  147

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Times Interest Earned Ratio  148 Fixed-Payment Coverage Ratio  149 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   149

3.6 Profitability Ratios  149 Common-Size Income Statements  149 Gross Profit Margin  150 Operating Profit Margin  152 Net Profit Margin  152 Earnings Per Share (EPS)  153 Return on Total Assets (ROA)  154 Return on Equity (ROE)  154 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   156

3.7 Market Ratios  156 Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio  157 Market/Book (M/B) Ratio  159 ➔ REVIEW QUESTION   160

3.8 A Complete Ratio Analysis  160 Summary of Whole Foods’ Financial Condition  160 DuPont System of Analysis  164 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   167

Summary  167 Opener-In-Review  169 Self-Test Problems  169 Warm-Up Exercises  170 Problems  171 Spreadsheet Exercise  186

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Long- and ShortTerm Financial Planning  188

4.1 The Financial Planning

4.4 Profit Planning: Pro Forma

Process  190

Statements  211

Long-Term Strategic Financial Plans  190 Short-Term (Operating) Financial Plans  191

Preceding Year’s Financial Statements  212 Sales Forecast  212 ➔ REVIEW QUESTION   213

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   192

4.2 Measuring the Firm’s Cash

Flow  192 ▲ Netflix Inc.––Not Streaming at Netflix— Cash Flow 189

Depreciation  192 Depreciation Methods  193 Developing the Statement of Cash Flows  195 Free Cash Flow  200 in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

Is Excess Cash Always a Good Thing?  201 in practice

FOCUS ON PRACTICE: Free Cash Flow at LinkedIn  202

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   203

4.3 Cash Planning: Cash

Budgets  203

The Sales Forecast  203 Preparing the Cash Budget  204 Evaluating the Cash Budget  209 Coping with Uncertainty in the Cash Budget  210 Cash Flow within the Month  211

4.5 Preparing the Pro Forma

Income Statement  213

Considering Types of Costs and Expenses  214 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   215

4.6 Preparing the Pro Forma Balance Sheet  215 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   217

4.7 Evaluation of Pro Forma

Statements  217

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   218

Summary  218 Opener-In-Review  220 Self-Test Problems  220 Warm-Up Exercises  222 Problems  222 Spreadsheet Exercise  233

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   211

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Time Value of Money  235

5.1 The Role of Time Value in

Finance  237

Future Value Versus Present Value  237 Computational Tools  238 Basic Patterns of Cash Flow  240 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   240

▲ Mega Millions Jackpot–– Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later 236

5.2 Single Amounts  241 Future Value of a Single Amount  241 Present Value of a Single Amount  245 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   248 ➔ EXCEL REVIEW QUESTIONS   248

5.3 Annuities  249 Types of Annuities  249 Finding the Future Value of an Ordinary Annuity  250 Finding the Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity  251 Finding the Future Value of an Annuity Due  253 Finding the Present Value of an Annuity Due  254 Finding the Present Value of a Perpetuity  256 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   257 ➔ EXCEL REVIEW QUESTIONS   257

5.4 Mixed Streams  258 Future Value of a Mixed Stream  258 Present Value of a Mixed Stream  260 ➔ REVIEW QUESTION   261 ➔ EXCEL REVIEW QUESTION   261

A General Equation for Compounding  263 Using Computational Tools for Compounding  263 Continuous Compounding  264 Nominal and Effective Annual Rates of Interest  265 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   267 in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

Was the Deal for Manhattan a Swindle?  267

➔ EXCEL REVIEW QUESTIONS   268

5.6 Special Applications of

Time Value  268

Determining Deposits Needed to Accumulate a Future Sum  268 Loan Amortization  269 Finding Interest or Growth Rates  271 in practice

FOCUS ON PRACTICE:

New Century Brings Trouble for Subprime Mortgages  271 Finding an Unknown Number of Periods  274 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   276

➔ EXCEL REVIEW QUESTIONS   276

Summary  276 Opener-In-Review  278 Self-Test Problems  278 Warm-Up Exercises  279 Problems  280 Spreadsheet Exercise  296 INTEGRATIVE CASE 2 Track Software, Inc.  297

5.5 Compounding Interest More

Frequently than Annually  261 Semiannual Compounding  261 Quarterly Compounding  262

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Interest Rates and Bond Valuation  302

6.1 Interest Rates and Required Returns  304 Interest Rate Fundamentals  304 Term Structure of Interest Rates  309 in practice

FOCUS ON PRACTICE: I-Bonds Adjust for Inflation  310

Risk Premiums: Issuer and Issue Characteristics  315 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   316 ▲ Aston Martin Bond Issue––The Name Is Bond—Junk Bond 303

6.2 Government and Corporate Bonds  316 Legal Aspects of Corporate Bonds  317 Cost of Bonds to the Issuer  318 General Features of a Bond Issue  319 Bond Yields  320 Bond Prices  320 Bond Ratings  321 Common Types of Bonds  321 International Bond Issues  322 in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

“Can Bond Ratings Be Trusted?”  323

6.3 Valuation Fundamentals  325 Key Inputs  325 Basic Valuation Model  326 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   327

6.4 Bond Valuation  327 Bond Fundamentals  328 Bond Valuation  328 Semiannual Interest Rates and Bond Values  330 Changes in Bond Values  332 Yield to Maturity (YTM)  335 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   337 ➔ EXCEL REVIEW QUESTIONS   337

Summary  337 Opener-In-Review  339 Self-Test Problems  340 Warm-Up Exercises  340 Problems  342 Spreadsheet Exercise  350

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   324

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7.1 Differences Between Debt

Stock Valuation  351 and Equity  353

Voice in Management  353 Claims on Income and Assets  353 Maturity  354 Tax Treatment  354 ➔ REVIEW QUESTION   354

7.2 Common and Preferred

Stock  354 ▲ Tesla Inc.––Stock Prices Are All About the Future 352

Common Stock  355 Preferred Stock  358 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   360

7.3 Common Stock Valuation  360 Market Efficiency and Stock Valuation  360 Common Stock Dividend Valuation Model  362 in practice

FOCUS ON PRACTICE:

in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

7.4 Decision Making and Common

Stock Value  374

Changes in Expected Dividends  375 Changes in Risk  375 Combined Effect  376 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   376

Summary  376 Opener-In-Review  378 Self-Test Problems  379 Warm-Up Exercises  379 Problems  380 Spreadsheet Exercise  388 INTEGRATIVE CASE 3 Encore International  389

Understanding Human Behavior Helps Us Understand Investor Behavior  363 Free Cash Flow Valuation Model  367 Other Approaches to Common Stock Valuation  370 Index Funds and Corporate Governance  372 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   374

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PART 4 Risk and the Required Rate of Return  391

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Risk and Return  392

8.1 Risk and Return Fundamentals  394

8.4 Risk and Return: The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)  414

What Is Risk?  394 What Is Return?  394

Types of Risk  414 The Model: CAPM  415

in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS:

If It Seems Too Good to Be True, It Probably Is  395 Risk Preferences  397 ▲ Legg Mason Global Asset Management–– Miller’s Time 393

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   398

8.2 Risk of a Single Asset  398 Risk Assessment  398 Risk Measurement  401

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   424

Summary  424 Opener-In-Review  426 Self-Test Problems  426 Warm-Up Exercises  427 Problems  428 Spreadsheet Exercise  440

➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   406

8.3 Risk of a Portfolio  406 Portfolio Return and Standard Deviation  406 Correlation  408 Diversification  409 Correlation, Diversification, Risk, and Return  411 International Diversification  412 in practice

GLOBAL FOCUS:

An International Flavor to Risk Reduction  413 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   414

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The Cost of Capital  442

9.1 Overview of the Cost of

Capital  444 in practice

FOCUS ON ETHICS: The Cost of Capital Also Rises  444

The Basic Concept  445 Sources of Long-Term Capital  447 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   448 ▲ J&J––Exceeding Expectations 443

9.2 Cost of Long-Term Debt  448 Net Proceeds  448 Before-Tax Cost of Debt  449 After-Tax Cost of Debt  451 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   452 ➔ EXCEL REVIEW QUESTION   452

9.3 Cost of Preferred Stock  452 Preferred Stock Dividends  453 Calculating the Cost of Preferred Stock  453

9.5 Weighted Average Cost

of Capital  458

Calculating Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)  458 in practice

FOCUS ON PRACTICE:

Uncertain Times Make for an Uncertain Weighted Average Cost of Capital  460 Capital Structure Weights  461 ➔ REVIEW QUESTIONS   461

Summary  462 Opener-In-Review  463 Self-Test Problem  463 Warm-Up Exercises  464 Problems  465 Spreadsheet Exercise  472 INTEGRATIVE CASE 4 Eco Plastics Com