Finance: Applications and Theory: 2025 Release ISE

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.  Introduction to Financial Management

PART TWO: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2.  Reviewing Financial Statements
3.  Analyzing Financial Statements

PART THREE: VALUING OF FUTURE CASH FLOWS
4.  Time Value of Money 1:  Analyzing Single Cash Flows
5.  Time Value of Money 2:  Analyzing Annuity Cash Flows

PART FOUR: VALUING OF BONDS AND STOCKS
6.  Understanding Financial Markets and Institutions
7.  Valuing Bonds
8.  Valuing Stocks

PART FIVE: RISK AND RETURN
9.  Characterizing Risk and Return
10. Estimating Risk and Return

PART SIX: CAPITAL BUDGETING
11. Calculating the Cost of Capital
12. Estimating Cash Flows on Capital Budgeting Projects
13. Weighing Net Present Value and Other Capital Budgeting

PART SEVEN: WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PLANNING
14. Working Capital Management and Policies
15. Financial Planning and Forecasting

PART EIGHT: CAPITAL STRUCTURE ISSUES
16. Assessing Long Term Debt, Equity, and Capital Structure
17. Sharing Firm Wealth: Dividends, Share Repurchases, and Other Payouts
18. Issuing Capital and the Investment Banking Process

PART NINE: OTHER TOPICS IN FINANCE
19. International Corporate Finance
20. Mergers and Acquisitions and Financial Distress

Finance: Applications and Theory is an introduction to corporate finance, focusing on how companies invest in real assets, raise the money to pay for the investments, and how those assets affect the value of the firm. The text aims to support instructors in teaching corporate finance by focusing on core concepts, problem-solving, and personal relevance. The text is designed to accommodate students with varying levels of math skills, offering a structured framework that integrates individual financial examples to make the material accessible to non-finance majors. It emphasizes practical decision-making through problem-solving while keeping chapters concise to fit modern student learning preferences.