Financial Management
for Decision Makers
4th edition
By Peter Atrill
Financial Times / Pearson Education
December 2005
ISBN: 0273702491
608 Pages, Illustrated
$92.50 Paper Original
In response to extensive feedback from reviewers, the fourth edition of this established and popular text has been thoroughly updated to meet the needs of the modern business student.
It presents a comprehensive range of topics, but avoids too much detail and unnecessary mathematical analysis, focusing more on the practical application of financial management and its role in decision-making.
The numerous examples, activities and exercises make this a stimulating and appealing choice for all students of accounting and finance, as well as those studying accounting or finance as part of a business degree.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction to financial management
2. Financial planning and projected financial statements
3. Analyzing and interpreting financial statements
4. Making capital investment decisions
5. Making capital investment decisions: further issues
6. Financing a business (1): sources of finance
7. Financing a business (2): raising long-term finance
8. The cost of capital and the capital structure decision
9. Developing a dividend policy
10. Managing working capital
11. Measuring and managing for shareholder value
12. Mergers, takeovers and the valuation of shares
Appendices
Glossary of key terms
Index
Features
• Clear and non-technical writing style written from a true business
perspective, enabling students from all backgrounds and levels to develop
their knowledge of this tricky subject.
• Exhibitor boxes illustrate the key concepts in the world of financial
management with examples from the real world, bringing a clear and meaningful
relevance to the theory.
• Regular Activities and Exercises test students’ knowledge and
Case Studies help to consolidate this and help them to progress further.