Essentials of Corporate Finance focuses on what undergraduate students with widely varying backgrounds need to carry away from a core course in business or corporate finance. The goal is to convey the most important concepts at a level that is approachable for the widest possible audience. Essentials is written in a relaxed, conversational style that invites the students to join in the learning process rather than being a passive information absorber. Essentials has three basic themes as a central focus: An Emphasis on Intuition: We always try to separate and explain the principles at work on a commonsense, intuitive level before launching into any specifics. A Unified Valuation Approach: We treat net present value (NPV) as the basic concept underlying corporate finance. A Managerial Focus: Students shouldn't lose sight of the fact that financial management concerns management. We emphasize the role of the financial manager as decision-maker, and we stress the need for managerial input and judgment.

The fourth edition of Corporate Finance takes an applied approach to cover all the latest research and topic areas important to students taking Finance courses. The new edition provides an international perspective on all areas of corporate finance and has been updated to include discussion on current trends such as the rise of populism and trade barriers on international finance, the advent of Financial Technology, and key regulatory changes impacting the sector. Understanding and Application *Clear, user-friendly style *Example boxes in every chapter provide hypothetical examples to illustrate theoretical concepts such as cash flow timing, dividend smoothing and differential growth. *Real World Insight boxes use real companies like Siemens, Avast and Adidas to show how they have applied corporate finance theories and concepts to their businesses and business decisions. *Chapter links in the margin provide quick cross-referencing to show students the connections between topics. Practice and Proficiency *Mini and Practical cases present scenarios and questions to practice applying what you have learnt. *Rigorous testing: between 30 and 40 Questions and Problems per chapter are categorised by topic and level of difficulty. *Numbered maths equations and key notation boxes listing the variables and acronyms that will be encountered in each chapter, designed to encourage mastery of Maths. *Exam Questions designed to take 45 minutes and test you on material learned in a more formal exam style. *Connect (R) resources include algorithmic questions designed to ensure equations and calculations are not learned by rote but by thorough understanding and practice New to This Edition *Updated discussions on peer-to-peer trading, cash flow forecasting methods, import/export partners and additional investment appraisal methods *Updated chapters on corporate governance to reflect global changes, efficient markets and mergers and acquisition to reflect new research, financial distress to reflect new data with discussion on trends and insolvencies and fully updated chapter on Leasing to reflect new IFRS standards *New section on Modified Internal Rate of Return and Margin of Safety in Investment Appraisal, Net Asset Value, Islamic Financing, and alternatives to CAPM to reflect research developments * NEW: This edition has now been updated with 8 new videos that covers a worked example from the text and each video has associated concept check questions. The videos are now available on Connect (R) and cover: * Chapter 1 & 2: Introduction to Finance and Corporate Governance * Chapter 5: Long-Term Financing * Chapter 6: Investment Appraisal * Chapter 9 & 10: Risk and Return * Chapter 15 and 16: Equity and Debt Valuation * Chapter 20: Advanced Capital Budgeting * Chapter 21: Dividends * Chapter 22: Options David Hillier is Associate Principal and Executive Dean of the University of Strathclyde Business School. A Professor of Finance, David was recognized as being in the top 3 per cent of the most prolific finance researchers in the world over the past 50 years (Heck and Cooley, 2009) and appears regularly in the media as a business commentator.

Corporate Finance, by Ross, Westerfield, Jaffe, and Jordan, was written for the corporate finance course at the MBA level and the intermediate course in many undergraduate programs. The text emphasizes the modern fundamentals of the theory of finance while providing contemporary examples to make the theory come to life. The authors aim to present corporate finance as the working of a small number of integrated and powerful intuitions rather than a collection of unrelated topics. They develop the central concepts of modern finance: arbitrage, net present value, efficient markets, agency theory, options, and the trade-off between risk and return, and use them to explain corporate finance with a balance of theory and application. The 13th edition also welcomes a special contributor, Professor Kelly Shue of Yale University.

The best-selling "Fundamentals of Corporate Finance "(FCF) has three basic themes that are the central focus of the book:
1) An emphasis on intuition--the authors separate and explain the principles at work on a common sense, intuitive level before launching into any specifics.
2) A unified valuation approach--net present value (NPV) is treated as the basic concept underlying corporate finance.
3) A managerial focus--the authors emphasize the role of the financial manager as decision maker, and they stress the need for managerial input and judgment.

The Tenth Edition continues the tradition of excellence that has earned Fundamentals of Corporate Finance its status as market leader. Every chapter has been updated to provide the most current examples that reflect corporate finance in today's world. The supplements package has been updated and improved, and with the enhanced Connect Finance and Excel Master, student and instructor support has never been stronger.

The best-selling "Fundamentals of Corporate Finance "(FCF) has three basic themes that are the central focus of the book:
1) An emphasis on intuition--the authors separate and explain the principles at work on a common sense, intuitive level before launching into any specifics.
2) A unified valuation approach--net present value (NPV) is treated as the basic concept underlying corporate finance.
3) A managerial focus--the authors emphasize the role of the financial manager as decision maker, and they stress the need for managerial input and judgment.

The Tenth Edition continues the tradition of excellence that has earned Fundamentals of Corporate Finance its status as market leader. Every chapter has been updated to provide the most current examples that reflect corporate finance in today's world. The supplements package has been updated and improved, and with the enhanced Connect Finance and Excel Master, student and instructor support has never been stronger.